WICHITA -After a 6-month study, Agribusiness giant Cargill announced today they are going to keep their Wichita headquarters.
At a news conference from the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce and attended by Governor Sam Brownback, Cargill Vice President Brian Sikes said the company considered locations in Colorado and Texas but believe they will thrive in Wichita, according to a social media report.
Brian Sikes @Cargill announces that after a 6-month review they are staying in Wichita. pic.twitter.com/zBKObfHBUT
— WichitaMetroChamber (@VentureBoldly) May 24, 2016
The company has 4,000 employees in Kansas.
Wichita is home to the company’s beef business; its turkey and cooked meat business, which includes deli meats; its value-added protein services, including its North American egg business; and its food distribution.
Most of the 900 employees that work in those Wichita-based operations are housed in a 10-story building on North Main Street.