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Greater Kansas City Profile
Labor Force Changes
Businesses that Opened Major Operations or
Expanded Existing Operations in the Greater Kansas City Area
| Business Openings & Expansions (50+) | ||||
Company |
type of Operation | Location | Jobs Created | Type of Action |
| 2012 | ||||
| All American Pet Co., Inc. | Pet products mfg. and distribution |
Shawnee, KS |
80 |
Opening |
| American Performance Technologies, Inc. | Motor scooter and small engine mfg. |
Kansas City, MO |
250 |
Expansion |
| Automotive Technology Services, Inc. | Automotive mobile application development company |
Overland Park, KS |
26 |
Opening |
| Cargill, Inc. | Agriculture |
Overland Park, KS |
65 |
Opening |
| CoSentry | Colocation data center |
Lenexa, KS |
61 |
Opening |
| Heartland Sheets LLC | Corrugated container board mfg. |
Kansas City, MO |
43 |
Opening |
| IP Pathways LLC | Consolidates data center infrastructure and equipment for clients through virtualization technology |
Overland Park, KS |
12 |
Opening |
| LightEdge Solutions, Inc. | Information technology |
Overland Park, KS |
10 |
Opening |
| Mango Move, LLC | Long distance moving service |
Overland Park, KS |
90 |
Expansion |
| Murphy warehouse | Third party logistics |
North Kansas City, MO |
27 |
Opening |
| Premium Waters, Inc. | Production of bottled water |
Riverside, MO |
30 |
Expansion |
| RedStone Logistics | Third-party logistics provider |
Overland Park, KS |
100 |
Expansion |
| Redwood Technology Solutions | Network management and IT consulting |
Overland Park, KS |
40 |
Expansion |
| Vintage Tech Recycling | Electronics recycling firm |
Riverside, MO |
20 |
Opening |
| WorkSpace Communications LLC | Unified communications technology call center |
Overland Park, KS |
200 |
Expansion |
| YRC Freight | Trucking (Hdq.) |
Overland Park, KS |
120 |
Expansion |
| Zell-Metall USA | Plastics mfg. |
Lenexa, KS |
15 |
Expansion |
| Zumiez, Inc. | Sports-related apparel and equipment distribution center |
Edwardsville, KS |
100 |
Opening |
| 2011 | ||||
| A1 Auto | Automobile parts distribution center |
New Century, KS |
13 |
Opening |
Abaxis |
Animal health diagnostic company |
Olathe, KS |
95 |
Opening |
AH Industries |
Wind energy Hdq. |
Lenexa, KS |
3 |
Opening |
Androjek |
Diagnostics for male and animal infertility |
Independence, MO |
18 |
Opening |
Architectural Precast Ornaments |
Precast stone and plaster mfg. (Hdq.) |
Kansas City, MO |
15 |
Expansion |
Argenta |
Drug development services |
Lawrence, KS / Kansas City, KS |
27 / 11 |
Opening |
Aspen Veterinary Resources Ltd. |
Distribution center |
Liberty, MO |
10 |
Expansion |
Berry Plastics |
Distribution center |
Lawrence, KS |
NA |
Opening |
Blount International, Inc. |
Equipment distribution center |
Kansas City, MO |
89 |
Opening |
BlueCreek Investment Partners |
Independent wealth management company |
Leawood, KS |
7 |
Opening |
BuildMyMove |
Website for residential housing |
Overland Park, KS |
100 |
Opening |
Capgemini America, Inc. |
Accounting services |
Lee's Summit, MO |
125 |
Expansion |
CEVA Biomune |
Animal health vaccines |
Lenexa, KS |
20 |
Expansion |
Dex One Corporation |
Client contact center |
Overland Park, KS |
412 |
Opening |
Duraseal Pipe Coatings Co., LLC |
Corrosion abrasion solution mfg. |
Kansas City, MO |
45 |
Expansion |
Flex-N-Gate |
Automobile parts distribution |
Kansas City, MO |
300 |
Opening |
Gasket Engineering |
Wind blade components mfg. |
Kansas City, MO |
10 |
Expansion |
Gyrasol Technologies, Inc. |
Cancer treatment |
Lawrence, KS |
12 |
Opening |
History and Heraldry USA |
Distribution center |
Kansas City, KS |
10 |
Opening |
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP |
Law office |
Kansas City, MO |
30 |
Opening |
Indie Ventures |
Technology Venture Capital Firm |
Kansas City, KS |
NA |
Opening |
Jet Midwest Technik |
Jet maintenance center |
Kansas City, MO |
75 |
Expansion |
Laird Technologies |
