Bart Bond, National Sales and Marketing
BMS Logistics and RitePack, sister companies, specialize in comprehensive warehousing and contract packaging/manufacturing solutions. From repackaging of product to club store displays and registered film bundling, to custom blending of powders, granulars, and liquids, we deliver tailored services to meet diverse manufacturing needs with precision and efficiency.
Joe Oliaro, VP of Sales and Chief Real Estate Officer
Wagner Logistics is your dedicated and multi-client supply chain, warehousing & logistics partner; offering comprehensive support from quote to go-live. Wagner is known for transparency in pricing, realistic timelines and creative solutions for contract warehousing needs. Wagner’s US operations serve a wide array of manufacturers across industry sectors.
Jason Vangalis, Manager, Economic Development
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Nick Nelson, President & CEO
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Tim Lanter, Regional Vice President
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Bryan Martsching, Director of Business Development
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Robert Etchells, CEO
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Dee Pack, CEO
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Jim Ritchie, President & CEO
RedStone Logistics is a unique third-party logistics provider specializing in improving supply chain efficiencies. Founded by logistics industry veterans with over 100 years of combined experience, RedStone has expertise in improving supply chain efficiencies for organizations of all sizes and industries.
Adam Hill, President & Chief Operating Officer
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Joe Caldwell, CEO
With a portfolio of professional solutions - from engineering, landscape architecture, GIS and information management, to field services and sustainable development, the team at Bartlett & West’s five Kansas City region offices provide comprehensive professional solutions to government agencies, municipalities, private industry and individual clients.
Jason Robertson, Vice President, Food + Beverage
CRB is a leading global provider of sustainable engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting solutions to the food and beverage and life sciences industries. Across 21 offices in North America and Europe, the company's nearly 1,800 employees provide world-class, technically preeminent solutions that drive success and positive change for clients and communities.
Eric Mann, Business Development Manager
Founded in 1972, Emery Sapp & Sons (ESS) is a 100% employee-owned heavy civil construction company, specializing in excavation, grading, underground utilities, bridge construction, asphalt and concrete paving, and pavement preservation.
Trent Dansel, Business Consultant
Olsson excels in delivering timely due diligence, entitlement, and design of: sites, public infrastructure, private infrastructure, and mission critical processes. Our robust firm is comprised of capable, nimble, solution-minded employee-owners, who understand the importance of frequent and responsive communication.
Sterling Cramer, Chief Operating Officer
OWN, Inc. is an engineering firm that unleashes the power of true, 100% employee ownership. In 2023, it changed its name from Anderson Engineering, Inc. to OWN, Inc. to be more reflective of the team and the mindset that makes them go. The firm, licensed in more than 40 states, proudly serves the private development and public infrastructure markets with core offerings of civil engineering, structural engineering, land surveying and field services.
Reid Schultz, President
R/S Electric is a family-owned business with a history dating back to 1911. R/S is a full-service electrical contractor with offices spanning the region, and provides reliable, quality electrical construction work performed to the highest safety standards. R/S Electric’s installation and design/build expertise is exceeded only by the commitment to serve and deliver by partnering high performance teaming and integrated project delivery with clients.
Cheryl Ball, Senior Freight and Maritime Planner
TranSystems brings innovative consulting, engineering and architectural solutions dedicated to enhancing and improving the movement of goods and people by creating an integrated transportation system around nine key market sectors – freight rail, passenger rail and transit, states and municipalities, aviation, manufacturing and distribution, ports and maritime, trucking, energy and communications, and the federal government.
Dave Flessner, Director of Business Development
Alpha-Omega Geotech is a seasoned geotechnical engineering group with decades of forensic subsurface experience in Kansas and Missouri. The company operates one of the oldest and most acclaimed soil and concrete testing laboratories in the region. Alpha-Omega Geotech’s historical subsurface knowledge allows the company to jump-start projects by providing insights needed to make critical decisions with fewer risks.
