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This section contains recent developments, announcements and activities related to KCADC and the KC region. Please check back frequently to find new posted articles.

  • KC SmartPort Food & Beverage Industry Update

    by Mary Rooney | Jun 30, 2021
    More than 670 industrial food and beverage companies call Kansas City home and it’s not hard to see why. Kansas City’s $125.4 billion food and beverage industry continues to thrive with proximity to key agriculture markets, advanced logistics infrastructure, clean and reliable water supply, abundant utility capacity and a strong industry-specific talent pipeline. Kansas City has a workforce of more than 25,500 people employed in food and beverage manufacturing, warehousing and distribution
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  • Niagara Bottling, LLC Announces New Bottling Production Facility In KC

    by Laura Phillips | Jun 28, 2021
    Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri, on Niagara Bottling, LLC’s $156 million investment in a 634,000-sq.-ft., production facility at 11440 N. Airworld Drive. The company plans to create nearly 100 new jobs. Mark Long, Newmark Zimmer, led the real estate search for this project.
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  • Niagara Bottling, LLC, Announces Manufacturing Operation in KC

    by Megan Segura | Jun 28, 2021
    The family-owned beverage manufacturer's new 634,000-sq.-ft., facility in Kansas City, Missouri will create nearly 100 jobs.
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