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With the rapid evolution of logistics technology, companies are dealing with an extremely different landscape than just a few years ago.

Many supply chain professionals have already adopted technologies like handheld computers with scanners and tablets, and wearables are expected to be one of the fast-growing technologies.

At a time when development and attraction of tech talent drives economic competitiveness, the Kansas City region is hitting the gas to cultivate the digital workforce of the future.

The greater Kansas City area is home to a large number of data intensive operations. The robust telecommunications infrastructure, superior energy capabilities and deep IT talent pool make for the perfect central location for a data center.

TrialCard, a technology-enabled pharmaceutical solutions company, will open a new 23,000-sq.-ft. operation in the Kansas City Business Center at 2001 NE 46th St. in Kansas City, Missouri.

Some of the KC region’s leading creative tech professionals are gaining national notoriety, landing them among the individuals featured in the America’s Creative Crossroads lifestyle campaign.

DataBank will build a new 50,000-sq.-ft state-of-the-art, purpose-built data center in Kansas City offering a variety of IT business services including colocation and cloud solutions

Kansas City recently launched a live map, provided by Xaqt, that offers data to the public on traffic flow, parking, and pedestrian hubs. This collection of smart city data will lead “advances in technology to change the way cities work.”

Silicon Valley is known for its high-tech corporations and thousands of startup companies, but for the past few years, Kansas City – or, as some are calling it, Silicon Prairie – has been catching up.

KCADC leads industry initiatives focused on areas of unique concentration or growth opportunity in the KC region.