Mark Johnson, Director of Business Development
ARCO National Construction - Kansas City is a leading construction company that provides clients with best-in-class design-build solutions regardless of project complexity or scale. Our professional, qualified team of engineers, project managers, superintendents, and architects are capable of designing and building the most demanding projects locally or nationwide.
Rob Cunningham, Vice President
KBS Constructors is a full-service general contractor, emphasizing core values of Integrity, Caring, Excellence, and Teamwork. KBS Constructors trains their craftsmen through a state-certified apprenticeship program, and self-performs work to add value to client projects. Whether it's a new ground-up facility, historic renovation, remodel, or addition, KBS Constructors brings 'Knowledge Beyond Structures' to ensure projects are done right the first time. Their services include Preconstruction, Design/Build, and Construction Manager at Risk options, making KBS a comprehensive choice for all your commercial / industrial construction needs.
Jeff Roy, Senior Vice President National Manufacturing
McCownGordon Construction delivers turnkey design and construction solutions for the manufacturing and industrial markets. We prioritize efficiency, maximizing your ROI and getting you to market faster. From site selection to startup, we streamline operations, ensuring success at every step.
Tim Moulis, Business Development
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Brett Hausman, President
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Eric Buer, Real Estate Development Director
Burns & McDonnell designs and builds the tangible and intangible, everything you see (and don’t see) that helps our cities thrive. We’ve worked relentlessly to make our clients and our communities successful since 1898, because we know safe, essential infrastructure is the foundation of a flourishing society.
Greg Finkle, President
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Courtney Tripp, Sr. Manager Sustainability & Strategy
Grundfos is committed to pioneering solutions to solve the world’s water and climate challenges. A leading pump and water solutions company, Grundfos provides energy and water-efficient solutions for an array of applications for water utilities, industries, and buildings.
Jacqueline Foy, Principal
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Sam Schumacher, Business Development
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Jeff Gattis, President Midwest Region
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Brian Jones, Project Executive
PARIC Corporation is a diversified construction firm with a focus on serving industrial clients within the manufacturing, distribution, mission critical, and food & beverage markets. Our reputation of exceeding client expectations has made us a trusted partner providing turnkey construction services
Sherrie Balmer, Director of Business Development
Russell is a growing Kansas City construction company. With decades of experience, or local KC Team is focused on preconstruction and general contracting services within the Industrial and Tenant Improvement sectors. For us, this isn’t just a job. It’s about fulfilling our mission – Building great people, relationships, and communities!
Libby Rivers, Business Development Director
As the nation’s largest Geospatial and Inspection services firm, SAM has pioneered innovative technology to deliver intelligent insights in a holistic Managed Geospatial Services™ framework. SAM’s licensed professionals will guide you through a full lifecycle of infrastructure development and management.
Brian Johanning, Vice President of Business Development
Superior Bowen is a heavy civil construction company with a 75-year legacy. We specialize in services like asphalt paving and production, asphalt additives, materials testing and analysis, site preparation, development planning and earth work.
Matt Jones, Project Manager
Whiting-Turner provides construction management, general contracting, design-build and integrated project delivery services on projects small and large for a diverse group of customers. We constantly strive to exceed each client’s expectations through innovation, collaboration and best practices.
Jim Kuecker, Chief Commercial Officer
KPI Solutions optimizes warehousing and distribution by providing customized end-to-end services that include supply chain consulting, network strategy, engineered facility design, automated material handling systems integration, robotics, intelligent warehouse software, and lifetime services.
Eric McDonald, Chief Customer Officer
Storage Solutions Inc. (SSI), an intralogistics solution provider, is comprised of a team of automation design experts who collaborate and partner with distribution or fulfillment operations throughout North America and worldwide.
Greg Topjon, Director of Sales
Wiese is dedicated to keeping your business moving forward, no matter what it takes. Customers benefit from the most cost-effective products and services regardless of their industry or business size. With the largest inventory of material handling equipment in the country, Wiese provides access to a wide range of resources to meet your individual needs. Wiese will help you solve your most complex challenges no matter what it may take.
