Kansas

Kansas Department of Commerce

Data Source

JOB FACTS*

U.S. subsidiaries in Kansas have consistently supported a significant number of jobs in the state. They now employ 33,800 Kansas workers-an increase of 11% over five years.

PROMINENT U.S. SUBSIDIARIES IN THE STATE

Baader North America

Bayer Corporation

Bombardier Learjet

The Gates Corporation

Graphic Technology, Inc.

Grundfos Inc.

Philips Lighting Company

Saint-Gobain

Sodexho Inc.

Tomkins Industries

Unilever United States, Inc.



MANUFACTURING JOB FACTS U.S. subsidiaries support 14,100 manufacturing jobs in Kansas. Manufacturing companies tend to have a strong "multiplier" effect on the economy-stimulating a substantial amount of activity and jobs in other sectors through their demand for inputs from other suppliers. Overall, approximately 41.7% of jobs at U.S. subsidiaries in Kansas are in manufacturing industries.		ONE COMPANY'S STORY Bombardier Aerospace Learjet, a U.S. subsidiary of Bombardier Inc. of Canada, employs 1,828 people and plays a vital role in the economy of Wichita. The company rates as the sixth largest private employer in the city. The Wichita plant is the manufacturer of the Learjet Series business aircraft and the Challenger 300. It is also a flight test center for other aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace.

*Beginning August 2004, the Commerce Department changed the focus of its reported data on jobs supported by foreign direct investment (FDI). From this point on, all FDI statistics will refer only to companies having a majority of foreign ownership. Prior to this change, the Commerce Department followed international standards of including companies that had 10% or more foreign ownership.