A new U.S. Army munitions plant is expected to bring new jobs to southeast Kansas.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was hosted in Parsons earlier this month by Major General John T. Reim with plans to produce around 100,000 artillery shells every month. The new $36 million investment by the Army is aimed at strengthening the nation's ammunition supply, by expanding production capacity and improving supply chain resilience.
The plant was built via a partnership with the Philadelphia-based firm Day & Zimmerman and signifies the 13th production or modernization ribbon-cutting in the service's expansion campaign. The new facility is expected to bring around 200 jobs to the Parsons area as production scales up.
