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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Bryan Lowry, Steve Vockrodt and Allison Kite

Hundreds of USDA jobs headed to KC after 'united effort' by Kansas and Missouri

WASHINGTON _ Hundreds of lucrative federal jobs are headed to the Kansas City area after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans Thursday to relocate two research agencies to the region.

A two-state proposal from Kansas and Missouri beat out 135 other bids to become new headquarters for the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture, two of the USDA's principal research agencies.

It's a major win for policymakers in both states, who worked closely on a collaborative bid, and a sign that the long-term border tensions on economic development may be easing.

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