Introduction
A total of thirteen businesses received tax abatements in 2005. Pursuant to City Code Section 1-2125, a business receiving a tax abatement is required to complete an annual questionnaire. The purpose of the questionnaire is to determine whether a business is meeting its promises and projections as stated in the original abatement application. The information from these questionnaires plus information from the Douglas County Appraiser’s Office was used to prepare this Annual Report. As of March 27, 2005, API Foils did not return a completed questionnaire. Staff did not send questionnaires to three businesses whose abatements ended in 2005 and prior to the original ten year period of the abatements. Those businesses are Serologicals, Inc.; Microtech (Sunshine Properties); and Martin Logan. Information regarding the ending of each of these abatements is included in the Notes section following Table 1 on page 3.
As of the writing of this Report, there are two companies with tax abatements pending. First, on November 18, 2003, the City Commission approved a 10-year, 55% tax abatement on approximately $7,700,000 of new construction and modifications and approximately $9,400,000 of new machinery and equipment for AMARR Garage Doors. Most recently, on February 7, 2006, the City Commission approved Resolution 6627 supporting a Packerware/Berry Plastics request for Industrial Revenue Bonds and a 90% tax abatement on $24,500,000 in new construction and $93,500,000 in machinery and equipment.
General Information
The information in Table 1 lists all 13 businesses receiving tax abatement in 2005 and contains key information about each abatement. All of the abatements described in Table 1, except the abatements for Serologicals and the latest Prosoco abatements, were approved while Resolution 5431 was the applicable tax abatement policy (adopted on September 17, 1991). Resolution 5431 was later repealed by Resolution 6343 (adopted on November 13, 2001) which was in effect at the time of the Serologicals and Prosoco abatements. Ordinance 7706, now found at City Code 1-2101, et seq. contains the current Economic Development Policy. The pending AMARR and Packerware abatements referenced above were approved after the effective date of Ordinance 7706.
Table 1.
|
Name of Business and Exemption Application Date |
Abatement Percentage |
Expiration Date |
Abatement Authorized* |
2005 Appraised Value of Property Subject to Abatement |
Actual Investment and Percent of Abatement Authorized |
|
Allen Press, Inc. 1-Jan-99 Phase I |
50% eqpmnt; 50% lsehld imprvmnt |
31-Dec-09 |
Phase I -- $2,777,134.81 new equipment & machinery $1,925,674.88 bldg. improvements |
Bldg. $1,290,000 Mach & Eqpmnt $553,114 |
Equipment $2,777,134.81 (100%) Building Improvements $1,925,674.88 (100%) |
|
Allen Press, Inc. 1-Jan-99 Phase II |
50% eqpmnt; 50% lsehld imprvmnt |
31-Dec-11 |
Phase II-- $3,723,000 new equipment & machinery $1,074,500 bldg. improvements |
Land 387,700 Bldg. $612,300 Mach & Eqpmnt $521,926 |
Equipment $1,785,846.75 (48%) Building Improvements $448,169.64 (42%) |
|
RAM/Garage Door 22-Aug-94 |
50% Bldg. Expansion |
31 Dec 05 |
$4,500,000 |
Land $222,920 Bldg.$3,139,510
|
Land $140,220 Improvements $4,359,780 (100%) |
|
Amarr Garage Doors Inc. 22-Aug-94 |
50% Machinery and Equipment |
31-Dec-06 |
$2,500,000 Machinery & Equipment |
Mach & Eqpmnt $320,961 |
$2,428,996 Mach. & Equipment (97%) |
|
Amarr Garage Doors Inc. 13 Nov-98 |
50% Mach. & Equipment |
31-Dec-09 |
$3,650,000.00 in Machinery & Equipment |
Mach & Eqpmnt $559,427 |
$3,756,214 Mach. & Equipment (103%) |
|
API Foils 18-Oct-94 |
50% on $327,330 of eqpmnt; 63.896% on $8,050,000 land & bldg |
31-Dec-05 |
$327,330 in equipment $8,050,000 in land and building |
Land $296,630 Bldg. $3,683,370 Mach & Eqpmnt $55,931 |
Mach & Eqpmnt $327,724.64 (100%) |
|
DST Systems 21-Nov-00 |
50% on improvements and new equipment 100% for 5 years on used equipment purchased from Sallie Mae |
31-Dec-11 |
$5,550,000 Existing Land & Improvements $2,000,000 existing personal property $200,000 new improvements $1,450,000 new pers. Prop. |
Land $1,131,610 Bldg. $3,596,240 Mach. & Equip $533,478 |
Land $5,647,101 Improvements $1,020,317 Mach & Eqpmnt $1,387,418 (Aggregate 90%) |
|
Hardman and Hardman LLC/ Jayhawk Bowling Supply 1-Jan-98 |
50% |
31-Dec-07 |
$560,000 - New Construction; $50,000 - Land; $53,000 - Machinery and Equipment |
Land $112,260 Bldg. $577,840 Mach & Eqpmnt $306 |
