West Liberty Foods will open a food processing center in Kansas City, Missouri, attached to a supporting cold storage facility to be developed by Vertical Cold Storage. The companies are expected to invest a combined $199.6 million in capital investment and create 583 jobs, with $39.7 million in payroll.

Tim Cowden, president and CEO at KCADC, recently joined Dean Whittaker of Whittaker Associates on “The Whittaker Report” podcast to discuss KCADC’s mission of economic development within the KC region.

In this podcast episode, you’ll hear how KCADC approaches regional economic development, as well as our ability to attract and retain talent to KC.

Recently Jill McCarthy, senior vice president of corporate attraction at KCADC, joined Steve Tutt, director of business development and marketing at HL Restoration, on the HL Restoration Impacting Midwest Industries vlog series, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the KC region’s new business and talent attraction efforts.

Site Selectors Guild names KC as a top metro for new projects; Kansas City Area Development Council reports increase in distribution, manufacturing activity

Kansas City is a top mid-sized market for Class A office space due to a variety of campuses, skilled young professionals in STEM, live/work/play culture, and more.

Last week, TeamKC and Economic Alliance hosted nearly 100 community leaders and talent acquisition executives from around the region. The group heard a dynamic panel discussion highlighting lifestyle developments that make KC a “hip” place to be.

For nearly a decade, KCADC has worked to attract and retain new talent in Kansas City through our Talent Recruitment Initiative. With a proven track record of success, the initiative focuses on more than recruiting the best talent to Kansas City; it also assists Kansas City employers in selling their companies.