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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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