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==Economy== Olathe's commercial and industrial parks are home to many companies, including [[Honeywell]], [[Husqvarna AB|Husqvarna]], [[ALDI]], [[Garmin]], [[Grundfos]], and [[Farmers Insurance Group]]. Although Farmers Insurance is based in [[Los Angeles]], California, Olathe has more of its employees than any other city in the United States. The [[Federal Aviation Administration]], an agency of the [[United States Department of Transportation]], administers and maintains an [[area control center|air traffic-control center]] in Olathe, designated Kansas City Center or ZKC. Kansas City Center is one of 20 regional traffic-control centers that cover United States airspace. Johnson County maintains an airport in Olathe, [[Johnson County Executive Airport]], which is located on about {{convert|500|acre|km2}} of land with a 4,100-ft (1250-m) runway, parallel taxiways, and a federal contract air traffic-control tower. The airport is the second-busiest in the state.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.airportbusiness.com/web/online/Top-News-Headlines/Johnson-County-Airports-Among-Busiest-in-Kansas/1$5689|title=Johnson County Airports Among Busiest in Kansas|date=12 January 2011|access-date=6 July 2011|publisher=The Olathe News via AirportBusiness.com|archive-date=27 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927221324/http://www.airportbusiness.com/web/online/Top-News-Headlines/Johnson-County-Airports-Among-Busiest-in-Kansas/1$5689|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Largest employers=== According to the city's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="2015CAFR">{{cite web |date=May 31, 2023 |title=2022 City of Olathe, Kansas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.olatheks.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/20952/638239803518470000 |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=Olathe, KS Gov |page=114 |format=PDF}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Number ! Employer ! Employees |- ||1 |[[Garmin|GARMIN International]] |4,600 |- |2 |[[Olathe USD 233|Olathe Unified School District]] |4,500 |- |3 |Olathe Health System |2,500 |- |4 |Johnson County Government |2,400 |- |5 |[[Farmers Insurance Group|Farmers Insurance]] |1,733 |- |6 |City of Olathe |962 |- |7 |TransAm Trucking |800 |- |8 |TVH |670 |- |9 |[[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA/Air Route Traffic Control Systems]] |600 |- |10 |[[Honeywell Aerospace|Honeywell Aerospace Electronics Systems]] |561 |}
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