Matt Ambrose, President & CEO
Ambrose is an equipment and systems integrator in the industrial manufacturing space headquartered in the Kansas City area. For nearly 45 years, Ambrose has delivered high-quality, manufacturing materials, reliable packaging equipment and unique turnkey automated solutions and serves some of the largest manufacturers in industries in the region.
Karley (Kucera) Felz, Applications Engineer
Conveyor Solutions is a turnkey systems integrator for material handling solutions including storage innovations, software integration, picking strategies, and conveyor systems. Our group of companies optimize efficiency and productivity with automated systems and supply chain solutions.
Jeff Bublitz, Vice President of Operations
Riekes plays an important role in finding innovative solutions for warehouses, manufacturers, and distribution centers who focus on efficiency, productivity and safety. Founded in 1936, Riekes Equipment is a leader in material handling equipment, parts, service and other warehouse products.
Chris Siebenmorgen, Regional Manager
Headquartered in Kansas City, Siggins is a Warehouse Design/Build material-handling systems integrator with 75 years’ experience specializing in complete Distribution Center design and implementation within the four walls. A strategic analysis of your receiving, storage, picking and shipping operation leads our Design/Build/Retrofit and implementation teams to recommend alternative solutions to properly apply hardware and software to meet your goals, improve efficiency and increase storage capacity.
Bryan Johnson, Executive Director
New Century AirCenter is a multimodal national airport offering aviation and non-aviation development opportunities strategically located in southwest Kansas City. We are an aerospace and technology focused community of partners and industry leaders.
Tim Cowden, President & CEO
The Kansas City Area Development Council is an economic development organization serving the 18-county, two-state Kansas City area. We work closely with our state, county, community and corporate business partners to attract new businesses and talent to our region.
Michael Moriarty, Chief of Transportation Planning
Whether by highway, rail or air, the Kansas Department of Transportation offers excellent transportation and marketing advantages for your business. Because of the state’s central location and outstanding multimodal infrastructure, KDOT has helped make it easier and cheaper to ship to and from Kansas. KDOT’s current transportation funding Program, the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program addresses highways, bridges, public transit, aviation, short-line rail and bike/pedestrian needs across Kansas.
Richard Grenville, Vice President, Multimodal Logistics
Port KC serves as a public redevelopment organization for the purpose of generating new capital investment for both private venture and public infrastructure in order to produce new job opportunities, and increased tax base, and for the overall economic vitality of Kansas City.
Jason Klindt, Senior Director of Government Affairs and Economic Development
Evergy delivers clean, safe, reliable energy to 1.7 million customers in Kansas and Missouri. We call the communities we serve home and are invested in their future.
Pete Fullerton, Deputy Director of Aviation – Commercial Properties & Development
Kansas City Aviation Department is the proud steward of Kansas City’s air travel, providing exceptional airport services to travelers and aircraft operators alike through two unique airports, MCI and MKC. Kansas City International Airport (MCI) provides a safe and modern experience rooted in Kansas City hospitality. We help connect you to the people and places that matter most in life. As a full-service gateway for specialty travelers, Kansas City Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) provides top-level amenities and aviation services at a key point along the journey.
Ronald Achelpohl, Director of Transportation
The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) provides a forum for connections essential to creative problem solving and opportunity sharing. MARC is a nonprofit association of city and county governments and the metropolitan planning organization for the bistate Kansas City region. Governed by a board of local elected officials, MARC serves nine counties and 119 cities. Through MARC, the region works together to advance social, economic and environmental progress.
Mike Ekey, Assistant City Manager
The City of Belton is at the crossroads to everywhere. Located just south of the Heart of Kansas City, our logistics/industrial business community has unprecedented access to rail and interstate highways to quickly move products or materials anywhere in North America. Our mission is to build on our thriving community by partnering with our businesses, regardless of size, to provide the tools and support that make us all successful.
