Upward of 2,000 new jobs are on the way to Kansas, with Urban Outfitters announcing Wednesday they would be building a new e-commerce distribution center in Wyandotte County. Gov. Laura Kelly framed the move as a coup for the state’s economic development in light of COVID-19 and the resulting rise in unemployment, with the 880,000-square-foot facility set to be built near the Kansas Speedway. “We didn’t know when we first started this that we would be facing the worst public health crisis in a century,” Kelly said at a news conference announcing the move. “But despite COVID-19, today’s announcement has furthered our resolve that Kansas is on the right path. This is a transformational project for our state.”
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