KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson says the state doesn't plan to sweeten a $230 million package of incentives to lure a soccer stadium and office complex to Wyandotte County.
During a Wednesday news conference, Parkinson said the proposal offered two weeks ago to medical software maker Cerner Corp. and Kansas City Wizards owner OnGoal LLC is final.
OnGoal and Cerner are proposing a $414 million development near NASCAR's Kansas Speedway. The project includes an office complex for 4,500 Cerner employees, an 18,500-seat stadium for the Wizards and two dozen soccer fields for amateur teams.
State officials say the venture could bring 9,000 jobs to Kansas.
The incentives include $85 million in cash and tax breaks and the use of $145 million in sales taxes to back bonds for the stadium.
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