Steve Shute, Council Vice President
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Brandon Smith, Economic and Business Development Manager
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David Gress, Director of Development Services
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Steven Anthony, Executive Director of Business Development
EDCKC administers and implements Kansas City Missouri’s economic development strategy, and focuses on: business retention and attraction, real estate development and entrepreneurship. Our mission is to shape a vibrant, thriving future for Kansas City and its residents.
James Oltman, President
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Paul Bean, Executive Director
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Tiffany Melvin, President
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Tim McKee, CEO
The Olathe Chamber is a member-based organization that’s the voice of business that advances the economic well-being and quality of life in Olathe. The Chamber also houses the Olathe Economic Development Council for business retention and recruitment and the Olathe Convention & Visitors Bureau to promote Olathe as a destination.
Melissa Miller, Director
World Trade Center – Kansas City facilitates international trade in the Greater Kansas City region by connecting, educating, and providing services to the regional business community necessary to compete in the global marketplace.
Chris Gutierrez, President
The Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone, Inc. is the regional grantee of the U.S. FTZ program that sponsors both Zone 15, covering 23 counties in western Missouri, and Zone 17, covering 9 counties eastern Kansas. The business-friendly environment and large coverage area enables a streamlined FTZ approval process for manufacturing and distribution operations in the KC market.
Bobby Vickers, Vice President
IMA Financial Group is an independent broker defining the future of insurance through comprehensive and consultative risk and wealth management services. A majority employee-owned and managed company, its 2,300-plus associates in offices across the country are empowered by a shared mission to manage risk, protect assets and make a difference.
Dan Schulte, Chief Operating Officer
Aspen Funds is an Inc. 5000 fund manager, managing over $500 million in assets across multiple asset classes with a current emphasis on industrial and energy. Aspen provides alternative investment funds for high-net worth individuals and institutional investors.
Austin Eden, Manager, Energy Credits & Incentives
Eide Bailly is the number one accounting & advisory firm offering energy efficiency and renewable credits and deductions services. Our team includes professional engineers, energy modelers, and HERS raters, all in-house, to help you maximize energy efficiency incentives.
Doug Gaumer, Market President
First Interstate is a community bank delivering best-in-class banking and Wealth Management services to the Kansas City region and beyond. First Interstate is dedicated to helping communities reach their greatest potential—answering the needs of residents and businesses with practical financial solutions while supporting communities through business development and philanthropy.
Curt Samson, Head of Growth
Inventory is more than items on a shelf or numbers on a spreadsheet. In today’s supply chain, inventory is complex and constantly changing. It can be challenging to keep up when you’re also focused on the day-to-day operations. This is where Monarch Inventory Services can help. Monarch uses a variety of diagnostic and analytic modules that allow us to create a solution that is uniquely tailored for each customer.
Kevin Vanderweide, Senior Vice President
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Doug Borcherding, Partner
Meridian is a consulting firm specializing in helping clients maximize value from their technology investments. We resell, implement, and support the NetSuite portfolio of cloud solutions. No solution resolves all business needs, so we maintain relationships with complementary solutions to fulfill needs beyond your core system, delivering value, repeatable processes, and long-term support options to our customers.
Mark Coulter, Attorney
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Billy Weiland, Regional President
Sunflower Bank delivers large bank solutions with the relationship focus of a community bank. With $7.7 billion in assets as of September 30, 2023, Sunflower Bank provides a full range of services to meet business, personal and wealth management financial objectives.
Gina James, Partner
UHY is one of the nation’s largest professional services firms providing audit, tax, consulting and advisory services to clients primarily in the dynamic middle market. We are trailblazers who bring our experience from working within numerous industries to our clients so that we can provide them a 360-degree view of their businesses.
Brandon Brensing, Vice President, Real Estate Development
Ryan Companies, a national leader in commercial real estate, adopts a holistic approach to every project, focusing first on the “why” behind a client’s needs to achieve the best outcome. Ryan Companies plans, designs, builds and owns buildings,and possesses a profound understanding of the intricate balance between beauty, function and long-term value.
