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Chip Company Plans To Build In Coffey County

 

 Governor Laura Kelly announces EMP Shield is building in Coffey County.

 EMP specializes in protecting electronic devices from destructive magnetic pulses. They plans to invest $1.9 billion in a computer chip manufacturing facility in Burlington. The facility is expected to create more than 1,200 jobs with salaries averaging $66,000 a year. EMP Shield will build on 300 acres 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. 

 Plans are to have four production lines producing thousands of chips per week. EMP Shield will seek state support through CHIPS Act funding for construction and beginning operations.

 EMP Shield is working with area partners such as Coffey County; Flint Hills Technical College; Allen County Community College; Pittsburg State University; the University of Kansas; Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce; Wichita Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and Unified School Districts 243, 244 and 245. 

 Kelly says the new facility will be a win-win situation for all parties involved.

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