Topeka Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page 26) Business and Industry Topeka is headquarters to national and international companies, including Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.; Payless ShoeSource; Security Benefit; and American Home Life Insurance. Major eMPloyerS Government # oF eMPloyeeS Major eMPloyerS Medical 8,391 1,400 1,246 1,037 500 445 318 # oF eMPloyeeS Major eMPloyerS Insurance/Financial # oF eMPloyeeS 1,830 730 360 300 260 State of Kansas City of Topeka U.S. Government Shawnee County Joint Force Headquarters and Kansas Army National Guard VA Health Revenue Center 190th Air Refueling Wing Education Topeka USD 501 Washburn University Auburn-Washburn USD 437 Seaman USD 345 Shawnee Heights USD 450 2,627 1,502 1,100 624 540 Stormont-Vail HealthCare 3,300 St. Francis Health Center 1,813 Colmery-O’Neil Veterans Administration Hospital 857 Midwest Health Management 550 Kansas Neurological Institute 500* Valeo Behavioral Health Care 370 Aldersgate Village 312 Family Service & Guidance Center 272 Brewster Place 230 Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital 150 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Security Benefit CoreFirst Bank & Trust Co. Capitol Federal Savings Aviva Retail Wal-Mart Superstore (3 stores) Dillon’s (7 stores) Falley’s (HAC, Inc.) (2 stores) Price Chopper (4 stores) McDonald’s (2 franchises) Walgreens (7 stores) K-Mart (2 stores) Home Depot Dillard’s Macy’s Lowe’s *Source: Topeka Chamber, Fall 2007 Transportation, Utility, and Communications BNSF Railway Co. Westar Energy AT&T, Inc. The Topeka Capital-Journal Cox Communications Kansas Gas Service *Also part of State of Kansas’ numbers Manufacturing and Distribution Payless ShoeSource Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Jostens Printing and Publishing Reser’s Fine Foods Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. Frito-Lay, Inc. Hallmark Cards, Inc. Target Distribution Center Del Monte Pet Products Southwest Publishing and Mailing Corporation Innovia Films, Inc. US Food Service 1,600 1,600 1,000 900 875 800 720 600 265 250 220 169 1,100 821 460 180 105 100 1,245 823 496 408 375 288 170 135 120 100 N/A Jobs in Topeka A recent study of available jobs in the Topeka/Shawnee County area indicates the number of job vacancies is approximately 1,955, with an average wage of $11.57 an hour. Over 36.9 percent of the job vacancies reported in Shawnee County pay at least $12 an hour. Source: 2005 Job Vacancy Survey, Labor Market Information Services, Kansas Department of Labor Service Alorica 1,100 Check out these web sites for details on jobs in the Topeka area: • NationJob (www.nationjob.com/topeka) • Topeka Workforce Center (www.workforcecenters.com/topeka) • Career Builder (http://careers.cjonline.com/) • WIBW RadioWorksJobLink (http://radioworksjoblink.com) 26 Topek a Reloc at ion Gu ide 20 08 http://www.nationjob.com/topeka http://www.workforcecenters.com/topeka http://careers.cjonline.com/ http://radioworksjoblink.com
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