Governor Kelly announced Thursday that Kansas-based Integra Technologies plans to invest $1.8 billion in a large-scale semiconductor facility in Wichita. This is the second-largest private investment in Kansas history.
Integra is an employee-owned, fully integrated provider of semiconductor packaging, testing, qualification, and other services.
“The semiconductors we work on are in multiple space applications, such as the Mars Rover and Hubble Telescope; more than 100 Department of Defense programs of record; as well as commercial applications that power everyday life,” said Integra Technologies President and CEO Brett Robinson.
The 1 million square-foot plant in Wichita will create nearly 2,000 jobs averaging $51,000 in wages. A Wichita State University economic impact study estimates an additional 3,161 jobs will be generated by suppliers, construction labor, and other service positions.
Integra has been approved as the 2023 recipient of Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion (APEX) incentives, paving the way for the company to apply to the U.S. Department of Commerce for CHIPS and Science Act funding. Integra’s expansion plans are designed to address recent risks identified in the U.S. semiconductor supply chain, support domestic semiconductor production, and strengthen advanced manufacturing in the State of Kansas.
The federal bipartisan CHIPS Act was passed in 2022 to boost U.S. competitiveness, innovation, and national security in the semiconductor industry. As part of the $52.7 billion legislation, $39 billion will be awarded to U.S. companies through competitive grants to finance construction, expansion and modernization of facilities and equipment.
In February 2022, Governor Kelly joined a bipartisan group of governors urging Congressional leadership to take action to get the CHIPS Act signed into law.
A state and local incentive package is needed to apply for CHIPS funding. The bipartisan State Finance Council approved Integra’s Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion (APEX) incentive agreement Thursday. According to the Wichita State University economic impact study, each $1 of APEX incentives for Integra will generate $218 of private investment.
To learn more about the project, its projected economic impact, and incentives package, click here.
