KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - An Arizona-based health care services company for the military plans to open a service center in Kansas City and hire 500 employees.
TriWest Healthcare Alliance, based in Phoenix, said Friday the center opening Sept. 8 is the company's first center and administrative office in the Midwest.
The company has already hired 160 employees and plans to add 340 in August.
The company administers programs in 28 states for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Kansas City site will serve veterans from throughout the Midwest.
The Missouri Department of Economic Development says TriWest could get more than $2.4 million of incentives if it meets job creation and investment criteria.
TriWest already has an administrative center in Fort Leonard Wood that helps with appointments at the local hospital.