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===Location=== Learjet started off in [[Wichita, Kansas]], and as of 2013 has over 3,200 employees.<ref name="Gross, Peggy 2013">Gross, Peggy. February 21, 2013. Learjet 50 Years, Bombardier Aerospace, Wichita, Kansas.</ref> Wichita was not the only candidate for the location of Lear's project. [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], and [[Ohio]] were also both locations that were being considered.<ref name="Gross, Peggy 2013"/> There were already a few other [[Aerospace manufacturer|aircraft companies]] that were located in Kansas, which meant there were many more potential workers who would possess the skills that Lear needed to run his company in the design and manufacturing of the aircraft.<ref name="Gross, Peggy 2013"/> Lear was offered an industrial revenue bond of 1.2 million US dollars.<ref name="Gross, Peggy 2013"/> This would be known as the first historical industrial revenue bond offered by the city.<ref name="Gross, Peggy 2013"/> To this day, the Learjet facility is still located in Wichita, Kansas, and is currently getting ready to be renovated, by expanding the Flight Test Center and building a new center for delivery.<ref>Mekhail, Natasha. "Learjet Grows Wichita Site and Workforce". Experience [Canada]. January 10th, 2013: 81. Spafax Inc. Print.</ref>
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