Land $51,276 (102%) Bldg $594,501 (106%) Mach & Eqpmnt $54,042 (102%) |
|
Martin Logan 8-Sep-98 |
50% |
31-Dec-09 |
$250,000 land $750,000 new construction $300,000 machinery & equipment |
Land $579,740 Bldg. $561,100 Mach & Eqpmnt $93,362 |
Land $328,653 (131%) Bldg. Imprvmnts $769,619 (103%) Eqpmnt $378,704 (126%) |
|
Sunshine Properties (Microtech Computers, Inc.) 14 Oct-96 |
50% |
31-Dec-07 |
$2,100,000.00 |
Land $337,300 Bldg. $1,832,200 Mach & Eqpmnt $27,105 |
$1,942,994.09 (93%) |
|
PackerWare/ Berry Plastics 6-Jan-98 |
50% |
31-Dec-08 |
$2,845,000 Mach. & Eqpmnt |
Mach & Eqpmnt $153,811 |
Mach. & Equipment*** $967,060.00 (34%) |
|
Progress Vanguard 1-Jun-98 |
50% |
31-Dec-08 |
$1,650,000 - Mach & Eqpmnt; $50,000 - Bldg Imprvmnts |
Bldg. sold in 2004 Mach & Eqpmnt $171,541 |
Mach & Eqpmnt $1,650,000 (100%) Bldg Imps $50,000 (100%) |
|
Prosoco, Inc. 17-Nov-97 |
50% |
31-Dec-08 |
$350,749 land $6,575,847 improvements $1,113,404 machinery & equipment |
Land $397,840 Bldg. $4,912,160 Mach & Eqpmnt $193,212 |
Land $350,748 (100%) Bldg. $6,911,456 (105%) Eqpmnt $1,732,486 (156%) |
|
Prosoco, Inc. 25-Sep-02 |
55% |
31 Dec 14 |
$2,348,000 improvements $260,000 equipment |
Bldg. $2,039,100 Mach & Eqpmnt $228,060 |
Improvements $2,397,288.41 (102%) Mach. & Eqpmnt$662,312.22 (255%) |
|
Reuter Organ Co. 4-Jan-00 |
50% |
31-Dec-11 |
$3,683,489 land, bldg, machinery & equipment |
Land $327,000 Bldg. $2,554,000 Mach & Eqpmnt $87,184 |
Land $290,000 Bldg. $3,037,239 Eqpmnt $389,250 Total $3,716,489 (101%) |
|
Sauer-Danfoss Co. 1-Mar-98 |
80% |
31-Dec-08 |
$35,416,360.00 |
Land $675,530 Bldg. 7,987,570 Mach & Eqpmnt $3,267,774 |
$23,858,000 (67%) |
|
Serologicals Corp. 16 Dec 02 |
80% |
31 Dec 14 |
$13,236,792 new construction $12,508,559 machinery & equipment |
Land $443,370 Bldg. $11,334,760 Mach.&Equpmnt $8,672,881 |
$17,802,918 new construction (134%) $10,141,697 machinery & Equipment (81%) |
NOTES:
*Amounts presented in Column 4 Abatement Authorized are amounts that appear in the City Ordinance authorizing the abatement
Allen Press The total abatement authorized $6,500,000 in equipment $3,000,000 in building improvements and was approved for two phases.
Martin Logan On October 18, 2005, Martin Logan exercised an option to pay off outstanding IRBs and the City subsequently sold and deeded the real property back to Martin Logan.
Microtech At request of the company, the City Commission approved an amended performance agreement on January 17, 2006, whereby Microtech, effective December 20, 2005, agreed to increase the payment in lieu of taxes from 50% to 100% of the ad valorem tax which would otherwise be due. In effect, the tax abatement ended but the IRBs remain in effect.
PackerWare/Berry Plastic’s amount of actual investment is less than the abatement authorized because there was a decision to lease and not purchase equipment. The leased property was not eligible for abatement.
Progress Vanguard Corporation was sold in 2005 to One Equity Partners, LLC located in Chicago, Illinois
Sauer-Danfoss has not yet applied for Phase IV of the abatement which authorizes an 80% abatement of up to $10,230,000 on machinery & equipment.
Serologicals On October 3, 2005, the Board of Tax Appeals issued an order for Serologicals Corporation (dba Celliance Lawrence, Inc.) approving the 10-year, 80% tax abatement for $13,236,792 in new construction and $10,141,697.05 in new machinery and equipment. However, in early January 2006, the corporation announced plans to sell the facility. While Serologicals received a tax abatement for 2005, the facility and related personal property are now on the tax rolls. In addition to the amount of personal property applicable for the abatement, Serologicals also leased additional new machinery & equipment totaling $3,535,409.
Employment Information
The questionnaire requested information on the number of full time and part time employees in the year prior to the granting of abatement. We also requested information on the projected number of additional jobs to be created as stated on the abatement application. The businesses were also asked to provide the number of individuals employed as of the end of December 2005. The following table also presents the number of full time and part time employees for the previous five years in order to see any trends for the five year period. The “over/under projection” column compares the December 2005 employment information with the “Projected on Application” information in column 3.
