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Spirit AeroSystems Expands Again In Kansas

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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.

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U.S. Commerce Department Designates South Kansas A Manufacturing Community

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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.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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“Tennessee always sets the bar high in meeting all of the priorities of businesses evaluating locations in the Volunteer State, whether it’s customized workforce training, prefertilized sites or lower industrial electricity costs.”. Bill Lee has cited TN’s business-friendly environment in several recent project announcements.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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GE chose New Orleans after a site selection process that scrutinized hundreds of locations. For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders. More than 162,000 workers are directly employed in the aerospace/defense industries in the Golden State.

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My Kingdom for a Horse

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We figured incoming production metrics would give us an accurate fix on whether the traditionally dominant aero hubs in Metro Seattle and Wichita are in the process of being usurped by rising contenders in Charleston, SC and Mobile, AL. Aerospace Manufacturing sector. The post My Kingdom for a Horse appeared first on Business Facilities.

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Kansas: Broadband For All In The Sunflower State

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A new State Office of Broadband Development in Kansas is working to make sure rural parts of the state can get the same high-speed service as urban centers. Read: Kansas: Broadband For All In The Sunflower State at BusinessFacilities.com.

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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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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.

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