Congratulations to our partners in Olathe on Chick-fil-A Supply’s investment in a $31 million market distribution center. The 148,000-sq.-ft. facility is expected to create more than 60 jobs.

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.

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.

Congratulations to our partners in Raymore on URBN’s planned investment in a $60 million fulfillment center for its clothing rental brand, Nuuly. The 604,000-sq.-ft. facility is expected to create 750 jobs within five years.

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

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.

Kansas City region has emerged as one of the nation’s largest, fastest-growing food and beverage logistics hubs, announced KC SmartPort.

Leaders of KC SmartPort met with Midwest Real Estate News to discuss the promising future of industrial development in the Kansas City market, despite – or even because of – the changes brought about by the pandemic.