Coleman Co. Inc. plans a new “leadership center” in Denver and will base 25 key executives there, according to reports from its headquarters city of Wichita, KS. The report indicated that it's unsure whether the company was moving its headquarters from Wichita to Colorado.

Coleman president and CEO Robert Marcovitch announced Thursday that the departments moving include sales, marketing, creative services such as graphic design and financial support.

The Witchita Eagle quoted Robert Marcovitch, Coleman's president and CEO, stating, “We're moving a number of offices and decentralizing some of our offices to Colorado.” He said he will have offices in both Colorado and Wichita.

Marcovitch says it is easier to recruit top executives to Colorado, and that is where most of Coleman's competition is located. But he did not describe the changes as a move of Coleman's headquarters.

“Well, I think Coleman’s headquarters is in the United States of America, if you ask me,” Marcovitch said.

The Wichita Eagle reports that accounting, technology and human resources will remain in Wichita, where the outdoor company was founded in 1901. Most of Coleman's 800 workers in Wichita won't be affected.

Coleman said the company also plans to invest millions in its Wichita and New Braunfels, Texas, facilities, mostly in product development

According to KAKE-TV in Wichita, Coleman is building the facility with an option to relocate its headquarters to Colorado.