Tim Schaffer, President
AREA Real Estate Advisors is the leading independent commercial real estate firm in the Kansas City region. As a full-service real estate company, AREA specializes in office, retail, industrial and multi-family brokerage, as well as property management, project management and consulting. AREA offers a platform that is tailored specifically for each client and assignment and has facilitated corporate relocations, both regionally and nationally.
Michael Block, CPM, Principal
Block Real Estate Services, is a full-service commercial real estate company managing over 45 million square feet of retail, office, and industrial properties. BRES’s portfolio of services continues its role as the most comprehensive commercial real estate firm in Kansas City, providing brokerage services, tenant representation, investment services, asset and property management, economic incentives consultation, financial services, construction and development services, and the Block Funds.
Mike Mitchelson, Executive Vice President
CBRE is the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment, providing local and regional clients the full spectrum of services and insights offered by its global platform. Serving both investors and occupiers throughout the region for more than 30 years, CBRE Kansas City delivers the most comprehensive local service offering with the broadest geographic reach.
Ben Boyd, Vice President
Colliers is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company providing expert advice to real estate occupiers, owners and investors. Colliers’ full-service commercial real estate firm employees and real estate advisors offer services such as agency brokerage, development, construction, tenant representation, investment brokerage, accounting, receivership, asset management, property management, project management, research and marketing across a range of property types.
Jack Goldsborough, Director
Cushman & Wakefield is a full service commercial real estate firm with 52,000 employees in over 400 offices. Cushman & Wakefield is a Kansas City market leader for industrial real estate with a team of six experts with a combined 100 years’ experience.
Andrew Fischer, Partner
FWI is a full-service industrial real estate brokerage firm specializing in buying, selling or leasing industrial and outdoor storage properties throughout the country.
Devin Schuster, Founding Partner
Flint Development is a commercial real estate development firm based in Kansas City, specializing in industrial, multi-family and senior living development. Flint has over 75 years of combined experience and a proven track record of projects in over 35 markets throughout the country.
Gregory Scovitch, Senior Vice President, Development
Hillwood is a leading, privately-held real estate development firm with a proven history of delivering long-term results for customers, partners and investors in the U.S. and internationally. In Kansas City, Hillwood is partnering with the Kansas Speedway Corporation to develop Speedway Commerce Center, a multi-phase business park offering easy access to rail lines, interstate infrastructure and flexibility for prospective tenants with a variety of size options available to suit.
Mike Bell, Senior Vice President
Hunt Midwest, one of the pillars of the Lamar Hunt Family’s holdings, is a Kansas City-based, privately held real estate development company with six decades of expertise in industrial, self-storage, residential, multifamily, and senior living communities, with more than $2 billion of developed projects in multiple geographic markets. Its industrial offerings are varied; from available land, state-of-the-art new construction, climate-controlled underground capacity and everything in between. Hunt Midwest leverages its reputation, resources, and relationships to create successful real estate solutions.
Paul Licausi, President
LS Commercial Real Estate is a full service Commercial Real Estate Brokerage, Management and Development Company based in Overland Park, Kansas. LSCR provides professional real estate services to a wide range of International, National and Regional Companies.
Brent Peterson, Partner
Founded in 1987 and an affiliate of NAI Global, the largest worldwide network of owner-operated, market-leading commercial real estate providers, NAI Heartland is recognized as a respected and consistently successful producer in the Kansas City commercial real estate marketplace.
Mark Long, President and CEO
Newmark Zimmer, Newmark Zimmer, a full-service commercial real estate company headquartered in Kansas City, provides a range of services including sales and leasing, property and facilities management, global corporate services, owner’s representative services for public and private development projects, and public sector consulting, as well as various real estate consulting services. Newmark Zimmer has been responsible for some of the most iconic developments in the Midwest region including the NNSA National Security Campus, Sprint World Headquarters Campus and the Village West tourism, entertainment and retail district.
Mark Smid, Vice President
Platform Ventures is a holding company, which through certain subsidiaries, invests in real estate assets, real estate operating companies, and real estate technologies. Whether investing in real estate assets or operating companies, the Platform Ventures team knows how to uncover value and deliver returns.