Table 2.
|
Number of Part/Full Time Employees |
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|
Name of Business |
Pre-Abatement |
Projected on Application |
December |
December |
December |
December |
December |
Over/ Under Projection |
||||||||
|
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
||||||||||||
|
|
Full Time |
Part Time |
Full Time |
Part Time |
Full Time |
Part Time |
Full Time |
Part Time |
Full Time |
Part Time |
Full Time |
Part Time |
Full Time |
Part Time |
Full Time |
Part Time |
|
Allen Press Inc. |
314 |
8 |
327 |
0 |
352 |
16 |
340 |
18 |
337 |
13 |
358 |
12 |
369 |
12 |
42 |
12 |
|
Amarr Garage Doors Inc. (1994) |
153 |
0 |
180 |
0 |
189 |
1 |
189 |
1 |
180 |
0 |
185 |
0 |
180 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Amarr Garage Doors Inc. (1998) |
340 |
0 |
371 |
0 |
380 |
0 |
380 |
0 |
379 |
0 |
376 |
0 |
387 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
API Foils |
0 |
0 |
58 |
1 |
65 |
0 |
62 |
0 |
62 |
0 |
60 |
0 |
DNR |
DNR |
Unk |
Unk |
|
DST Systems, Inc. |
0 |
0 |
175 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
149 |
0 |
145 |
4 |
146 |
7 |
146 |
87 |
(29) |
87 |
|
Hardman and Hardman LLC / Jayhawk Bowling Supply |
13 |
5 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
6 |
15 |
2 |
14 |
3 |
14 |
5 |
14 |
5 |
(1) |
5 |
|
Packerware / Berry Plastics Corp. |
350 |
0 |
370 |
0 |
423 |
19 |
393 |
25 |
370 |
18 |
377 |
8 |
398 |
10 |
28 |
10 |
|
Progress Vanguard |
23 |
0 |
35 |
1 |
67 |
0 |
57 |
0 |
59 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
61 |
0 |
26 |
(1) |
|
PROSOCO, Inc. |
0/50 |
0 |
75 |
3 |
78 |
0 |
79 |
0 |
81 |
0 |
65 |
0 |
67 |
1 |
(8) |
(2) |
|
Reuter Organ |
42 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
47 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
39 |
4 |
29 |
3 |
(27) |
3 |
|
Sauer-Danfoss Co. |
0 |
4 |
150 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
86 |
0 |
109 |
0 |
146 |
1 |
181 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
NOTES:
Amarr Garage Doors had a total of 586 employees as of 12/31/05, 538 full time employees, 1 part time employee, and 47 temporary employees.
PackerWare/Berry Plastics Corp. also reported 62 temp-to-hire employees in addition to the 398 full time employees for a total of 460 employees.
Sauer-Danfoss reported 181 Full Time employees as well as 67 other full time contract employees.
PROSOCO provided the following information in its questionnaire: “In the Year Prior to Application, PROSOCO had no Lawrence employees. The City Commission minutes for December 1, 1998 reference 62 employees working at PROSOCO’s Kansas City, Kansas facility. That number was in error, because in providing it, PROSOCO inadvertently included employees working in facilities outside Kansas. In reviewing our records, we now see that at the time of the Application, PROSOCO had 50 employees working in Kansas City, Kansas.
** The Application was submitted on November 5, 1998, and it required listing of “new employees.” Since all the Lawrence employees would be new to Lawrence, PROSOCO listed 75 full-time employees and 3 part-time employees would be working in the new Lawrence corporate headquarters and centralized manufacturing facility when operations began there in the fall of 1999. In retrospect, that number was in error, because it was an estimate of all PROSOCO employees across the country. (Our national employment in the fall of 1999 turned out to be 77 which exceeded the estimate of 75.) Our Kansas employment in the year prior to the application was 50, and that should have been listed as the number of new employees for the Lawrence facility. Total Lawrence employment on 12/31/05 was 67 full time for an increase of 17.
The City’s Application for Bond Allocation dated September 11, 1998 indicated an expectation of 14 new jobs. Subtracting the number employed on 12/31/05 from the number employed in Kansas City at the time of the Application shows an increase of 17 employees. (The increase is actually 67, if you take into account there were originally zero Lawrence employees.) Our increase has been in line with the City’s expectations.
Payroll and Wage Information
The questionnaire requested each business to provide occupation specific information to include a 6-digit SOC Code, full or part time status, and the hourly or annual wage for each position. The information for each occupation was then compared with a benchmark mean wage for that occupation. In the majority of cases, the benchmark used was the 6-digit SOC Code mean wage as reported in the 2005 Edition of the Kansas Wage Survey for the Lawrence Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Whenever a 6-digit SOC Code mean wage was not available, a 4-digit SOC Code mean wage was used as the benchmark. This benchmark is a weighted mean wage for all reported wages in a 4-digit SOC Code for the Lawrence MSA and is a non-standard Code that was created by the Kansas Department of Human Resources at our request. The 4-digit benchmark is based on the same wage information as the 2005 Kansas Wage Survey but blends together the more specific 6 digit SOC Code information into a broader 4 digit SOC Code category.
