KC SmartPort Blog

N.W. Electric Power Cooperative delivers power to the seven distribution cooperatives who provide electricity directly to members. Currently, N.W.’s seven distribution cooperatives serve more than 74,000 members in a 34-county region of Northwest Missouri and Southwest Iowa.

Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) are secured, designated locations around the U.S. in or near a U.S. Customs Port of Entry where foreign and domestic merchandise is considered to be in international commerce and outside of U.S. Customs territory. Read the FTZ Frequently Asked Questions here.

Kansas City is a center for automotive manufacturing and activity as a host of prominent companies operate within the region. We are excited to be welcoming two additional automotive suppliers to the Kansas City region.

The 2019 23rd Annual Third-Party Logistics Study focuses on how companies must stay nimble and agile to keep up with rapidly evolving conditions and increasing level of complexity within the supply chain.

Warehouse designs have changed to accommodate new technology and faster turnaround times. As the demand for e-commerce grows, the size of the warehouse is often shrinking.

Renaissance Infrastructure Consulting (RIC) is a full-service infrastructure consulting firm focused on providing creative ideas and practical solutions through civil engineering, land surveying and landscape architecture services.

Black & Veatch released its Missouri Hyperloop feasibility study, which confirmed the viability of a hyperloop route along Interstate 70. The proposed route between St. Louis and Kansas City would shave travel time to 28 minutes.

Founded in 1914, Musselman & Hall is a leading contractor in decorative concrete, asphalt paving and maintenance, structural concrete, concrete flatwork, railroad construction and maintenance and more.

Simply defined, blockchain is a distributed database that holds records of digital data or events in a way that makes them tamper-resistant.

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.