Logistics
Posted August 13, 2025 Atlanta-based Americold has opened its $100 million logistics facility in Kansas City, creating nearly 190 jobs in the south Kansas City area. The 335,000-square-foot facility is located in the I-49 Logistics Center. As part of a…
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Posted August 11, 2025 Progress Rail announced it plans to expand in Kansas City and create 85 new jobs as part of its initiative. Progress Rail, a railway transport and infrastructure company, is making a multi-million-dollar investment to convert its…
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Posted July 28, 2025 Ace Hardware has officially opened the company’s retail support center in Hunt Midwest's KCI 29 Logistics Park, the first facility to open in the park. The company held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday. The facility…
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Posted June 9, 2025 Kansas City-based MKS had expanded its national footprint by acquiring Omaha-based Industrial Pipe & Supply. MKS has been a family-owned distributor of pipes, valves, and fittings for over 75 years and through this acquisition, has bolstered…
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Posted April 4, 2025 Kansas City-based Vertical Cold Storage has purchased its fifth acquisition in the past year adding a Michigan facility to its roster of cold storage facilities. Vertical Cold, a temperature-controlled cold storage arm of real estate firm…
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Posted January 27, 2025 Parkville-based eShipping LLC announced it acquired Virginia-based Integrated Logistics 2000 LLC, boosting the transportation logistics provider’s headcount to over 500. Founded by Kraig Cesar in 1999, IL2000 provides managed transportation services. It leverages its proprietary transportation…
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Posted January 9, 2025 Kansas City-based automobile hauler Jack Cooper is losing its contract with Ford, with layoffs looming as a result. Ford informed Jack Cooper of its intentions to end the contract between the two companies on Jan 2,…
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Posted December 10, 2024 The e-commerce platform OpenStore will open its first-ever fulfillment center in Kansas City, MO, and is set to open its doors in March 2025. The 113,000-square-foot facility is part of Executive Park Logistics Center, located at…
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Posted July 30, 2024 Patrick Ottensmeyer, who served as the final CEO of Kansas City Southern, died on July 28. He was 67. Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the railroad company formed from the transaction between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City…
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Posted July 22, 2024 St Joseph-based TransPort 360, LLC has appointed Aaron Khouri as the new CEO, succeeding Bill Becker, who announced his retirement. Khouri began his new role effective July 18, according to a release. He joined TransPort 360…
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