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KC SmartPort’s 2025 Annual Industry Briefing gathered 650 industry leaders to share insights into transformations underway in the automotive sector — from electrification and advanced manufacturing to rapidly evolving supply chains, shifting trade policies and rising foreign investment.

In a time when international companies are navigating unpredictability in trade policy, energy prices and supply chain, Kansas City is proving why it’s one of the most strategic Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) markets in the U.S.

Learn how to defer, reduce and eliminate costs through Foreign Trade Zones.

Discover why KC has the edge in the expanding cold storage market.

Shopify brand aggregator will optimize operations with KC facility.

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri, on OpenStore’s opening of its first-ever fulfillment center at the Executive Park Logistics Center.

Check out a Manufacturing Month highlight and electric investments in KC.

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri, on the opening of RB America Corp.'s $16 million manufacturing facility.

U.S. Foreign Trade Zone Board Releases its 85th Annual Report to Congress

Major supplier of construction tools selects KC to expand nationwide reach.