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The KC Heartland Campaign kicked off 2021 driving national awareness of our region as a top place to live and build a career.

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.

Last week, the Kansas City Area Development Council officially welcomed Lisa Ginter, chief executive officer of CommunityAmerica Credit Union, as senior co-chair of the KCADC Board of Directors. Ginter is joined by incoming co-chair Brett Gordon, chairman of the board at McCownGordon Construction, and by treasurer Brian Roberts, chief diversity officer and director of operations at Lockton Companies.

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.

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.

On November 18, KCADC hosted its first all-digital Annual Meeting. The highly-interactive, 60-minute broadcast celebrated our KC region and the choices that positively impact and shape our community.

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.

Some of Kansas City’s largest employers are making a significant positive impact on advanced energy production and products.

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.