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Commerce Conversations: Garmin outlines Kansas workforce, payroll and R&D investment
Kansas Legislature Committee on Commerce · January 21, 2026
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Summary
A Commerce Conversations segment featured Steven Durst representing Garmin; testimony highlighted Garmin's Kansas presence, including more than 5,200 Kansas employees, over $600 million in annual payroll and recent large R&D investment noted as about $1 billion.
During the Commerce Conversations portion of the committee meeting, Steven Durst of Federico Durst Consulting spoke for Garmin and summarized the company's Kansas operations and recent investments.
Durst said Garmin was founded in Lenexa in 1989 and that…
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