JTM Foods, LLC, the home of JJ’s Snack Pies, is pleased to announce the grand opening of its Wichita manufacturing facility. Located in a 195,000-square-foot warehouse in the ict21 Industrial Park, the company’s $40 million investment project is expected to employ 150 people within the next two years, with up to 200 associates by the third year of operation.

Quickstep, Australia’s largest independent aerospace composite manufacturer, has selected the Wichita region as its preferred location for its first United States engineering and manufacturing facility. Expansion in the U.S. is expected to commence in the coming months with initial operational capability in 2024.

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, the nation’s top manufacturer of cast iron and plastic pipe and fittings, announced its expansion and purchase of 80 acres of land in Maize, Kan. to build a new $80 million manufacturing facility. The expansion, which received local, county and state government support, is expected to create 50 new full-time positions.

Integra Technologies Inc.'s APEX incentive application was approved, paving the way for a transforfmative expansion in Sedgwick County — at least 2,000 jobs and $1.8 billion in capital investment — contingent on receiving federal CHIPS for America funding.

WSU is one of 21 receipients of the American Rescue Plan Build Back Better Regional Challenge through the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The Partnership is pleased to be a part of the South Kansas Coalition, which assisted Wichita State during the grant application process.

Local advanced manufacturing company with global reach doubles workforce, celebrates 30 years in business and reaches major delivery milestone.

Cybersecurity company Novacoast is opening a new Security Operations Center (SOC) in the Epic Center in downtown Wichita with plans to initially hire 60 employees with plans for continued growth.