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Congratulations to our partners in Topeka on the announcement that Walmart is opening a new 1.8M-sq.-ft. Distribution center, joining its three existing distribution operations in the KC region.
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Dec 11, 2019 |
by
Lexi Ryan
| Category:
KCnext,
KCADC,
KC SmartPort,
KC Workforce,
KC,
Economic Development
| Tags:
Walmart,
KCnext,
KC SmartPort,
KCADC,
Kansas City,
KC
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KCADC held its 2019 Annual Meeting, AMPLIFY, hosting more than 1,700 of KC's top corporate and civic influencers.
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Dec 05, 2019 |
by
Lexi Ryan
| Category:
CreativeKC,
Economic Development,
Entrepreneurs,
Investor Benefits,
KC,
KC Animal Health Corridor,
KC Arts and Culture,
KC Creatives,
KC Lifestyle,
KC SmartPort,
KC Workforce,
KCADC,
KCnext,
Marketing KC,
Talent Recruitment,
TeamKC,
Technology
| Tags:
KCADC Annual Meeting,
Annual Meeting,
Kansas City Area Development Council,
KCADC,
KC Heartland,
Kansas City,
KC
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Congratulations to our partners in Olathe on the announcement that Regal Art & Gift, a wholesale garden decor supplier, will open a new distribution operation, investing $5.48M.
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Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri on the announcement that University Games Corporation, a toy and game manufacturer, will open an eCommerce fulfillment, light assembly and distribution operation, investing more than $7M.
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Nov 08, 2019 |
by
Lexi Ryan
| Category:
KC Workforce,
KCADC,
KCnext,
KC,
KC SmartPort,
Economic Development
| Tags:
University Games Corporation,
KCnext,
KC SmartPort,
Kansas City,
KC
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KCADC’s mission is to facilitate the community’s adoption of the KC heart brand and quickly turn our focus out of market, making the heart an invitation to a relationship with the KC region. This will be a long-term, sustained effort that will require the entire KC region’s participation in order to have the impact necessary for our community to remain competitive into the future.
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Nov 06, 2019 |
by
Lexi Ryan
| Category:
KC,
KC Arts and Culture,
Economic Development,
KC SmartPort,
Technology,
Entrepreneurs,
TeamKC,
Talent Recruitment,
Marketing KC,
KCnext,
KCADC,
KC Workforce,
KC Lifestyle,
KC Creatives,
Investor Benefits,
KC Animal Health Corridor,
CreativeKC
| Tags:
KC Heart,
Kansas City,
KC
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The heart has a long history in Kansas City culture, all the way to today representing a resurgence of pride felt by those living in or connected to the KC region.
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Nov 06, 2019 |
by
Lexi Ryan
| Category:
CreativeKC,
Economic Development,
Entrepreneurs,
Investor Benefits,
KC,
KC Animal Health Corridor,
KC Arts and Culture,
KC Creatives,
KC Lifestyle,
KC SmartPort,
KC Workforce,
KCADC,
KCnext,
Marketing KC,
Talent Recruitment,
TeamKC,
Technology
| Tags:
KC Heart,
Kansas City,
KC
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Congratulations to our partners in Lenexa on the announcement that Tool Source Warehouse (TSW), a national wholesale distributor, will open a new 153,000-sq.-ft. operation at the Lenexa Logistics Center in building No. 7. The company plans to hire up to 25 over the next few years.
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Oct 09, 2019 |
by
Lexi Ryan
| Category:
KC,
KC SmartPort,
KCnext
| Tags:
Distribution,
logistics,
KC SmartPort,
Tool Source Warehouse,
TSW,
Lenexa,
KCnext,
Kansas City,
KC
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KCADC is launching a brand new tool that will offer investors a one-of-a-kind opportunity to showcase their organization on KCADC’s social media channels.
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Sep 30, 2019 |
by
Lexi Ryan
| Category:
CreativeKC,
Economic Development,
Investor Benefits,
KC,
KC Arts and Culture,
KC Lifestyle,
KC Workforce,
KCADC,
KCnext
| Tags:
Kansas City,
KC
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Niagara Bottling, LLC, USDA and KCI lead national headlines about the Kansas City region.
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The USDA announced in mid-June that it would move its Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to the KC region with 568 jobs. The agencies have begun operations with a small team in temporary space in the metro, while more than 130 current ERS and NIFA employees have committed to relocate to KC from Washington, D.C.
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Sep 06, 2019 |
by
Lexi Ryan
| Category:
Economic Development,
KC,
KC Workforce,
KCnext,
Talent Recruitment
| Tags:
KCnext,
USDA,
NIFA,
KC,
Kansas City,
ERS