More than 500 local and national business leaders joined KC SmartPort for its sixth annual industry briefing, “Big Freight: Behind The Deals in KC’s Freight-Based Development,” to hear how companies identify the need for a new facility and select locations – based on factors including costs, labor, incentives, real estate and more.
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May 01, 2017 |
by
Ashlie Hand
| Category:
KC SmartPort,
KC Workforce,
KC,
Economic Development
| Tags:
KC SmartPort,
Supply Chain,
workforce,
QPS Employment,
JLL,
Amazon,
Wyandotte County,
Distribution,
CVS
KC SmartPort's sixth annual industry briefing on April 26, 2017 hosted more than 500 attendees at Big Freight - Behind the Deals in KC's Freight Based Development. Using #BigFreightKC, attendees shared insights from the event on Twitter.
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May 01, 2017 |
by
Angela Orr
| Category:
KC SmartPort
| Tags:
Annual Event,
Annual Industry Briefing,
JLL,
QPS Employment,
Wyandotte County,
Amazon,
CVS,
CVS Health,
CVS Pharmacy,
Big Freight
Fourth quarter reports by commercial real estate firms indicate the U.S. industrial market finished strong in 2015 and predict a healthy 2016. The Kansas City region expects similar results with a healthy automotive sector and distribution presence.
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Feb 02, 2016 |
by
Morgan Bell
| Category:
KC SmartPort
| Tags:
Newmark Grubb Zimmer,
CBRE,
colliers,
Block Real Estate Services,
Cushman & Wakefield,
Kessinger Hunter,
JLL,
Year End Report,
real estate,
Industrial Market