Governor Kelly announced Kansas has topped $3.5 billion in business dollars invested in Kansas in 2021 at Integra Technologies Inc., a manufacturing service provider based in Wichita.
The amount is over $1 billion more than the previous $2.5 billion record secured in 2020, making 2021 the most successful economic development year in Kansas history.
“This announcement is more proof that, despite the challenges over the last two years, business is booming in Kansas,” Governor Kelly said. “It’s not rocket science, businesses want to be in communities that are growing and attracting families. We will continue building on this success by staying laser focused on the issues that Kansans elected us to take care of – like fully funding our public schools, strengthening our roads, bridges, and high-speed internet, and protecting access to health care.”
In 2021, the Kelly Administration closed 312 economic development projects representing more than $3.69 billion in investments made by the private sector. More than 12,000 jobs have also been created or retained this calendar year.
Since 2019, over $7.5 billion new business dollars have been invested in the state of Kansas, with nearly 40,000 jobs created or retained.
