KC SmartPort Blog

Congratulations to our partners in Liberty, Missouri, on Walgreens’ $30 million investment in a more than 65,000-sq.-ft., micro-fulfillment center at Liberty Commerce Center.

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.

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri, on Niagara Bottling, LLC’s $156 million investment in a 634,000-sq.-ft., production facility at 11440 N. Airworld Drive. The company plans to create nearly 100 new jobs. Mark Long, Newmark Zimmer, led the real estate search for this project.

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri on the announcement that Melaleuca, Inc., the largest online wellness shopping club in North America will open a 508,000-sq.-ft. distribution center at 11401 N. Congress Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.

Pretzels, Inc. recently announced it would open a 150,000-sq.-ft. state-of-the-art production facility inside of VenturePark in Lawrence, Kansas. Take a look at the media coverage.

Kenco Logistics Services, LLC recently announced it would open a 295,600-sq.-ft. warehouse and distribution operation at Liberty Logistics Park in Liberty, Missouri.

Congratulations to our partners in Liberty on the announcement of Kenco Logistics Services, LLC. The third-party logistics company will open a 295,600-sq.-ft. warehouse and distribution operation at Liberty Logistics Park.

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Kansas, on the announcement that Urban Outfitters, Inc., a multinational lifestyle retail corporation, will open a new omni-channel distribution center at the Kansas Speedway.

Congratulations to our partners in Belton on the announcement that Chewy, Inc., an American online retailer of pet food and other pet-related products, will open a new eCommerce fulfillment center at Southview Commerce Center.

Congratulations to our partners in Lenexa, Kan., on the announcement that Tuthill Corporation, a global manufacturer of industrial pumps, opened a new 53,352-sq.-ft., manufacturing facility, creating 68 jobs.