KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A two-state proposal from Kansas and Missouri will bring hundreds of federal jobs to the Kansas City area after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans to relocate two research agencies to the region.
Kansas City’s bid beat out 135 other proposals from 35 different states including a pitch from the Manhattan region. Kansas and Missouri submitted a joint proposal to the USDA. The agencies include the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture. A decision on whether to locate on the Kansas or Missouri side of the Kansas City metro is expected in July. All told, the relocation will bring nearly 600 high-paying federal jobs to the region.
The relocation puts USDA employees closer to farmers and other agricultural interests including the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, which stretches from Manhattan to Columbia, Missouri.
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