KC SmartPort Blog

KC’s manufacturing industry is worth $45 billion - a figure expected to grow by more than 7% by 2024.

Within the Kansas City metro area, Amazon has 10 operational facilities with more than 5,000 associates.

Ingram’s magazine shares why Missouri should be on the list for companies' next distribution or manufacturing facility.

Electric vehicles are finding their place in nearly every OEM production line this year. EV development is the source of major facility investments across the country and has led to many recent acquisitions and joint ventures.

Panasonic Energy will build one of the largest electric vehicle battery manufacturing facilities of its kind in the U.S. in De Soto, Kansas, creating up to 4,000 new jobs and $4 billion in capital investment.

Russell is a leading professional commercial construction and real estate development company.

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas on Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.’s selection of De Soto for a state-of-the-art electric vehicle manufacturing facility.