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Manufacturer adds 300 jobs in Johnson County to produce materials for COVID-19 tests

Thermo Fisher Scientific, a Massachusetts-based medical device firm, will bring 300 new jobs to Lenexa, KS as the company looks to ramp up production of materials for COVID-19 tests for a federal contract.