KC SmartPort Blog

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri on the announcement that Niagara Bottling, LLC, a family owned manufacturer of bottled water and soft drinks, will open a new bottle manufacturing facility at CenterPoint Intermodal Center.

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.

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.

The Kansas City area is home to more than 4 million sq. ft. of eCommerce tenants, including Amazon, S&S Activeware, ReallyGoodStuff.com, Jet.com and FoodServiceWarehouse.com.

Johnson County Community College is one of seven technical and community colleges across the U.S. to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.