KC attracted manufacturing, eCommerce and distribution companies including Urban Outfitters and Chewy in the last 12 months

Site selection consultants choose KCADC in national survey conducted by Development Counsellors International

Urban Outfitters, Inc. announced in early August it would open a large omni-channel distribution center in Kansas City, Kansas, creating 2,000 jobs and investing $350 million. The news for the region made headlines in KC and nationally. Take a look at the media hits below.

Site Selectors Guild names KC as a top metro for new projects; Kansas City Area Development Council reports increase in distribution, manufacturing activity

Online retailer of pet food and pet-related products will create more than 1,200 jobs in Belton, Mo.

Congratulations to our partners in Belton on the announcement that Chewy, Inc., an American online retailer of pet food and other pet-related products, will open a new eCommerce fulfillment center at Southview Commerce Center.

Congratulations to our partners in Lenexa, Kan., on the announcement that Tuthill Corporation, a global manufacturer of industrial pumps, opened a new 53,352-sq.-ft., manufacturing facility, creating 68 jobs.

Last week, KCADC hosted its second “Real-Time Update,” with a focus on travel in a post-pandemic world. More than 100 participants joined in to hear from travel experts who shared current thinking on short and long-term expectations for corporate, convention and leisure travel, and what to expect as social distancing restrictions begin to loosen.

Weekly blog focusing on health and wellness in our personal lives and in the workplace. This week's focus: mindfulness vs. multitasking.

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