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Wichita Manufacturing
According to the Wichita Eagle, during the past 15 years, manufacturing’s piece of the local employment pie has held steady at about 26 percent. Architectural Art Mfg., Inc. – Extruded metal expansion joint covers and trench / access covers BG Products, Inc. – Manufactures and distributes a broad line of specialty lubricants, greases and chemicals…
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Farm Equipment
Besides aircraft construction, other important economic activities include: oil refining, grain processing and storage, and livestock marketing. Farm and ranch production rank Kansas first in wheat and sorghum grains and is also high among the U.S. states in beef, veal, hogs, and wild hay. When you own a farm, it goes without saying that you…
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Aircraft Manufacturing
Wichita ranks first in the world in production of general aviation aircraft and is also an important center for military aircraft manufacture. Learjet, now owned by Bombardier, Beech Aircraft and Cessna, now owned by Textron Aviation, remains in Wichita because of their large manufacturing equipment investments and a skilled labor pool. Spirit AeroSystems was formed…