Springfield continues to drive Missouri growth
May 20, 2005
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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St. 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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