KC SmartPort Blog

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri, on the announcement that West Liberty Foods and Vertical Cold Storage plan to establish a food processing center and accompanying cold storage facility at the I-49 Industrial Center, representing a collective $199.6 million investment.

Congratulations to our partners in Raymore on URBN’s planned investment in a $60 million fulfillment center for its clothing rental brand, Nuuly. The 604,000-sq.-ft. facility is expected to create 750 jobs within five years.

Fischer Weiler Industrial is a real estate company focused on solutions for the industrial market.

Companies will need to be agile as ongoing inventory and labor shortages persist, while preparing for trends around sustainability and reverse logistics.

More than 11 million sq. ft. was absorbed.12.6 million+ sq. ft. was under construction at the end of the year. Panasonic Energy selected the region for its $4 billion EV battery manufacturing facility.

KeyBank is one of the nation’s largest financial services companies, with nearly $200 billion in assets.

The new industrial development pipeline continued to expand in the third quarter, signaling strong ongoing demand for warehouse and manufacturing space.

The Kansas City region was recently recognized as a top 25 large U.S. metro where manufacturing is thriving and a top 10 U.S. city for foreign businesses.