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Perceptive Software Brings High Tech to
the Midwest
Perceptive Software creates enterprise content management,
imaging and workflow software for a broad range of worldwide industries
to capture and organize virtually any document, then easily retrieve
a precise page at the moment it is needed. The company has experienced
enough success to expand international operations with a European
headquarters near London, as well as offices in Australia and
Singapore. Perceptive Software prides themselves as being on the
peak of innovation in the growing industry of computer technology
that is common on the east or west coasts.
Perceptive Software is not located in Silicon Valley, but instead,
in Shawnee, Kansas, the heart of the Midwest and the Kansas City
metropolitan area. Why did this company choose a suburban Johnson
County address instead? Perceptive Software boasts a beautiful, unique
headquarters with state-of-the-art architecture and ample employee
parking built at a fraction of the cost on the coast. Their highly
educated workforce, easily found in Johnson County, helped them get
recognized for five years as one of the Kansas City
Business Journal’s Best Places to Work. Shawnee has continued
well-planned growth, a wonderful suburban lifestyle and easy transportation
accessibility.
But sometimes, the grass seems greener on the other side, and a few
years ago, the company considered moving to a more technology-based
location. “It was a multi-layered approach in deciding to keep
our Kansas-based company right here in Kansas,” said Cary DeCamp,
Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Perceptive Software. “We
stayed in the metropolitan area because the access to the academic
institutions here makes it easy for us to find great, educated talent,” said
DeCamp, who has been with the company for 15 years. “We considered
moving to a high-tech area but found that the easy way of life, low
cost of living and suburban lifestyle with big city amenities was
too good to leave behind,” he said.
“Shawnee has been a great location for us and I love that the city is big
enough to have great services and amenities, but you still feel like you live
in a real community,” said DeCamp. DeCamp has lived in Shawnee for over
a decade. Some of the benefits that DeCamp sites of living and working in Shawnee
are the fact that he can get to downtown Kansas City or the historic Kansas City
Plaza quicker than those living further south.
DeCamp appreciates efforts made by the economic development groups in Kansas
that helped the company make the decision to stay. “We are proud to have
the Kansas City metropolitan area as our home,” said DeCamp. “The
economic development teams – from the state to the local level – have
been instrumental in keeping us here and helping our company grow and prosper,” he
said.
What advice would DeCamp offer those considering a move to Shawnee? “Johnson
County (Kansas) overall is a great location because of the tremendously educated
workforce here,” he said. “We have no problems recruiting and filling
our positions,” he said. “The advantages of living in Shawnee offer
more room to expand upon at often lower prices than those you may find throughout
the area.”
So if you are considering a move to the Kansas City metropolitan area, make sure
to contact the Shawnee Economic Development Council for information that would
help your business make a smart decision similar to what DeCamp’s did.
Just ask DeCamp: Good business starts here in Shawnee.
For more information on Perceptive Software, visit their website.
For information on Shawnee, contact the EDC at 913.631.6545.
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