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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PARKVILLE, Mo.– Governor Eric Greitens visited Parkville-based Rosnet to celebrate their growth and continued success. The company plans to create 50 new, good-paying jobs and invest $3,388,000 into their operations. The Parkville Economic Development Council and the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) partnered to assist in Rosnet’s successful expansion. “Our mission is more jobs…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.– Newmark Grubb Zimmer, in cooperation with CBRE, announced it has leased 432,000 SF at KCI Intermodal BusinessCentre, in Kansas City, Missouri, to BMS Logistics, Inc (BMS). Headquartered in St. Joseph, Missouri and operating 14 facilities in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Pennsylvania, BMS provides total turn-key solutions concentrating in warehousing, contract packaging, fulfillment,…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.– Construction is set to begin in August for Saving Sight’s Northland expansion into the former Equity Plaza office building at 10560 NW Ambassador Drive in Kansas City, Platte County. The acquisition of the majority of Equity Plaza building was completed in July and will give the non-profit ocular services provider 18,094 square…
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Platte County’s strong food manufacturing industry was in the spotlight during a recent tour organized by the Kansas City Area Development Council. On June 29th, Scott Kupperman of Kupperman Location Consultants, based in Chicago, was hosted at two Platte County companies as part of a tour of the Kansas City region. Platte County EDC participated…
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At a luncheon yesterday, the Platte County Economic Development Council proudly accepted an award from the Missouri Economic Development Council. The MEDC Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Awards Program recognizes the contribution of BRE to the success of local and regional economic development initiatives. The purpose of the award is to increase the focus on…
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The Platte County EDC held its second quarterly member luncheon of the year at the KCI Expo Center on Friday, June 2nd.  Platte County EDC Chair Aaron Schmidt of Hunt Midwest started the luncheon by recognizing elected officials, board members, and new members who were present. Top-level investors were also given a gift in recognition of their…
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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…
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