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  • Top Takeaways | Digital Health in KC

    by Laura Phillips | Nov 04, 2024
    Industry experts at KCADC's E.D. Alliance event underscored the region's strong talent pool, cost-effective operations and established ecosystem of digital health companies as driving factors of the region’s success in this rapidly evolving sector.
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  • Food Processing Center and Accompanying Cold Storage Facility to Open in KC

    by Laura Phillips | Jan 23, 2023
    Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri, on the announcement that West Liberty Foods and Vertical Cold Storage plan to establish a food processing center and accompanying cold storage facility at the I-49 Industrial Center, representing a collective $199.6 million investment.
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  • Major food processing center and cold storage facility to open in Kansas City

    by Laura Phillips | Jan 23, 2023
    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.
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