Table 3
NOTE: In order to preserve the confidentiality of all employees’ wage information, reported job categories containing two or less employees in those categories are not listed in the tables below. However, the average information for those job categories is included in the cumulative data information following the table for each business.
|
Allen Press, Inc |
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|
SOC and number of jobs |
Occupation |
FT or PT |
Above/Below Survey Mean |
Firm Avg. |
KS Wage Survey Mean Wage |
Firm Min. |
|
11-3011 (5) |
Administrative Service Managers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$36.56 |
$26.38 |
$25.97 |
|
11-3051 (5) |
Industrial Production Managers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$42.23 |
$41.63 |
$21.89 |
|
13-1121 (3) |
Meeting and Convention Planners |
FT |
ABOVE |
$15.18 |
$14.37 |
$12.49 |
|
13-1199 (36) |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
FT |
BELOW |
$17.71 |
$21.59 |
$12.45 |
|
15-1021 (8) |
Computer Programmers |
FT |
BELOW |
$23.46 |
$24.72 |
$16.75 |
|
15-1041(16) |
Computer Support Specialists |
FT |
ABOVE |
$18.09 |
$17.95 |
$12.84 |
|
27-1024 (7) |
Graphic Designers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$17.96 |
$17.08 |
$14.45 |
|
37-2011 (6) |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
FT |
ABOVE |
$11.26 |
$11.24 |
$9.54 |
|
43-1011 (5) |
First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Office & Administrative Support Workers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$23.23 |
$18.31 |
$16.05 |
|
43-3021 (8) |
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators |
FT |
ABOVE |
$15.23 |
$13.34 |
$9.42 |
|
43-3031 (8) |
Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks |
FT |
ABOVE |
$15.41 |
$13.43 |
$10.00 |
|
43-4051 (13) |
Customer Service Representatives |
FT |
ABOVE |
$12.48 |
$11.72 |
$10.42 |
|
43-5071 (7) |
Shipping, Receiving and Traffic Clerks |
FT |
ABOVE |
$12.87 |
$11.12 |
$9.73 |
|
43-9011 (13) |
Computer Operator |
FT |
ABOVE |
$16.15 |
$13.92 |
$13.29 |
|
43-9021 (7) |
Data Entry Keyers |
FT |
ABOVE* |
$12.42 |
$10.76 |
$8.50 |
|
43-9031 (44) |
Desktop Publishers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$16.62 |
11.03* |
$10.43 |
|
43-9051 (5) |
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service |
FT |
ABOVE* |
$14.70 |
$11.03* |
$12.88 |
|
43-9061 (10) |
Office Clerks, General |
FT |
ABOVE |
$14.05 |
$10.01 |
$11.72 |
|
43-9081 (23) |
Proofreaders and Copy Markers |
FT |
ABOVE* |
$13.31 |
$11.03* |
$10.00 |
|
43-9999 (5) |
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other |
FT |
ABOVE* |
$15.14 |
$11.03* |
$10.70 |
|
49-9042 (6) |
General Maintenance and Repair Workers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$21.04 |
$15.42 |
$19.40 |
|
51-1011 (11) |
First Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$23.73 |
$19.38 |
$17.43 |
|
51-5011 (29) |
Bindery Workers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$12.70 |
$9.62 |
$9.15 |
|
51-5022 (8) |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$19.47 |
$16.38 |
$12.25 |
|
51-5023 (27) |
Printing Machine Operators |
FT |
ABOVE |
$20.82 |
$15.32 |
$12.42 |
|
51-9111 (9) |
Packaging and Machine Filling Operators |
FT |
ABOVE |
$12.41 |
$9.41 |
$10.41 |
|
53-7051 (3) |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operations |
FT |
ABOVE |
$19.71 |
$12.39 |
$15.12 |
*No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage data from 43-90 (Other Office and Administrative Support Workers)
Allen Press reported 60 total job categories (52 full time and 8 part time)
· 39 of 52 full time (75%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
· 3 of 8 part time (37.5%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
|
Amarr Garage Doors, Inc. |
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|
SOC and number of jobs |
Occupation |
FT or PT |
Above/Below Survey Mean |
Firm Avg. |
KS Wage Survey Mean Wage |
Firm Min. |
|
37-2011 (6) |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
FT |
ABOVE |
$11.75 |
$11.24 |
$11.53 |
|
53-5071 (4) |
Shipping, Receiving and Traffic Clerks |
FT |
ABOVE |
$12.28 |
$11.12 |
$12.02 |
|
49-1011 (6) |
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$26.06 |
$24.19 |
$25.00 |
|
49-9041 (17) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$20.10 |
$18.16 |
$18.66 |
|
|
49-9043 (7) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$16.10 |
$13.67 |
$15.20 |
|
|
51-1011 (10) |
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$20.17 |
$19.38 |
$18.27 |
|
51-2093 (35) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$15.47 |
$12.29 |
$13.46 |
|
|
51-2099 (133) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$11.99 |
$10.04 |
$10.98 |
|
|
51-4081 (20) |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
FT |
ABOVE |
$15.24 |
$13.39 |
$14.20 |
|
51-9111 (56) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$11.61 |
$9.41 |
$10.98 |
|
|
53-0000 (57) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$12.88 |
$12.20 |
$12.29 |
|
|
53-1031 (4) |
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators |
FT |
ABOVE |
$21.66 |
$20.74 |
$18.99 |
|
53-7051 (58) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$14.19 |
$12.39 |
$13.08 |
|
|
53-7064 (28) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$11.74 |
$9.16 |
$11.54 |
|
Amarr Garage Doors, Inc. reported 17 full time total job categories.
