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Gardner Edgerton USD 231

Gardner Edgerton USD 231 serves the communities of Gardner and Edgerton in the southwest corner of Johnson County, Kansas. At the heart of two growing communities, Gardner Edgerton schools currently house approximately 6,100 students. The district includes seven elementary schools (PreK – 4), three middle schools (5 – 8) and one high school (9 – 12). Gardner Edgerton is home to state-of-the-art facilities, technology resources for students and staff and a professional development program that serves both new and veteran educators. Gardner Edgerton is home to three National Blue Ribbon Schools and competes academically at regional, state and national competitions. Gardner Edgerton Schools are meeting the economic needs of our state. Hundreds of high school students are enrolled in a Career and Technical Education class, and nearly as many participated in the state’s eight official Career and Technical Student Organizations, including FFA, FCCLA, and DECA. The graduation rate for all students is near 98%.

SA Legal Advisors

SA Legal represents municipalities and developers on economic development projects.  SA Legal is experienced with both Kansas and Missouri economic development incentives, including tax abatement, tax increment financing, community improvement districts and industrial revenue bonds. SA Legal Advisors also represents numerous restaurants and other businesses in their day-to-day operations.

PepsiCo

One of the world’s leading food and beverage companies, PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $70 billion in net revenue in 2020, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker, Tropicana and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Hostess Brands

Hostess Brands, Inc. is working to define the future of snacking. Their mission is to inspire moments of joy through their iconic brands, including Twinkies, CupCakes, Donettes, and Ding Dongs, as well as the delicious Voortman cookies and wafers that also come in sugar free offerings.. For more than a century, Hostess has been delighting consumers and retail customers with continuous innovation, strategic advancement through partnerships, and profitable growth as a competitive category leader.

NextEra Energy Resources

NextEra Energy is the world’s largest utility company, proud to be built and based in America. With between $85 and $95 billion in new infrastructure investments planned through 2025, NextEra is helping ensure that the next energy to power our dreams will be American energy. Ranked No. 1 in electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune’s 2023 World’s Most Admired Companies List, NextEra is reducing the United States dependence on foreign oil.  NextEra Energy Resources, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage.

BNSF Railway

BNSF operates one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, with 32,500 miles of rail across the western two-thirds of the U.S. The 440-acre BNSF Intermodal Facility in Edgerton provides businesses with a direct connection to the global supply chain via the BNSF’s transcontinental railroad that begins in Long Beach and terminates in Chicago. The Intermodal provides multi-modal transportation for goods imported from China and the Pacific Rim.

Evergy

Evergy is an investor-owned energy company serving more than 1.6 million customers across Kansas and Missouri, a service area stretching 316 miles west to east and 325 miles north to south, 62000 miles of transmission and distribution lines and over 800 substations to deliver power to our customers. Evergy’s economic development team’s role is to promote and support industry development for companies and communities throughout our service area. We do this by providing comprehensive support for businesses relocating to or expanding in the Evergy’s service area. We support economic growth in our communities through our local partner programs which help build strong business environments so communities can grow and prosper.

Renaissance Infrastructure Consulting

RIC is a locally owned infrastructure solutions firm serving public and private clients and contractors with the capabilities and knowledge to provide services in a wide variety of infrastructure projects. “Renaissance” is an apt description of the RIC culture: energetic, creative, and resilient. The company’s team approach ensures everyone works together and remains focused on clients and their success.

Olathe Health Systems

Olathe Health is a vital regional health network serving four counties through Olathe Medical Center, Miami County Medical Center, the 35-family care and specialty clinics of Olathe Health Physicians, and a roster of more than 300 physicians and 2,500 employees. The Olathe Health purpose remains steadfast: respond to our communities, their families and their healthcare demands with the highest possible level of medical professionalism, advanced technology and professional care.

Strategy LLC

With Strategy, a successful marketing and technology plan begins with exactly that: strategy. The Strategy team helps clients fit the pieces together for a greater impact and to get results that matter. The company’s shared vision and collaborative approach brings creative insight, expertise and resources to help clients accomplish goals and grow their businesses.

TSL

TSL is an integrated, full service logistics organization. The company services all the domestic markets in North America with intermodal contracts encompassing all class-one railroads and a network of contracted over-the-road, for-hire trucking companies. Perfectly positioned for growth in this area, TSL has a network of offices to facilitate worldwide shipments of full container load (FCL), less than container load (LCL) and air freight.