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Kansas legislators passed a $10 billion transportation infrastructure plan named The Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program

Demand for household staples and increased hiring for eCommerce fulfillment centers underscores the value of a type of building that real estate investors had already been snapping up: warehouses

Major companies are moving their manufacturing and distribution operations to Kansas City because of the region’s central location, transportation infrastructure and skilled workforce.

CRB is a leading provider of engineering, architecture, construction and consulting solutions, delivering safe, high-quality, value-driven facilities to fuel growth and success.

As speed to market becomes increasingly critical across all industries, Kansas City is emerging as one of the largest and fastest growing food and beverage logistics hubs in the United States.

KC SmartPort officially elected Jim Roy, Vice President of Business Development for QPS Employment Group, as chairman of the KC SmartPort Board of Directors. Roy is joined by 30 additional members of the 2020 board of directors.

Q4 2019 in the Kansas City region ended with 1.4 million sq. ft. of positive net absorption, bringing the 2019 total net absorption to 6.2 million sq. ft.

Vanpooling helps groups of coworkers who live near one another to save time and money by commuting to work together each day

2019 industrial real estate deals are in the box but continue to be out of capacity with a shortage of supply. Kansas City continues to build.

Congratulations to our partners in Topeka on the announcement that Walmart is opening a new 1.8M-sq.-ft. Distribution center, joining its three existing distribution operations in the KC region.