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Springfield, Missouri |
May
20, 2005 |
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SPRINGFIELD
CONTINUES TO DRIVE MISSOURI GROWTH |
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Without a single major jobs-related announcement in 2004,
Springfield generated one out of every three new jobs created in the
state, while the area only accounts for 7% of the state’s total
workforce.
Proving that Springfield continues as the economic engine of
Missouri, employment continues to expand and in the first quarter of
2005 Springfield saw the largest single job creation announcement in
the state. Chase Card Services (formerly Bank One) announced it
will add 450 new jobs to accommodate a growing customer service
function.
Chase (then known as First Card) located in Springfield in 1996 and
expanded in 1999. This new announcement will bring the total
employment to 1,600. |
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MISSOURI JOB
ANNOUNCEMENTS - FIRST QUARTER |
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City |
Company |
Jobs |
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Springfield |
Chase Card Services |
450 |
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Kansas City |
Cerner Corporation |
400 |
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Bellefontaine Neighbors |
Smurfit-Stone |
304 |
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Louis County |
KV Pharmaceutical |
300 |
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Kansas City |
FedEx Ground Package System |
286 |
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Washington |
Harmon/Becker Automotive Systems |
200 |
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Ozark |
Direct Retailing Inc. |
150 |
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Kansas City |
Quintiles Transnational Packaging |
115 |
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www.business4springfield.com for additional information
regarding developments and data on the Springfield area. |
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