Bluetooth wireless modules mfg. |
Lenexa, KS |
4 |
Expansion |
Mars Chocolate North America |
Candy mfg. |
Topeka, KS |
425 |
Opening |
Midland Loan Services |
Financial services (Hdq.) |
Overland Park, KS |
140 |
Expansion |
Midland Metal Manufacturing |
Plumbing accessories distributor |
Kansas City, MO |
54 |
Expansion |
Milbank Manufacturing Co., Inc. |
Electrical meter mounting equipment mfg. (Hdq.) |
Kansas City, MO |
57 |
Expansion |
MWI Veterinary Supply |
Animal health products distribution |
Edwardsville, KS |
10 |
Expansion |
| Netsmart Technologies, Inc. | Software development |
Overland Park, KS |
385 |
Opening |
Olympic Steel, Inc. |
Steel distribution center |
North Kansas City, MO |
15 |
Opening |
OptumRx |
Pharmaceutical call center and fulfillment center |
Overland Park, KS |
620 |
Expansion |
Perfecton Floor Tile LLC |
Floor tile mfg. and distr. (Hdq.) |
Grandview, MO |
42 |
Opening |
Richards Building Supply |
Roofing & general building supply distributor |
Kansas City, MO |
12 |
Expansion |
Sara Lee Corp. |
Meat-slicing plant |
Kansas City, KS |
255 |
Opening |
Sara Lee Corp. |
Meat-slicing plant |
St. Joseph, MO |
55 |
Expansion |
SCD Probiotics |
Animal health probiotics mfg. |
Kansas City, MO |
62 |
Expansion |
| Selectice Site Consultants | Project management service provider |
Overland Park, KS |
39 |
Expansion |
Sporting Innovations |
Software development for sports entertainment industry |
Kansas City, KS |
30 |
Opening |
T-Mobile USA |
Telecommunications (reg. Hdq.) |
Overland Park, KS |
12 |
Expansion |
Touton USA |
International commodity trading |
Kansas City, MO |
21 |
Opening |
U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs |
Federal government |
Leavenworth, KS |
400 |
Expansion |
Van-Rob, Inc. |
Automotive parts supplier |
Shawnee, KS |
104 |
Opening |
Velociti Inc. |
Wireless technology |
Kansas City, KS |
58 |
Expansion |
| 2010 | ||||
| Allen Foods | Bread products mfg. |
Topeka, KS |
95 |
Opening |
| Alliance Data | Financial contact center |
Lenexa, KS |
75 |
Expansion |
| Apria Healthcare | Healthcare contact center |
Overland Park, KS |
300 |
Expansion |
| Beumer Corp. | Design building engineering services |
Kansas City, MO |
50 |
Opening |
| Client Services, Inc. | Receivables management center |
Lenexa, KS |
224 |
Opening |
| Comprehensive Logistics Inc. | Third party logistics provider |
Kansas City, KS |
30 |
Opening |
| Convergys | Collections contact center |
Olathe, KS |
150 |
Expansion |
| Enercon Services | Engineering services for power generation |
Overland Park, KS |
15-20 |
Expansion |
| Exergonix | battery storage mfg. (Hdq.) |
Kansas City area |
275 |
Opening |
| Gallagher North American Inc. | Security equipment mfg. (Hdq.) |
North Kansas City, MO |
NA |
Opening/Expansion |
| Genesis 10 | Business consulting firm |
Kansas City, MO |
153 |
Opening |
| Government Employees Health Assoc. | Federal government |
Kansas City, MO |
100 |
Expansion |
| Nordic Windpower USA | Wind turbine technology and mfg. (Hdq.) |
Kansas City, MO |
175 |
Opening |
| Plastikon | Biopharmaceutical product facility |
Lawrence, KS |
126 |
Opening |
| PRA International | Clinical research |
Lenexa, KS |
60 |
Expansion |
| QM Power, Inc. | Magnetic circuit technology mfg. |
Kansas City, MO |
20 |
Opening |
| Regent Asset Management Solutions | Collections contact center |
Overland Park, KS |
1,200 |
Opening/Expansion |
| Schier Products | Wastewater interceptors mfg. |
Edwardsville, KS |
16 |
Opening |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Building services and maintenance |
Overland Park, KS |
100 |
Opening |
| Upromise Investments Inc. | Financial services |
Kansas City, MO |
35-80 |
Opening |
| Zeolyst International | Microporous minerals mfg. |
Kansas City, KS |
33 |
Expansion |
Businesses that Closed Major Operations or
Reduced Existing Operations in the Greater Kansas City Area
| Business Closures & Reductions (50+) | ||||
Company |
type of Operation | Location | Jobs Lost | Type of Action |