Cam Duff, Director of Development
Scannell Properties is a privately owned real estate development and investment company, focusing on build-to-suit and speculative development projects throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. Scannell Properties offers experienced leadership, a history of successful commercial development projects, and a hard-won reputation for tuning in to the particular needs of our customers. The company serves corporate and institutional clients with the need for designing, building and leasing new facilities in one or multiple markets.
Joe Downs, Vice President, Real Estate Development
The Opus Group® is a family of commercial real estate development, construction and design companies headquartered in Minneapolis with offices and projects across the country. Through our unrivaled, one-team, comprehensive approach to development, design and construction, we have delivered millions of square feet of meaningful spaces with enduring value.
Grant Harrison, Executive Vice President
VanTrust Real Estate is a full-service real estate development company with extensive experience developing office, industrial, multifamily, mixed-use, institutional, governmental, hospitality, and recreational projects. Offering a full spectrum of real estate services, VanTrust’s expertise includes acquisition, development, asset management, design and construction oversight, and consultation. VanTrust adapts its role to achieve each project’s goals and objectives.
Matt Roth, President
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Phil Algrim, Executive Vice President, National Director
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Pat McGannon, Managing Broker
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Mark Roseman, Regional Manager
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Joe LaMothe, President
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Josh Udelhofen, Senior Vice President
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Greg Sulentic, Franchise Developer
Express Employment Professionals has an unmatched community presence, with 7 franchised staffing offices located in the Kansas City region. This complete market coverage provides outstanding recruiting reach and servicing capability, allowing clients and partners optimum access to the workforce in every part of the Metro.
Nathan Walts, Executive General Manager
WorkForge offers a comprehensive learning and development solution from hire to retire. Our robust content library and custom content capabilities help learners focus on more than just compliance, prioritizing competency development to address critical issues like an aging workforce, skills shortages, and technological advancements.
Jake Sorenson, Director, Business Operations
Our People Are Everything™. For more than 40 years, Aerotek® Inc. has built a reputation for providing the highest-quality staffing and workforce management solutions. With over 250 North American offices, we partner with more than 13,000 clients and 200,000 contract employees every year.
Travis Lewis, VP of Technology and Marketing for US
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Cary Hutchings, Director, Corporate Real Estate
Burlington Northern Santa Fe was formed by the merger of four primary railroads in March 1970 and maintains a strong presence in the Kansas City region. BNSF currently operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America with 32,500 route miles covering 28 states and two Canadian Provinces. BNSF is among the world’s top transporters of intermodal traffic hauling over 3.5 million intermodal containers per year.
Coby W Bullard, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales
Canadian Pacific Kansas City is the combination of two historic railways – Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS). CPKC has created the first and only transnational rail network in North America. Drawing on its strong foundations and heritage, CPKC provides innovative transportation services across its 20,000-mile network to move goods to key markets across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
Benjamin Jones, Senior Director - Public Affairs
Union Pacific Corporation is one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, is North America's premier railroad franchise, covering 23 states across the western two-thirds of the United States.
Andy Kyser, Marketing Manager
Operating in more than 220 countries and territories, UPS and its more than 500,000 UPSers around the globe are a transportation and logistics leader, offering innovative solutions to customers to deliver what matters.. UPS understands and appreciates its responsibility to help build safer, stronger and more resilient communities founded on justice and economic opportunity for all, supported by a healthy, sustainable global environment.
Curtis Frazier, SVP Real Estate & Industrial Development
Watco is a single-source transportation and supply chain services company with locations throughout North America and Australia. We own and operate a diverse and unmatched network of short line railroads, terminals, ports, and repair terminals.
Amanda Davenport, Vice President
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Joe Torp, Industrial Development Manager
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Ryan Schmuhl, Owner
Schmuhl Brothers Inc is a premier asset carrier based in Kansas City. Our services include; drayage, customs bonded and storage yard, warehousing, transloading solutions of all types, along with a fleet dedicated to van and refrigerated services coast to coast.
Scott Keller, KC Market Sales Representative
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