· All 17 job categories paid at or above mean wage for the job category.
|
API Foils |
||||||
|
SOC and number of jobs |
Occupation |
FT or PT |
Above/Below Survey Mean |
Firm Avg. |
KS Wage Survey Mean Wage |
Firm Min. |
The abatement period for API Foils expired on 12/31/05. API did not report any wage information for this period.
|
DST Systems, Inc |
||||||
|
SOC and number of jobs |
Occupation |
FT or PT |
Above/Below Survey Mean |
Firm Avg. |
KS Wage Survey Mean Wage |
Firm Min. |
|
11-9190 (25) |
Misc. Managers |
FT |
BELOW* |
$23.56 |
$35.37* |
$16.31 |
|
13-1070 (3) |
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists |
FT |
BELOW** |
$20.42 |
$20.57** |
$18.21 |
|
43-4190 (115) |
FT |
BELOW*** |
$13.25 |
$16.15*** |
$11.21 |
|
|
43-4190 (87) |
PT |
BELOW*** |
$11.36 |
$16.15*** |
$11.24 |
|
* No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage data for 11-9199 (Managers, All Other)
** No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage data for 13-10 (Business Operations Specialists)
*** No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage data from 43-4199 (Information and Record Clerks, All Other)
DST Systems, Inc. reported 7 total job categories (6 full time and 1 part time)
· 3 of 6 full time (50%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
· 0 of 1 part time (0%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
|
Hardman and Hardman LLC / Jayhawk Bowling Supply |
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|
SOC and number of jobs |
Occupation |
FT or PT |
Above/Below Survey Mean |
Firm Avg. |
KS Wage Survey Mean Wage |
Firm Min. |
|
49-9098 (3) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$13.52 |
$11.32 |
$12.80 |
|
|
49-9098 (3) |
PT |
ABOVE |
$15.50 |
$11.32 |
$12.75 |
|
Hardman and Hardman LLC/Jayhawk Bowling Supply reported 11 total job categories (8 full time and 3 part time)
· 5 of 8 full time (62.5%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
· 2 of 3 part time (66.7%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
|
PackerWare Corp. / Berry Plastics Corp. |
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|
SOC and number of jobs |
Occupation |
FT or PT |
Above/Below Survey Mean |
Firm Avg. |
KS Wage Survey Mean Wage |
Firm Min. |
|
11-2020 (5) |
FT |
ABOVE* |
DNR |
$47.05* |
DNR |
|
|
13-1081 (7) |
Logisticians |
FT |
ABOVE** |
DNR |
$19.54** |
DNR |
|
17-3027 (6) |
Mechanical Engineering Technicians |
FT |
ABOVE |
$32.14†† |
$27.42*** |
$24.75 |
|
37-2011 (5) |
Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
FT |
ABOVE |
$14.07 |
$11.24 |
$11.24 |
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41-9099 (5) |
FT |
BELOW |
$18.79†† |
$18.81 |
$17.42 |
|
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43-4051 (10) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$15.82 |
$11.72 |
$12.15 |
|
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43-5061 (3) |
FT |
ABOVE |
DNR |
$17.08 |
DNR |
|
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49-9042 (17) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$19.06 |
$15.42 |
$12.99 |
|
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49-9043 (14) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$17.77 |
$13.67 |
$11.64 |
|
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51-1011 (15) |
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$20.16 |
$19.38 |
$14.94 |
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51-4081 (19) |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
FT |
ABOVE |
$17.29 |
$13.39 |
$13.39 |
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51-5023 (54) |
FT |
BELOW |
$12.92† |
$15.32 |
$10.66 |
|
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51-9061 (10) |
FT |
BELOW |
$12.77 |
$13.93 |
$11.51 |
|
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51-9199 (9) |
PT |
ABOVE |
$10.00 |
$9.97 |
$10.00 |
|
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53-7062 (62) |
FT |
BELOW**** |
$12.87 |
$14.68**** |
$10.30 |
|
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53-7064 (144) |
FT |
ABOVE |
$11.06 |
$9.16 |
$9.53 |
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† The wage data for one (1) employee was listed as “exceeds” on the questionnaire and was not included in the average wage calculation.
†† The wage data for two (2) employees were listed as “exceeds” on the questionnaire and were not included in the average wage calculation.
