The Kansas City Area Development Council is a national award-winning regional economic development organization. Our commitment to excellence throughout the site location process as well as in our national marketing efforts has been recognized many times over the last decade.

Recently, members of the KCADC team and volunteer leadership joined Jason Grill on the Grill Nation Show to share a year-in-review for the region.

Largest online wellness shopping club in North America will invest $35.5 million in Kansas City

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.

New Facility to Expand Pretzels’ Manufacturing Footprint, Enhancing the Company’s Capabilities to Support its Diverse and Growing Customer Base

Third-Party Logistics Company will Locate in Liberty Logistics Park

KC attracted manufacturing, eCommerce and distribution companies including Urban Outfitters and Chewy in the last 12 months

Site selection consultants choose KCADC in national survey conducted by Development Counsellors International

Urban Outfitters, Inc. announced in early August it would open a large omni-channel distribution center in Kansas City, Kansas, creating 2,000 jobs and investing $350 million. The news for the region made headlines in KC and nationally. Take a look at the media hits below.