Governor Kelly Announces EMP Shield Plans to Build $1.9 Billion, 1,200-Job Computer Chip Manufacturing Facility in Coffey County

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Governor Laura Kelly today announced that EMP Shield, an industry leader in protecting electronic devices from destructive magnetic pulses, plans to invest $1.9 billion in a computer chip manufacturing facility in Burlington. The facility will create more than 1,200 jobs averaging $66,000 annually.

EMP Shield will build its facility on 300 acres in a secure campus located at Silicon Prairie Industrial Park. The company will be joined by six out-of-state suppliers, resulting in an additional 1,000 jobs created in Coffey County.

"Bringing economic prosperity to every corner of the state -- particularly rural Kansas -- has been a priority since my very first day in office," Governor Laura Kelly said. "We achieve that with this project, creating thousands of high-paying jobs that don't require a four-year degree and proving that every Kansas community is ripe for investment and growth."

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