As an industry sector, tourism and hospitality doesn’t generate as much buzz in job desirability because average wages tend to be lower than, say, manufacturing or life sciences. But there’s no denying, the sector – which covers everything from cultural attractions to amusement parks to casinos to pro sports – delivers an economic pop

Categories: Job Creation, Quality of Life, Research
Tagged: Hospitality industry, job growth, Kansas Economy, Kentucky economy, Texas tourism, Tourism, Wyoming economy,

General Electric has opened its GE Appliance’s GeoSpring Hybrid Water Heater manufacturing facility at Appliance Park in Louisville. The $38 million investment in the new product and a revitalized facility is the first realization of commitments GE has made since 2009 to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Louisville and create more than 1,000 new jobs in Kentucky by 2014.

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Amazon.com, Delaware, GE, GE Appliances, Kansas Economy, Kentucky manufacturing, Louisiana economy, Louisville, Union Pacific, YRC Freight, Zumiez,

No state has been immune from job losses during the prolonged national economic downdraft, but some states have fared far better than others and are putting up jobless numbers that are far below the national average of 9.5 percent

Categories: Insights, Job Creation, Research
Tagged: Economy, Job creation, Kansas Economy, Wyoming economy,

Nearly 28 percent of Wichita’s Gross Metropolitan Product – the sum of all goods and services produced in the region – comes from exports, and nearly two-thirds of that comes from the transportation sector

Categories: Job Creation, Research
Tagged: Aviation, Exports, Gross Metropolitan Product, Kansas, Kansas Economy, Wichita, Wichita Economy,