KC SmartPort Blog

TSL Companies is an integrated, value-added, full-service logistics organization servicing all domestic markets in North America.

By 2025, electric vehicles are expected to comprise 10% of all new cars sold in the U.S.

The Kansas City industrial sector continues to reach new records for development, pushing overall market inventory past the 300-million-sq.-ft. milestone.

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri, on ALPLA Inc. North America’s investment in a 246,000-sq.-ft., rail-served injection molding facility in Kansas City, Missouri. The new facility, located at the Blue River Commerce Center, will create 75 jobs and is slated to begin construction in late 2021 with a completion date in the fourth quarter of 2022.

AtWork Personnel Services is a provider of light-industrial and administrative staffing services including temporary, temp-to-hire and direct placements.

Meridian Business, LLC is Kansas City's premier NetSuite solution provider for ERP platforms with a focus on wholesale distribution and warehouse inventory management.

In 1971, the GKCFTZ was formed as the first nonprofit corporation to receive a Grant of Authority to establish and operate Foreign Trade Zones in the U.S.

Bolstered by an unprecedented boom in eCommerce and retail sales, the industrial sector has posted historically high demand and supply growth.

As supply chain disruptions persist, the focus intensifies on the existing and future workforce pipeline.