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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – CVS Health officially announced the opening of a new retail distribution center in Kansas City, MO, located at 10711 North Congress Avenue in the Skyport Industrial Park. Â When fully operational, the new distribution center will add more than 360 new jobs to the Kansas City area, as well as an additional…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.– The City of Kansas City leaders gathered in Platte County to kick off a reconstruction project on NW Prairie View Road. 2nd District Councilmembers Dan Fowler and Teresa Loar joined project representatives and partners at the August 6th groundbreaking. “This project is another example of patience and tenacity; a project many years…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.– The City of Kansas City and Platte County elected officials gathered on Friday, July 30th, to attend a groundbreaking for the reconstruction project on Old Tiffany Springs Road. This project will upgrade Old Tiffany Springs Road from N. Congress Avenue to NW Skyview Avenue. Improvements include a new four-lane roadway with a…
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The Platte County Economic Development Council celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special luncheon on Friday, June 1st, at the KCI Marriott. Platte County EDC Chairman Aaron Schmidt of Hunt Midwest welcomed the group of 175 people in attendance. Alongside PCEDC Executive Director Alicia Stephens, Schmidt recognized elected officials, the organization’s executive committee, board members,…
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The Platte County EDC held the annual Joint Luncheon in partnership with the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Clay County EDC on May 22, 2018, at the KCI Hilton. The luncheon was sponsored by Hunt Midwest Real Estate. The luncheon had over 300 attendees, including PCEDC partners, legislators, and local businesses. The NRC…
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Thanks to our great partners and communities, who helped make our fourth annual Community Development Day such a success. The Platte County EDC hosted 85 commercial brokers, real estate developers, community representatives, and sponsors at its third annual Community Development Day on Monday, May 14th. The event provided a full day of networking at The…
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Platte County EDC held its first member quarterly luncheon of 2018 on Friday, March 2nd, at the Hilton KCI. The luncheon featured a panel of Platte County business leaders who shared their experiences and successes in the Platte County business community. Following recognition of elected officials, board members, high-level investor,s and economic development partners, PCEDC…
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The Platte County Economic Development Council celebrated its 27th Annual Business Excellence Luncheon on Friday, December 8th, at the Embassy Suites KCI. The main event sponsor was the Kansas City Aviation Department, Bank of Weston sponsored a gift item to all guests, Platte Valley Bank was the award sponsor, and BankLiberty sponsored the event program.…
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Platte County Park Hill, Platte County R-3, and Northland Career Center students participated in National Manufacturing Day activities on Friday, October 6th. Manufacturing Day is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers and takes place on the first Friday in October. MFG DAY addresses common misperceptions about manufacturing by allowing…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.– City Rent a Truck recently broke ground on its new Platte County location in the KCI Corridor. A family-owned business, City Rent a Truck has been operating in the Kansas City area for 53 years, and currently has two locations in the metro. The third location at NW 109th and North Congress…
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