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There has never been a more profitable time to be a truck driver—or a tougher time to be trying to hire one. By most accounts, the industry is about 50,000 qualified drivers short of what demand could handle.

The new warehouse will be A4’s largest at 175,000 square feet, and most technologically advanced. The KC location gives the company the ability to reach 80 percent of the U.S. population with 1- or 2-day shipping.

American companies grew faster in April, especially manufacturers, in a reflection of a steadily expanding U.S. economy.

KC SmartPort’s 2018 Annual Industry Briefing: Digitize, delivered an expert panel of leaders from manufacturing companies including Honeywell, Mars Wrigley Confectionary U.S., Kawasaki Motors and Magna International.

We recently sat down with Erik Hansen, VP Sales & Marketing, Intermodal for Kansas City Southern Railway and the newly elected KC SmartPort Board Chairman, to learn more about his professional experience, trends in the intermodal/rail industry and his goals as the KC SmartPort Chairman.

The 2018 KC SmartPort Annual Industry Briefing would not have been possible without the support and partnership of our sponsors.

Industrial development in Kansas City continues unprecedented growth and is setting new records. Here are a few recent numbers and rankings. ​ ​

As manufacturers across the country struggle to fill jobs with qualified workers with the right skills, many companies in the Kansas City area are finding new and creative ways to fill the skills gap.

Catch up on the latest news from companies and organizations in the KC Animal Health Corridor. Read more