| 2012 | ||||
| Amcor Ltd. | Bottle mfg. |
Lenexa, KS |
53 |
Closing |
| Ericsson Services Inc. | Telecommunications |
Kansas City area |
130 |
Downsizing |
| Ferrellgas Partners LP | Propane distributor (Hdq.) |
Overland Park, KS / Liberty, MO |
30 |
Downsizing |
| Folgers | Coffee mfg. |
Kansas City, MO |
129 |
Closing |
| Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Packaging distribution center |
Kansas City, MO |
69 |
Downsizing |
| H.B. Fuller | Global industrial adhesive mfg. |
Kansas City, KS |
22 |
Closing |
| Lawrence Journal-World | News publication |
Lawrence, KS |
10 |
Downsizing |
| Magna Seating of America | Automotive seats assembly |
Excelsior Springs, MO |
191 |
Downsizing |
| Multi Color Corp. | Label maker |
Riverside, MO |
65 |
Closing |
| NPG Printing | Commercial printing |
St. Joseph, MO |
21 |
Downsizing |
| Penske Logistics | Trucking and warehousing services |
St. Joseph, MO / North Kansas City, MO |
147 |
Downsizing |
| Sanofi U.S. | Pharmaceutical mfg. |
Kansas City, MO |
112 |
Downsizing |
| Sisters of Charity-Leavenworth Health System | Health care management (Hdq.) |
Lenexa, KS |
33 |
Downsizing |
| T-Mobile USA | Telecommunications call center |
Lenexa, kS |
400 |
Closing |
| University of Kansas Medical Center | Higher education |
Kansas City, KS |
80 |
Downsizing |
| Wagner Industries Inc. | Trucking and logistics provider |
North Kansas City, MO |
59 |
Downsizing |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | Auto finance collections |
Kansas City, MO |
54 |
Downsizing |
2011 |
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| Adknowledge, Inc. | Technology marketing |
Kansas City, MO |
8 |
Downsizing |
| Aetna Rx Home Delivery | Pharmaceutical distribution |
Kansas City, MO |
74 |
Closing |
| First Student | School bus transportation |
Overland Park, KS |
163 |
Closing |
| Harmony Publishing & Development Co. | Gaphic arts provider |
Liberty, MO |
50 |
Closing |
| Johnson County Sun | Newspaper publication |
Overland Park, KS |
30 |
Closing |
| Lake City Army Ammunition Plant | Ammunition mfg. |
Independence, MO |
40 |
Downsizing |
| M&I Bank | Banking |
Kansas City area |
16 |
Downsizing |
| Providence Medical Center | Health services |
Kansas City, MO |
72 |
Downsizing |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | Health services |
Leavenworth, KS |
17 |
Downsizing |
| Wells Fargo | Auto finance loan collections |
Kansas City, MO |
192 |
Downsizing |
2010 |
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| Archer Daniels Midland | Flour mill plant |
North Kansas City, MO |
57 |
Closing |
| Assurant Employee Benefits | Telecommunications |
Kansas City, MO |
80 |
Downsizing |
| AT&T | Telecommunications |
Kansas City area |
140 |
Downsizing |
| Constar International Inc. | Plastic containers mfg. |
Kansas City, KS |
46 |
Closing |
| Continental Airlines | Air transportation |
Kansas City, MO |
30 |
Downsizing |
| Convergys | Collection & credit card services |
Lenexa, KS |
150 |
Downsizing |
| Ericsson Services Inc. | Telecommunications |
Kansas City area |
100 |
Downsizing |
| H&R Block, Inc. | Tax prep. & financial services (Hdq.) |
Kansas City, MO |
165 |
Downsizing |
| HNTB | Engineering and architecture |
Kansas City, MO |
35 |
Downsizing |
| Kansas City Star | Newspaper publishing |
Kansas City, MO |
12 |
Downsizing |
| MillerCoors LLC | Midwest regional headquarters and training facility |
Kansas City, MO |
35 |
Closing |
| National Envelope Corp. | Envelope mfg. |
Lenexa, KS |
200 |
Closing |
| NCO Customer Service | Business process outsourcing provider |
Lenexa, KS |
60 |
Downsizing |
| Owens Corning | Fiberglass insulation mfg. |
Kansas City, KS |
140 |
Downsizing |
| S.M. Wilson | Construction |
Kansas City area |
20 |
Closing |
| Swiss Re | Insurance |
Overland Park, KS |
100 |
Downsizing |
| The Folgers Coffee Company | Coffee mfg. |
Kansas City, MO |
180 |
Closing |
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