KC SmartPort Blog

R.V. Evans Company is a full-service distributor of industrial packaging and fastening systems serving manufacturing, wholesale and construction industries.

During these uncertain times of global trade, companies are looking for options to maintain business operations and keep costs as low as possible. If companies are importing or exporting products that have been impacted by tariffs, they are most likely reviewing current supply chain processes and the potential of foreign-trade zones

Article from FBJNA on how Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago are supply-chain hubs in the middle of everything.

The Kansas City area could see 4.1 million square feet of industrial space announced or completed in the next six to eight months.

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.

Superior Bowen, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is one of the largest asphalt paving and construction companies in the Midwest. The company has also expanded into new, related areas of business in which we have specific expertise.

Dollar Tree officially opened its one million-sq.-ft. distribution facility in Warrensburg, Missouri in July, a $110 million investment creating 375 new jobs by 2020.

University of Kansas supply chain student, Adrien Valmont, shares details of her experience as a supply chain student and intern for KC SmartPort.

2018 is shaping up to be the highest freight volume market in over a decade, according to the Cass Freight Index.