TriWest Announces 500 Jobs to Platte County

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Friday, July 31st elected officials, military leaders and community members gathered for the announcement by TriWest Healthcare Services locating at 7930 NW 110th St. Kansas City, MO. Find the full press release here: PC_PatrioticRelease Kansas City-TriWest Career Fair

KCI Intermodal Breaks Ground on New Spec Building

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Tuesday morning development and city officials celebrated the groundbreaking for a new spec building at the KCI Intermodal BusinessCentre – LogisticsCentre IV which will consist of 432,600SF Class A light industrial manufacturing/warehouse/distribution space. To read more about the KCI Intermodal BusinessCentre, please click here.

KCPD North Patrol Division Groundbreaking

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Police and City officials kicked off the construction of a new police station July 17th with a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future building at 11000 N.W. Prairie View Rd. The new station will replace the current North Patrol Division located at 1001 N.W. Barry Road. Construction is expected to be completed in Spring 2017. For more information check …

US Farathane Locates in Riverside – 267 New Jobs to be Created

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Riverside, Mo. – US Farathane LLC, a leading source of plastics manufacturing that has supplied the automotive industry for more than 40 years, announced today it will locate its newest manufacturing operation in Riverside, Missouri. The company will hire 267 over the next three years, and will invest $51.6 million. “Riverside is right in the heart of the action—it’s close …

24th Business Excellence Awards

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With 350 in attendance, the Platte County Economic Development Council celebrated its 24th Annual Business Excellence Luncheon on Friday, December 12 at the Embassy Suites KCI.  North Kansas City Hospital sponsored the member gift, the printed program was sponsored by TranSystems, and Candid Marketing provided the marketing collateral for the event. A VIP reception, sponsored by the Embassy Suites KCI, …

Featured Investor: Southwest Airlines

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Since 1982, Southwest Airlines has proudly served the Kansas City market. Southwest currently operates 68 daily departures from KCI, with nonstop service to 27 destinations and will begin nonstop service between Kansas City International Airport and John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California in November 2015. Southwest Airlines is the nation’s largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded. …

International Auto Supplier Selects Platte County for New Manufacturing Facility

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April 28, 2014 Ontario, Canada-based Martinrea International,Inc. has selected Riverside, Mo., as the location for a new full-service facility to supply the GM assembly plant in Fairfax, Kan. The company will invest multi-millions in the 275,560-sq.-ft. facility, and create 290 new jobs. Martinrea Riverside, LLC will be located at 5233 NW 41st Street, in Riverside, and will perform four select …

Aviation Technical Services expands to Platte County, creating over 500 new jobs

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Everett, Wash.-based Aviation Technical Services (ATS) announced the company plans to open a new 607,000-sq.-ft. facility at the KCI Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Base at Kansas City International Airport, creating more than 500 new jobs over the next three to five years with potential for 1,000 employees over time. The company will invest upwards of $7 million. …