KC SmartPort Blog

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Kansas on the announcement that Overstock.com, one of the world’s largest online home goods and furniture retailers, will open a new distribution center.

Congratulations to our partners in Lenexa on the announcement that Turn5, a leading eCommerce retailer, will open a new distribution center, creating 100 jobs in a 365,000-sq.-ft. facility at 17700-17790 College Boulevard.

Congratulations to our partners in Lenexa on the announcement that Convey Health Solutions, a leading provider of specialized healthcare technology and services for the government-sponsored markets, will open a new distribution facility.

BMS Logistics, Inc. is a full-service warehousing, packaging and distribution company headquartered in St. Joseph, Mo.

Congratulations to our partners in Blue Springs on today’s announcement that Faurecia’s Interiors division will open a new approximately 250,000-sq.-ft. production facility, creating more than 300 new jobs.

Horizon Global will open a new, state-of-the-art distribution facility in Edgerton, creating more than 120 new jobs.

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.

ZipRecruiter analyzed its hiring data to find out which cities and industries hold 2017’s best career opportunities. Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, rank on the list at No. 4.

Companies that obtain Veteran employees are able to thrive in ways others might not. Because of a Veteran’s background with strict discipline, orderly conduct, and hard work being a part of the job, veterans enter companies far more prepared to handle the job than an average employee.

The Kansas City area ranks No. 1 for business growth in a nationwide survey of businesses conducted by The Wendover Corporation. The study surveyed more than 600,000 businesses across the country in Q3 2016.