Groundbreaking for New Mars Candy Plant in Topeka

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There may be no good economic news coming out of Washington, D.C. these days, but this week held some great news in Kansas. On Tuesday, I joined hundreds of excited Topeka residents along with Gov. Brownback and Rep. Jenkins to break ground on the first Mars Chocolate facility to be built in the United States in 35 years. The 350,000 square foot plant, which will manufacture M&Ms and Snickers, is projected to create 1,000 new jobs for residents of Shawnee county and surrounding areas. It will make a difference in the Kansas economy for years to come. It was exciting to close to 500 Topekans celebrating the addition of this new company in our state. Thank you to everyone at Mars, Inc., especially Victoria Mars and Todd Lachman, president of Mars North America, as well as the Red and Yellow M&Ms for joining us at the site.

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