KC SmartPort Blog

Summit Technology Academy (STA) is a career-focused academy that helps juniors and seniors from 30 area high schools prepare for the professional workforce.

Hostess, PAE and Amazon Flex all recently announced new facilities in the Kansas City area, and many established companies have plans for growth in the region

With the central location, workforce and transportation infrastructure, Kansas City continues to be a leading option for automotive manufacturing and supplier operations.

Kadean specializes in General Contracting, Construction Management at Risk and Design-Build Construction.

Olathe Advanced Technical Center (OATC) is a two-year career and technical program in Olathe, Kansas that trains junior and senior high school students for today’s high-demand career fields.

The Greater Kansas City Foreign-Trade Zone and the World Trade Center-KC hosted an FTZ 101 seminar on April 23. Attendees heard first-hand from local FTZ operators about the benefits, activation steps and operational processes of a Foreign-Trade Zone.

KC SmartPort’s 2019 Annual Industry Briefing: FLEX, delivered an expert panel of leaders from Amazon, Cushman & Wakefield, BNSF Railway and Heitman Architects. The panel addressed a crowd of more than 550 logistics, real estate and economic development professionals on April 4 in Kansas City.

With e-commerce redefining the retail logistics landscape, the last mile is becoming an even more important point of discussion, especially since it makes up the largest percent of shipping costs.

The Honeywell Aerospace facility in Olathe is expected to gain several hundred new employees over the next year to 18 months.

Metropolitan Community College (MCC) has five campuses that serve more than 37,000 students across the KC region, creating a unique pipeline of highly skilled talent.