Business Facilities

DECEMBER 19, 2018

A year after announcing investment plans at its Wichita, KS site, Spirit AeroSystems has announced new plans to hire an additional 1,400 employees. Read: Spirit AeroSystems Expands Again In Kansas at BusinessFacilities.com.

Spirit 51

Spirit Kansas Wichita Plans 51

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MAY 30, 2014

Wichita State has a strong history of partnering with advanced manufacturers in research and education of the workforce. Our goal through the IMCP is to secure south central Kansas as a global leader in advanced materials, ensuring increased high-wage employment opportunities for Kansans,” said Wichita State University President John Bardo.

Kansas 49

Kansas Wichita Design Education 49

Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

So this year we’re introducing our Cybersecurity Growth Potential ranking, which is based on an across-the-board evaluation of each state’s cyber ecosystem, including higher ed resources, research labs and innovation centers, and partnerships with national security programs, as well as employment. Ellison, Lowe’s president and CEO.

North Carolina 111

North Carolina San Antonio Louisiana Tennessee 111

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APRIL 8, 2016

The state’s largest city, Wichita, is known as the Air Capital of the World due to the prominent role it plays in aviation manufacturing. Wichita’s aviation manufacturers are supported by the National Center for Aviation Training and Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research.

Kansas 40

Kansas Wichita Kansas City America 40

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

So, in several of our more statistics-oriented categories, this year we have given extra credit for positive industry-specific employment numbers. We’ve broken the overall biotech ranking into several categories in this year’s report, including Biotechnology Strength/Employment.

Iowa 69

Iowa Louisiana Texas New Jersey 69

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

The action by the Senate Appropriations Committee sends the spending request for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF to the full Senate for passage. The National Bio-and Agro-defense Facility will become the nation’s premier biodefense lab, replacing an aging complex on Plum Island, NY. PROJECT OVERVIEW.

Kansas 49

Kansas Wichita Office Plans 49