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OpenStore Lands in Kansas City, Missouri, with First E-Commerce Fulfillment Center
OpenStore, an innovative e-commerce platform transforming how businesses scale and operate, has announced its first-ever fulfillment center in Kansas City, Missouri, to open in March 2025. The 113,000-square-foot facility, located at … Read More
RB SRL Announces Entrance to North American Market with $16 Million Manufacturing Facility in Kansas City
RB SRL, a modern precision parts manufacturer headquartered in Italy, announced the opening of RB America Corp. with its new 100,000-square-foot facility in Kansas City, Missouri. As the first North … Read More
$50K AWARDED TO LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES
The “Do The Right Thing” pitch competition, organized by our EDCKC team, the KC BizCare Office, and Startland News, awarded $50,000 to five local small businesses doing good in the … Read More
Catching Up With Micro-Business Grant Recipients
The Micro-Business Grant Program, part of the KC Small Business Capital Programs, a collaboration between EDCKC and KC BizCare, made waves when we surprised four recipients who thought they were … Read More
Americold Breaks Ground on First Cold Storage Facility on CPKC Rail Network in Missouri
Americold Realty Trust, a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, real estate, and value-added services, has officially broken ground on a new $127 million cold storage facility in Kansas City, Missouri. … Read More
Four Micro-Businesses Receive Grant Funding & Applications Are Open for A New Savings Match Program + Loan Preparation
The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City (EDCKC) is thrilled to announce four grant recipients for the first phase of the Micro-Business Grant Program, part of the KC Small Business … Read More
From California to KC: Welcome Hart, Inc.
Hart Inc., a healthcare IT company, has relocated from Orange County to a new headquarters in the KC River Market. The company assists health care systems and electronic health records … Read More
Google Announces $1 Billion Data Center in Kansas City
Today, Google is proud to announce it is expanding its presence in the Midwest with an $1 billion investment in a new data center in Kansas City, Missouri. Additionally, the … Read More
Cathcart Rail Announces $10M+ Expansion in Kansas City, Missouri
The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri proudly announces that Cathcart Rail (“Cathcart”) will undergo a significant two phase expansion of their railcar repair facility at 7750 Wilson Ave. … Read More