Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    2020 WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, MOST NOTABLY THE PANDEMIC. SMARTPORT'S TEAM HAD TO PIVOT TO AN ALL REMOTE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. THIS PIVOT INCLUDED PROJECT MANAGEMENT, OUTREACH TO COMPANIES AND CONSULTANTS, DAY TO DAY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS AND AN OVERALL PIVOT WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND CREATIVITY. THE SMARTPORT TEAM RESPONDED WITH A FOCUS ON BEING INTENTIONAL WITH OUR INVESTORS, CLIENTS, CONSULTANTS AND TEAM MEMBERS WITHIN SMARTPORT AND KCADC. 2020 WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ATTRACTION OF FREIGHT BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ON THE DEVELOPMENT FRONT, CLOSE TO 16 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF NEW INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (BUILD TO SUIT AND SPEC) WAS EITHER COMPLETED OR STARTED CONSTRUCTION IN 2020. THIS IS A RECORD ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE KC REGION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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  • Program 2 [2020]

    THE SECOND MISSION IS TO MAKE THE INDUSTRY AND THE REGION MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS INTO, OUT OF, AND THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY MARKET. KANSAS CITY SMARTPORT CONTINUED TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN CSCMP,WTC, TRADE DATA EXCHANGE AND HAD AN INCREASED LEADERSHIP ROLE WITH THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT AS WELL AS BEING THE RECOGNIZED THOUGHT LEADER IN SUPPLY CHAIN TOPICS FOR THE KANSAS CITY REGION. SMARTPORT'S MARKETING EFFORTS EXCEEDED GOALS AND INCREASED THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE FOR THE KC REGION. SMARTPORT CONTINUED TO INCREASE THE PROACTIVE OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION EFFORTS, AND IMPLEMENTED NEW IDEAS AND TOOLS. OUR EFFORTS RESULTED IN 32 NATIONAL AND 21 LOCAL MEDIA ARTICLES AND MANY MORE THAT WE DID NOT COUNT AS THEY WERE SIMILAR ARTICLES ON PROJECTS ATTRACTED TO THE REGION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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  • Program 3 [2020]

    ON THE ATTRACTION FRONT, THE TREND TOWARD INCREASED CAPITAL INVESTMENT CONTINUED IN 2020. THE SMARTPORT TEAM CAME JUST SHY OF A RECORD 1 BILLION IN NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT WITH TWELVE PROJECTS SELECTING THE KC REGION. AGAIN, IN 2020, TWELVE FREIGHT-BASED COMPANIES SELECTED THE KANSAS CITY REGION FOR NEW OPERATIONS OR FACILITIES, TEN COMPANIES WERE ATTRACTED TO KC IN 2019. THE TOTAL PAYROLL ATTRACTED TO THE KC REGION FOR 2020 WAS 123 MILLION (41.62 MILLION IN 2019) AND 3,269 NEW JOBS (940 IN 2019) WERE CREATED BY THESE TWELVE COMPANIES. THE TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT FOR 2020 WAS 889.9 MILLION (309.24 MILLION IN 2019)
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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