Hillman Solutions Corp., a leading provider of hardware products and merchandising solutions, has opened its brand-new distribution hub in Belton, Missouri, a southern suburb of Kansas City.

KC SmartPort's 2023 Annual Industry Briefing, focused on the Kansas City region’s momentum as a leader in the field of electrification, featured Panasonic and Burns & McDonnell leadership, who shared their insights on the electric vehicle (EV) industry and its impact on infrastructure, global supply chains and industrial development.

Global leader in cloud software for life sciences accelerates job growth and innovation in Kansas City.

Chick-fil-A Supply, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chick-fil-A, Inc., and distribution service provider of the fast food chain’s restaurants, plans to establish a market distribution center in the Kansas City region.

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.

The company is expected to invest $60 million in the Nuuly fulfillment center and create 750 jobs within five years.

KCADC and its partners from across the region celebrate the attraction of $5.6B in new capital investment and nearly 6,000 jobs in 2022.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announces that Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., plans to build one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facilities of its kind in the United States in Kansas.

KC is a prime location for global supply chain optimization as the market surpasses 300 million square feet of industrial space, joining only 15 other markets in the U.S.

The company formerly known as Facebook will locate its nearly 1 million-square-foot data center in KC; project will be supplied by 100% renewable energy and will support 100 jobs.