KC's Recruitment Snapshot
Each year, a variety of companies choose the Greater Kansas City area as the best spot in America to locate their business. Some of our most recent recruiting successes are located below.
| Recruitment Snapshot for 2008 | ||||
COMPANY |
TYPE OF OPERATION | LOCATION | JOBS CREATED |
TYPE
OF ACTION |
| Molin Concrete | Precast concrete products |
Shawnee, KS |
57 |
Opening |
| Victory Junction Gang Camp | Camp for special needs children |
Wyandotte County, KS |
60 |
Opening |
| Recruitment Snapshot for 2007 | ||||
COMPANY |
TYPE OF OPERATION | LOCATION | JOBS CREATED |
TYPE
OF ACTION |
| American Tire Distribution | Automotive supplier |
Liberty, MO |
30 |
Opening |
| API Foils | Specialized packaging for consumer products mfg. |
Lawrence, KS |
31 |
Expansion |
| Ash City Worldwide Inc. | Apparel distribution center |
Lenexa, KS |
120 |
Opening |
| Engineered Air | Custom heating/air conditioning equipment mfg. |
De Soto, KS |
200 |
Expansion |
| Fort Dodge Animal Health | Animal health research and development (Hdq.) |
Olathe, KS |
200 |
Opening/Expansion |
| Frederick Tool | Masonry tools distribution center |
Kansas City, MO |
50 |
Opening |
| Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. | Multi-bank holding company (Hdq) |
Lee's Summit, MO |
75 |
Relocation |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | Automotive seats mfg. |
Kansas City, MO |
180 |
Opening |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp | Global consumer products distribution center |
New Century, KS |
60 |
Opening |
| Kokam America Inc. | Lithium battery mfg. |
Lee's Summit, MO |
100 |
Opening |
| Liquid Container LP | Plastic
container mfg. |
Kansas
City, MO |
35 |
Opening |
| Musician's Friend | Customer service center |
Kansas City, MO |
300 |
Opening |
| MWI Veterinary Supply Inc. | Midwest distribution center |
Edwardsville, KS |
30 |
Opening |
| Newport Television | Television Station Group (Hdq.) |
Kansas City, MO |
20 |
Relocation |
| Piston Automotive Group | Auto supplier mfg. |
Liberty, MO |
50 |
Opening |
| Pride Machinery, Inc. | Precision mfg. |
Independence, MO |
36 |
Opening |
| Ranpak Corporation | Paper
packaging materials mfg. |
Kansas
City, KS |
21 |
Opening |
| ServiceMagic, Inc. | Customer
service center |
Lenexa,
KS |
400 |
Opening |
| United States Animal Health Assoication | Animal Health Association (Hdq.) |
St. Joseph, MO |
3 |
Opening |
| U.S. Bank | Operations center |
Olathe, KS |
86 |
Opening |
| Vari-Form Inc. | Automotive
parts mfg. |
Liberty,
MO |
40 |
Opening |
| Willbros Engineers Inc. | Engineering |
Kansas City, MO |
65 |
Opening |
| Recruitment Snapshot for 2006 | ||||
COMPANY |
TYPE OF OPERATION | LOCATION | JOBS CREATED |
TYPE
OF ACTION |
| 1&1 Internet, Inc. | Web
hosting |
Lenexa,
KS |
15 |
Opening |
| Ace Mortgage Funding Inc. | Loan
processing center |
Overland
Park, KS |
40-50 |
Opening |
| Alcoa-SIE Cargo Conversions | Air
cargo mfg. (Hdq.) |
Kansas
City, MO |
54 |
Relocation |
| Case New Holland | Agriculture
& construction equipment distribution |
Cameron,
MO |
120-150 |
Opening/ Consolidation |
| Conklin Co. Inc. | Direct
marketing firm, including product development & mfg. (Hdq.) |
Kansas
City, MO |
100 |
Relocation |
| Excelligence Learning Corporation | Educational
products distribution |
Kansas
City, KS |
50 |
Opening |
| IdentiGEN North America Inc. | Animal-health
testing (N.A. Hdq.) |
Lawrence,
KS |
35 |
Opening |
| Musician's Friend | Musical
instrument & equipment distribution |
Kansas
City, MO |
140 |
Opening |
| OncImmune | Life
sciences technology development & commercialization (N.A. Hdq.) |
Lenexa,
KS |
120 |
Opening |
| Pacific Sunwear | Retail
distribution center |
Olathe,
KS |
250 |
Opening |
| Packerware Corp./Berry Plastics | Plastic
cups mfg. |
Lawrence,
KS |
78(1) |
Expansion |
| Synbiotics Corporation | Veterinary
diagnostics and instrumentation mfg. (Hdq.) |
Kansas
City, MO |
42 |
Opening |
| VVF Ltd. | Soap
& shampoo mfg. |
Kansas
City, KS |
60 |
Opening |
(1) 154
total jobs over five years.
| Recruitment Snapshot for 2005 | ||||
COMPANY |
TYPE OF OPERATION | LOCATION | JOBS CREATED |
TYPE
OF ACTION |
| DHL | Regional
sort center |
Kansas
City, KS |
130 |
Opening |
| Farmers Insurance Group | Insurance,
service center |
Olathe,
KS |
400 |
Opening/ Expan. |
| FedEx Ground | Package
distribution facility |
Kansas
City, MO |
286(1) |
Opening |
| Guardian Financial | Debt
collection call center |
Olathe,
KS |
60 |
Opening |
| Lowe's Company, Inc. | lumber
distribution center |
St.
Joseph, MO |
35 |
Opening |
| Prescription Solutions | Pharmaceutical
call center & fulfillment
center |
Overland
Park, KS |
850(2) |
Opening |
| Saint-Gobain Calmar | Sprayer
& pump dispenser R&D, mfg (NA Hdq.) |
Grandview,
MO |
100 |
Relocation |
| Wausau Supply Company | Building
materials distribution |
Gardner,
KS |
77 |
Opening |
(1) 800 total jobs to be added over five years.
(2) 500 additional jobs to be added over three years.
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