KC SmartPort Blog

Since 1984, the team at Kaw Valley Companies, Inc. has striven to provide only the best demolition and excavation services in Kansas City. Today, the company's full-service offering includes demolition, excavation, site utilities, sand and gravel, and port operations.

The National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ) tracks numerous trade topics that could impact Foreign-Trade Zones. Based on the current issues, the association advocates for FTZ’s at a national level. Read more about the global trade issues the NAFTZ is currently tracking.

The first quarter was the best quarter for intermodal in nearly four years, going back to the second quarter of 2014. Total first quarter intermodal volume movements were up 7.2 percent annually.

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation has announced plans to open a new distribution center in Edgerton to support continued growth.

DSI’s Digital Supply Chain Platform delivers mobile-first software solutions focused on helping companies advance their supply chain to meet the accelerated demands of the digital economy.

There has never been a more profitable time to be a truck driver—or a tougher time to be trying to hire one. By most accounts, the industry is about 50,000 qualified drivers short of what demand could handle.

The new warehouse will be A4’s largest at 175,000 square feet, and most technologically advanced. The KC location gives the company the ability to reach 80 percent of the U.S. population with 1- or 2-day shipping.

American companies grew faster in April, especially manufacturers, in a reflection of a steadily expanding U.S. economy.

KC SmartPort’s 2018 Annual Industry Briefing: Digitize, delivered an expert panel of leaders from manufacturing companies including Honeywell, Mars Wrigley Confectionary U.S., Kawasaki Motors and Magna International.

We recently sat down with Erik Hansen, VP Sales & Marketing, Intermodal for Kansas City Southern Railway and the newly elected KC SmartPort Board Chairman, to learn more about his professional experience, trends in the intermodal/rail industry and his goals as the KC SmartPort Chairman.