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JADA approves incentives for two existing Shawnee County employers totaling $2.31 million
Summary
The JADA board approved performance-based incentives for two existing Shawnee County companies: $1,704,000 for “Project B” (food manufacturing expansion) and $605,000 for “Project Whisper” (financial services expansion). Both packages are tied to job creation and paid out over five years as performance is met.
The JADA board on May 14 approved two performance-based incentive packages totaling $2,309,000 for existing Shawnee County employers seeking to expand local operations.
The incentives were for a code-named Project B, described by staff as an expansion by a food-manufacturing employer, and Project Whisper, a financial-services employer expanding positions in Topeka.
Ashley, a Go Topeka staff member, told the board Project B would support a $70,000,000 capital investment at the company’s current location and create 60 jobs with salaries described as ranging from $50,000 to…
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