Thanks to our great partners and communities who helped make the 2017 Community Development Day a success! The Platte County EDC hosted 70 commercial brokers, real estate developers, community representatives and sponsors at its third annual Community Development Day on Monday, May 15th. The event provided a full day of networking at The National Golf Club in Parkville through and …

Industrial Market  Vacancy for the first quarter of 2017 for Platte County’s industrial sector was 10.8%, down from 11.6% in the fourth quarter of 2016. Net absorption for the quarter was 105,888, according to the CBRE Kansas City Industrial Report. David Hinchman, an Industrial Broker for CBRE, said “The Kansas City industrial market has posted 22 consecutive quarters of positive …

The EDC of Kansas City announced its Cornerstone Award winners, and three Platte County businesses are among the winners: MULTIVAC is a “Cornerstone Winner” k12itc was named an “Innovation Winner” Kansas City Sausage was named a “Made in Kansas City Winner.” All three companies were Platte County EDC Business Excellence Award winners in 2016. Huge congratulations to all three companies! Read more.

Platte County EDC held a member tour on Friday, April 28th at Martinrea in Riverside. Twice a year, PCEDC invites members to be part of a special, behind-the-scenes look at Platte County business. Martinrea, who currently employs 360 people, broke ground on its 275,560 square foot building in the Horizons Business Park in Riverside in April 2014. The auto parts plant, which …

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) will hold several public meetings to discuss proposed service changes that would affect Kansas City, Mo., routes beginning in July 2017. Affected routes are numerous and listed in the table attached here. See the reverse side of the bulletin for a summary of changes. KCATA staff will explain the proposed changes, and provide …

Parkville, Mo. – The Parkville Economic Development Council announced today that CBC Real Estate Group, a respected national real estate development company based in Kansas City, plans to add up to 46,000 square feet of new retail space in Parkville. CBC Real Estate has been working with the Parkville Economic Development Council over the past several months to formalize land …

The Platte County EDC held its first quarterly member luncheon of the year at the Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa on Friday, March 3rd. Platte County EDC Chair Aaron Schmidt of Hunt Midwest recognized elected officials top-level investors, board members and economic development partners who were present on the day. He then introduced Dr. Margie Vandeven, the Missouri Commissioner of …

Platte County’s MULTIVAC was named a Kansas City Business Journal Capstone Award winner. Each year, a panel of independent judges select the Kansas City metro’s most outstanding real estate and development projects that were completed in 2016. This year, MULTIVAC was named one of the 34 winners, and the awards will be presented to the developers, brokers, architects, contractors, financiers and others …

Three Platte County companies nominated by the Platte County EDC were named finalists in the EDC of Kansas City Cornerstone Awards. The Cornerstone Awards recognize companies and organizations in Kansas City, Missouri that have contributed to the growth of our economy.  The Cornerstone Awards Program recognizes investments by companies in Kansas City, Missouri. Finalists were selected based on their ability to demonstrate …

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