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Atchison County has a workforce of 8,840
people. Over 1,600 people living in surrounding areas commute to work
in Atchison County every day.
As a trade center for a large rural region in Northeast Kansas and
parts of Missouri, Atchison has many agricultural-based industries.
Grain storage, milling and merchandising are handled by numerous Atchison
businesses. Atchison ranks fifth in the state in grain storage with
a 30-million bushel capacity.
Other Atchison industries manufacture a wide diversity of products
including electronic moisture testing devices, stone monuments, spun
concrete poles, steel pipe and casing, metal stampings, magnesium castings,
rail anchors, leather and textile products.
Other major employers include Benedictine College,
Atchison Hospital, Atchison Juvenile Correctional Facility, USD 409,
and City and County governments.
INDUSTRIES
AND MAJOR EMPLOYERS
BUSINESS, ADDRESS,
PHONE NUMBER
|
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES |
CONTACT
PERSON |
PRODUCT |
Anacon
Foods
1145 Main St.
(913) 367-2885
|
16 |
Marvin
Mikkelson
Director of Operations
|
Wheat
nuts & snack
goods |
Atchison
Hospital
1301 N. 2nd St.
(913) 367-2131
|
385 |
John
Jacobson
President/CEO
|
Health care facility |
Atchison by Bic
201 Main St.
(913) 367-6431
|
33 |
Matt Schneider
|
Leather & sporting
good items |
Brayden
400 S. 4th St.
P.O. Box 188
(913) 367-2121
|
602 |
John
Kujawa
CEO
|
Parts
casting for railroad & heavy
equipment |
Benedictine
College
1020 N. 2nd St.
(913) 367-5340
|
278 |
Stephen D. Minnis
|
Catholic liberal arts
college |
Berger
Co.
104 N. 6th St.
(913) 367-3700
|
67 |
Rick Berger |
Leather brokers |
Blair
Milling & Elevator
1000 Main St.
(913) 367-2310
|
21 |
Bill
Blair
President
|
Feeds dealer |
Blish-Mize
Co.
223 S. 5th St.
(913) 367-1250
|
131 |
John
H. Mize, Jr.
CEO
|
Hardware distributor |
Cargill
Ag Horizons
Hwy 59 & 258th Rd
(913) 367-1621
|
20 |
Bryan Hundt |
Grain storage |
Bunge
Milling
16755 274th Rd.
(913) 367-3251
|
122 |
Patty Kearney |
Corn
milling & grain
storage |
Fargo
Assembly of PA, Inc.
832 Commercial St.
(913) 367-2710
|
105 |
|
Electrical wiring harnesses |
First
Flight
8007 Industrial Park Lane
(913) 255-2038
|
2 |
Paul Lundgren |
Italian air-craft parts |
Golden
Star, Inc.
P.O. Box 531
(913) 874-2178
|
288
|
Joe
Julo
General Manager
|
Textile manufacturing |
Gunderson
Midwest
P.O. Box 436
(913) 367-1635
|
50 |
Gerry Wagner |
Rail car repair |
Lockwood
Inc.
8191 Pratt Rd
P.O. Box 128
(913) 367-0110
|
40 |
Buck Snowden |
Printing & office
supplies, government forms |
MGP
Ingredients
1300 Main St.
(913) 367-1480
|
310 |
Tim Newkirk
CEO
|
Industrial alcohol,
wheat gluten, starches |
Northwest
Pipe Co.
8154 Industrial Park Lane
P.O. Box 610
(913) 874-4011
|
81 |
Matt
Geiger
Vice President and General Manager
|
Steel
pipe & casing |
Oceanic
Medical
8005 Industrial Park Lane
(913) 874-2000
|
4 |
Bill
Gates
Vice President for Innovation & Development
|
Medical supplies |
U.S.D.
409
215 N. 8th St.
(913) 367-4384
|
362 |
Dr. Susan Meyers
Superintendent of Schools
|
Public school district |
Unit
Rail Anchor Co.
2604 Industrial Rd.
(913) 367-7200
|
50 |
Richard Carlson |
Rail anchors |
|
City
Government
515 Kansas Ave.
(913) 367-5500
|
86 |
Justin Der
City Manager
|
|
County
Government
518 Parallel
(913) 367-1653
|
185 |
Pauline
Lee
County Clerk
|
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WORKFORCE |
Labor
Data for Atchison County
(Kansas Labor Data Dec, 2003) |
Civilian
Work Force |
8,840 |
Employed |
8,456 |
Unemployed |
384 |
Unemployment
Rate |
4.3% |
Surrounding
areas civilian labor force data |
COUNTY |
CIVILIAN
LABOR FORCE |
EMPLOYMENT |
UNEMPLOYMENT |
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE |
Brown |
5,397 |
5,187 |
210 |
3.9 |
Buchanan
(MO) |
42,174 |
40,037 |
2,137 |
5.1 |
Doniphan |
3,773 |
3,401 |
372 |
9.9 |
Jackson |
10,187 |
9,788 |
399 |
3.9 |
Jefferson |
8,975 |
8,597 |
378 |
4.2 |
Leavenworth |
30,544 |
29,019 |
1,525 |
5.0 |
Platte
(MO) |
47,187 |
45,357 |
1,830 |
3.9 |
Hourly
wage rates in selected occupation |
OCCUPATION |
AVERAGE
WAGE RANGE
(PER HOUR) |
Assembler,
Light |
$8.13
- $10.02 |
Machine
Operator |
$10.00
- $13.67 |
Shipping & Receiving
Clerk |
$9.95
- $10.80 |
Truck
Driver |
$7.28
- $12.89 |
Welder
Combination |
$10.79
- $12.20 |
Management |
$20.39 — $26.15 |
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Employment
forecast
| ATCHISON COUNTY |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
| Civilian Labor Force |
8491 |
9187 |
8575 |
8659 |
8946 |
| Employment |
8082 |
8827 |
8149 |
8260 |
8597 |
| Unemployment |
409 |
360 |
426 |
399 |
349 |
| Unemployment Rate |
4.8 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
3.9 |
*Source: Kansas Department of Human Resources
Labor Market Information Services
NORTHEAST KANSAS EMPLOYMENT
FORECAST*
|
1996 |
2006 |
Agriculture |
11,510 |
9,700 |
Mining |
510 |
420 |
Construction |
10,740 |
11,890 |
Manufacturing |
25,060 |
27,760 |
Transportation,
Communication, & Public Utilities |
11,250 |
12,550 |
Wholesale Trade |
8,950 |
10,430 |
Retail Trade |
47,560 |
55,370 |
Finance, Insurance & Real
Estate |
12,270 |
13,900 |
Services |
83,110 |
99,270 |
Government |
26,080 |
30,060 |
Self Employed & Unpaid
Family Workers
|
17,130 |
18,820 |
Private Households |
1,530 |
1,780 |
* Source: Kansas Occupation Outlook 1996-2006
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