* No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage for 13-2021 (Marketing Managers)
** No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage for 13-10 (Business Operations Specialists)
*** No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage for 17-21 (Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety)
**** No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage info from 53-70 (Material Moving Occupations)
PackerWare, Corp. / Berry Plastics, Corp. reported 31 total job categories (30 full time and 1 part time)
· 20 of 30 full time (66.7%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
· 1 full time had two employees: 1 listed as “above” and 1 listed as “below”
· 1 of 1 part time (100%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
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Progress Vanguard |
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SOC and number of jobs |
Occupation |
FT or PT |
Above/Below Survey Mean |
Firm Avg. |
KS Wage Survey Mean Wage |
Firm Min. |
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51-2031 (27) |
FT |
ABOVE* |
$14.88 |
$11.17* |
$14.88 |
|
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51-4040 (19) |
FT |
ABOVE** |
$16.26 |
$13.73** |
$16.68 |
|
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51-9198 (5) |
FT |
BELOW*** |
$10.83 |
$10.93*** |
$10.82 |
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* No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage data from 51-20 (Assemblers and Fabricators)
** No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage data from 51-40 (Metal Workers and Plastic Workers)
*** No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage data from 51-91 (Packaging, Painting, and Other Production Workers)
Progress Vanguard reported 12 full time job categories
· 11 of 12 full time (91.67%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
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PROSOCO, Inc. |
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SOC and number of jobs |
Occupation |
FT or PT |
Above/Below Survey Mean |
Firm Avg. |
KS Wage Survey Mean Wage |
Firm Min. |
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11-1010 (3) |
Chief Executives |
FT |
ABOVE |
DNR |
$62.10 |
DNR |
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19-4031 (4) |
Chemical Technicians |
FT |
BELOW |
$14.98 |
$17.80 |
DNR |
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43-4051 (6) |
Customer Service Representatives |
FT |
ABOVE |
$16.12 |
$11.72 |
DNR |
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43-6014 (3) |
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical & Executive |
FT |
ABOVE |
$16.58 |
$12.04 |
DNR |
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51-9111 (4) |
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
FT |
ABOVE |
$13.64 |
$11.38 |
DNR |
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51-9199 (7) |
Production Workers, All Other |
FT |
ABOVE |
$10.48 |
$9.97 |
DNR |
PROSCO, Inc. reported 36 full time job categories
· 28 of 36 full time (77.8%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
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Reuter Organ Company |
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SOC and number of jobs |
Occupation |
FT or PT |
Above/Below Survey Mean |
Firm Avg. |
KS Wage Survey Mean Wage |
Firm Min. |
|
11-1021 (6) |
General & Operations Managers |
FT |
BELOW |
$25.63 |
$35.79 |
$17.37 |
|
17-3099 (3)* |
|
FT |
BELOW* |
$18.53 |
$18.56* |
$12.91 |
|
51-7011 (20) |
Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters |
FT |
ABOVE |
$14.40 |
$13.35 |
$10.80 |
|
51-7011 (3) |
Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters |
PT |
ABOVE |
$13.55 |
$13.35 |
$10.00 |
*No such SOC code was found; used wage data from 17-30 (Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians)
Reuter Organ Company reported 4 total job categories (3 full time and 1 part time)
· 1 of 3 full time (33.3%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
· 1 of 1 part time (100%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
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Sauer Danfoss Company |
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SOC and number of jobs |
Occupation |
FT or PT |
Above/Below Survey Mean |
Firm Avg. |
KS Wage Survey Mean Wage |
Firm Min. |
|
13-1023 (4) |
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products |
FT |
ABOVE |
$30.11 |
$20.59 |
$27.38 |
|
13-1199 (3) |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
FT |
ABOVE |
$26.24 |
$21.59 |
$18.35 |
|
17-2112 (8) |
Industrial Engineers |
FT |
BELOW |
$27.26 |
$31.61 |
$23.40 |
|
17-2141 (5) |
Mechanical Engineers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$34.96 |
$32.72 |
$28.80 |
|
17-3027 (3) |
Mechanical Engineering Technicians |
FT |
ABOVE* |
$20.27 |
$18.56* |
$16.52 |
|
43-5061 (4) |
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
FT |
ABOVE |
$23.34 |
$17.08 |
$18.04 |
|
43-5071 (4) |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
FT |
ABOVE |
$14.07 |
$11.12 |
$12.94 |
|
49-9042 (7) |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
FT |
ABOVE |
$20.44 |
$15.42 |
$16.86 |
|
51-1011 (6) |
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$28.54 |
$19.38 |
$20.64 |
|
51-2092 (87) |
Team Assemblers |
FT |
BELOW |
$12.24 |
$12.29 |
$11.00 |
|
51-4011 (6) |
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic |
FT |
BELOW |
$14.83 |
$15.71 |
$14.01 |
|
51-9061 (4) |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
FT |
ABOVE |
$18.06† |
$13.93 |
$16.78 |
|
53-7064 (7) |
Packers and Packagers, Hand |
FT |
ABOVE |
$12.05 |
$9.16 |
$11.50 |
† The wage data for one (1) employee was listed as “exceeds” on the questionnaire and was not included in the average wage calculation.
