The Local Economy 

The local economy in Johnson County and the Kansas City area is quite strong. Kansas City boasts a number of companies that have their headquarters located in the city (many of which are in Johnson County), including: Sprint, Hallmark Cards, Applebee’s International, AMC Theaters, Farmland Industries, Garmin, and Hoeschst Marion Roussel Inc. to name a few. Sprint is the largest private employer and they are based in Overland Park. Garmin, a large GPS/navigation company, is located in Olathe, and is growing at a tremendous rate. The unemployment rate in Johnson County in 2004 was approximately 4.3%, with the national average about 5.8%. 

Kansas City also has a large government workforce, as well as major manufacturing jobs from Ford and GM, and even has high tech jobs from companies like Honeywell. One of the many factors driving such a growth in businesses in the city include Overland Park being ranked the #1 Kid Friendly city out of 74, based on population change, health, education, public safety, and other criteria. Overland Park was also voted #2 as the best places to live, according to the Business Development Outlook. In addition, Olathe is the fastest growing city in Kansas, and now has a population of about 116,500. With such a large diversity of companies and types of jobs available, and a high ranking for livability in many of our communities, Kansas City and Johnson County have a very bright economic outlook for many years to come.  

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