Fortune 500 company says it’s bringing 2,000 jobs paying $100K to OP’s former Sprint campus
April 22, 2025 | Startland News Staff
No better proof that ‘Kansas City has the capacity and competitiveness to meet this moment’
A globe-spanning fintech leader’s plan to create a new strategic hub in Overland Park is expected to include a $4 billion payroll investment in the Kansas City region over the next decade, the company said this week.
Milwaukee-based Fiserv officially announced Monday its plans to renovate two buildings on the Aspiria campus at 6500 and 6550 Sprint Parkway — a $175 million project spanning 427,000 square feet at the former Sprint headquarters. Once completed, the office complex is expected to bring 2,000 new jobs and a projected $6.5 billion economic impact over 10 years.
The company expects to open the hub in two phases, beginning in 2026.
“Fiserv’s investment is monumental — and so is the Kansas City region’s ability to deliver,” said Tim Cowden, president and CEO of the Kansas City Area Development Council, celebrating the win for the region. “With a fast-growing tech sector, a deep pipeline of financial services talent and a business community that works as one, Kansas City has the capacity and competitiveness to meet this moment.”
The Fiserv facility marks the largest office project ever recruited from outside the market, regional officials noted.
“There’s no better proof that Kansas City is winning than a global fintech leader choosing KC over markets like Nashville, Dallas and Atlanta,” Cowden said. “Our market is arriving, and the rest of the country is taking notice.”
Fiserv — which plans to offer an average salary of $102,000 at the new hub — also selected Kansas City because of the region’s central location and high quality of life that creates a “dynamic environment” for growing tech talent, said Frank Bisignano, chairman and chief executive officer of Fiserv.
“We are thrilled to expand our U.S. footprint, bringing our people together to drive innovation on behalf of our clients,” he added.
The new office will join a growing list of Fiserv innovation centers across the country, including locations in Milwaukee, Omaha, Alpharetta, Georgia, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, and New York City.
Aerial view of the Aspira campus in Overland Park; image courtesy of Occidental Management
The Overland Park strategic hub will serve as a career engine for the local community, offering high-value opportunities to graduates of regional higher education institutions and to veterans transitioning to civilian careers.
“[Fiserv’s] decision to make Overland Park the central hub for their payment platform speaks volumes to the IT ecosystem and the business environment here in Kansas,” said Lt. Gov. David Toland, D-Kansas, who also serves as Kansas Secretary of Commerce. “The high-wage opportunities Fiserv will bring to Overland Park will have lasting economic impact for our entire state, including the technology talent pipeline and the small businesses that will have a new regional partner for payment processing.”
Fiserv is expected to pursue Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification at the Overland Park facility, underscoring the company’s commitment to sustainability, according to Aspira leadership. Amenities at the live-work-play Aspiria campus — purchased by Wichita-based Occidental Management in 2019 after Sprint’s acquisition by T-Mobile — will support employee well-being, including fitness, dining and collaborative spaces — all aimed at attracting the region’s top tech talent.
“Fiserv selecting the Aspiria campus for a strategic employment hub further adds to the already thriving technology ecosystem in the Kansas City region,” said Chad Stafford, president of Occidental Management. “We are pleased to have played a part in bringing Fiserv’s long-term commitment to the community, where we believe we have a top-notch experiential environment to help attract the very best professional talent in the Midwest.”
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