* No wage information for this SOC code was listed in the Kansas wage survey; used wage data from 17-30 (Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians)
Sauer Danfoss Company reported 29 total job categories (27 full time and 2 part time)
· 21 of 27 full time (77.78%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
· 1 of 2 part time (50%) paid at or above the mean wage for the job category
Property Tax Information
The companies were asked to report the amount of real and personal property taxes paid in 2005. In addition, if applicable, companies were asked to report the amount of any payment in lieu of tax they were required to make. Table 4 below reports tax information for real and personal property related to the tax abatement(s).
|
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Taxes Paid Related to the Abatement |
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|
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Business |
Real Property Tax |
Personal Property Tax |
Payment in Lieu of taxes |
Total Paid for 2005 |
|
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Allen Press* |
$17,747 |
$7,398 |
N/A |
$25,145 |
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Ram/ Garage Doors (IRB) |
----- |
------ |
$ |
$46,327.35 |
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Amarr Garage Door (1994) |
N/A |
$4491.20 |
N/A |
$4491.20 |
|
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Amarr Garage Door (1998) |
N/A |
$7828.06 |
N/A |
$7828.06 |
|
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API Foils |
$40,097.78 |
$782 |
N/A |
$40,879.78 |
|
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DST Systems (IRB) |
---- |
---- |
$129,104.92 |
$129,104.92 |
|
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Hardman and Hardman/ Jayhawk Bowling Supply |
$9,493.52 |
N/A |
N/A |
$9,493.52 |
|
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Martin Logan (IRB) |
----- |
------ |
$13,797.08 |
$13,797.08 (prorated to 10/18/05) |
|
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Microtech Computers (IRB) |
------ |
------- |
$60,438.46 |
$60,438.46 |
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PackerWare/ Berry Plastics |
N/A |
$2,116 |
N/A |
$2,116 |
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Progress Vanguard |
$0† |
$2400 |
N/A |
$2400 |
|
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Prosoco (IRB) |
----- |
------ |
$77,006.28 |
$77,006.28 |
|
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Prosoco (2005) |
$25,679.96 |
$2872.11 |
N/A |
$28,552.07 |
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Reuter Organ |
$39,645.29 |
$2,931.92 |
N/A |
$42,577.22 |
|
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Sauer-Danfoss Co. |
$48,488.54 |
$84,029.08 |
N/A |
$$132,517.62 |
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TOTAL |
$181,152.09 |
$114,848.37 |
$280,346.74 |
$576,347.20 |
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*Several properties used by the business are owned by Allen family corporations and are leased to Allen Press, Inc.
† The Progress Vanguard real property was sold to Storgard Development LLC in 2004
Industrial Revenue Bonds
Six companies have had Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRBs) issued on their behalf. The table below details the date of issue as well as the amount of the bonds and the date of final payout.
In addition, those companies that had IRBs issued after 1995 are required to provide arbitrage and secondary disclosures requirements.
Table 5.
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Industrial Revenue Bonds |
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Name of Business |
Amount of the Bonds |
Date of Issue |
Year Matures |
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RAM/Garage Doors Inc. |
$4,500,000 |
1995 |
2015 |
|
DST Systems, Inc. |
$7,250,000 |
2001 |
2012 |
|
Sunshine Properties (Microtech Computers, Inc. |
$2,100,000 |
1997 |
2007 |
|
Prosoco, Inc. |
$8,040,000 |
1999 |
2019 |
Local Expenditures and Local Sales
The questionnaire asked companies to report what percentage of their expenditures were made in the city of Lawrence as well as the percentage of the companies’ sales made outside of the city.
|
Name of Business |
Projected Expenditures to be made Locally in Lawrence* |
Percentage of Expenditures Made Locally in Lawrence |
Percentage of Non-local Sales |
|
Allen Press, Inc |
86.7% |
14% |
99% |
|
Amarr Garage Doors Inc. (1998) |
1.9% |
5% |
99% |
|
Amarr Garage Doors Inc. (1994) |
2.3% |
5% |
99% |
|
API Foils |
15.8% |
24% |
100% |
|
DST Systems |
93% |
100% |
100% |
|
Hardman and Hardman LLC/ Jayhawk Bowling Supply |
100.0% |
70% |
99% |
|
Martin Logan, Ltd. |
31.0% |
50% |
100% |
|
Microtech Computers, Inc. |
39.0% |
80.0% |
20% |
|
PackerWare/ Berry Plastics Corp. |
Information not available |
10.0% |
90% |
|
Progress Vanguard |
69.0% |
15% |
100% |
|
Prosoco, Inc |
10.8% |
15% |
100% |
|
Reuter Organ |
55% |
15% |
99% |
|
Sauer-Danfoss Co. |
6.6% |
30.0% |
100% |
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*Taken from the Cost Benefit Analysis that was attached to the application. |
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Company Achievements
The questionnaire allowed businesses to report any company achievements, particularly those in the areas of environmentally sound practices, community engagement and service, and job training. The table below highlights some of these accomplishments.
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Business |
Environmental Practices |
Community Engagement/Service |
Job Training |
Other |
|
Allen Press, Inc |
Used over 1 million pounds of recycled rolled paper and also over 1 million sheets of recycled paper in printing process in 2005; Recycled 4 million pounds of paper waste for 2005.
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Provided part time employment for 6 physically-challenged workers through Cottonwood Industries;
Participated in the 1st Annual Chamber Leadership Lake Challenge Boat Race;
Provided intern opportunities for KU students in selected disciplines;
Use over 30 local, professional contractors for proofreading, editing and style markups;
Continually give tours of industrial facilities for school groups;
Provide above-average wage jobs for 370 people in Lawrence with high-tech or high-skilled training required for many of these positions;
Supported Junior Achievement Bowl A Thon with 6 teams of five employees each;
Annual Blood Drive; United Way; Lawrence HS DECCA Job Internship sponsor;
Monetary and material donations to local non profit organizations;
Allen Press Outstanding Teacher Award;
Participated in Holiday Adopt a Family program;
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Extensive job training for employees via FT in house instructor to meet changing technology requirements;
Safety; OSHA; CPR; ADA; Sexual Harassment, Workers compensation, and other annual classes;
Personal development program for employees;
Supervisor development training program;
Technical Education Task Force member. |
Host many national and international clients, and potential clients, whoc visit the production facility
National and International recognition as one of the top printers of scientific, technical, and medical journals
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Amarr Garage Doors Inc. |
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Donates garage doors for Habitat for Humanity house built in the community; donates a monetary contribution for each Habitat for Humanity house built in the community; contribute to charities and not for profit businesses including Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club; United Way; American Heart Association; Kansas Blood Services; Bert Nash; Brooke Creek Learning Center; Van Gogh Arts Program; Junior Achievement; Lawrence Aquahawks; University Excellence by Design; Tenants 2 Homeowners; Tenants to Homeowners; Lawrence Public School Partnership, KU Endowment Assoc. |
In 2004, AMARR conducted more than 12,000 hours of training to both permanent and temporary employees to include advanced computer and equipment training;
Other training included critical manufacturing, administrative and leadership training
Each new employee received a minimum of 40 hours of training |
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API Foils |
No information submitted |
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DST Systems |
Established white paper and aluminum recycling programs; tree planting; optimize heating, cooling, and electrical practices |
Active participant in Junior Achievement with local schools; member of Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and active on various Chamber committees; actively support Van Go, Lied Center, Ballard Center, Lawrence Community Theatre, and Lawrence Arts Center; supports local companies (lawn care, security, HVAC, and office supplies) |
Ongoing staff training; partnered with Baker University for college completion programs |
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Jayhawk Bowling Supply |
Recycle almost all boxes and aluminum cans; recycle scrap metal; lane finish is environmentally safer and odor free; Proper disposal of paints and solvents; |
Take pride in being the first commercial building seen from the turnpike coming to Lawrence from the west and maintain building accordingly;
Member Lawrence Chamber of Commerce; Support local high school sports programs; Big Brothers/Big Sisters; Kansas Special Olympics |
Four or five employees a year are sent to various training schools/programs
Host training seminars and have many customers stay overnight (some as many as five days) |
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PackerWare/ Berry Plastics Corp. |
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Multiple donations of product to charitable and civic organizations, partial list includes L.I.N.K., shelters, schools, Boy & Girl Scouts, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Lawrence Park & Recs, Chamber of Commerce, and storm relief victims in Lawrence and Kansas City; March of Dimes Walk a Thon; Habitat for Humanity; American Heartwalk; Participated in St. Patrick’s Day Parade; Tours for various educational groups; School Business partner with Quail Run Elementary School; Served meals at LINK; Earth Day activities |
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Progress Vanguard |
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Participated in Annual East Hills Blood Drive |
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ISO 9001-2000 Certified M1003 American Association of Railroads Certified |
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Prosoco, Inc |
Employes Regulatory Affairs Director to oversee compliance with all applicable environmental requirements Employs an accredited LEED Professional under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Program |
Eastern Kansas Branch MS 150 (raised approx. $10,000 for Lawrence Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Donates to Boys and Girls Club and Lawrence Aquahawks
Active member in Lawrence Manufacturers Group DCDI; Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Staff member is Chairman of the Douglas County Emergency Management Board and a member of the CERT for East Hills Business Park
Provides free Building Restoration consultation to the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, and the University of Kansas (recently KU launched a major restoration of Allen Field House using PROSOCO products |
Provided internal and outsourced training valued by the State of Kansas at $26,572 for 17 employees on new state of the art manufacturing equipment installed in 2004 at a cost of $425, 376
Offers regular full time employees $2,000 per year for tuition or professional certification costs
Offers in house training including computer skills, product knowledge, management skills and self improvement
Annual Safety Training as well as well as CPR/First Aid training every two years |
Individual employees involved in over 25 local community programs |
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Reuter Organ |
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Actively involved in all aspects of the community through the arts and volunteerism |
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Sauer-Danfoss Co. |
Utilize numerous environmentally friendly processes and materials including recycling |
Continuing to make significant community contributions in time, talent and monetary support.
Member of Lawrence and Kansas Chambers of Commerce;
Finalist in 2005 Excellence in Commerce Award program for Manufacturing sector. |
Average of 25 hours per employee in 2005 for classroom training and development |
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