Platte County is one of the metro area’s employment hubs. The KCI Corridor is home to many of our major employers and the area runs along I-29 from the KCI Airport to 152 Highway. Additionally, the City of Riverside and its industrial boom in the Horizons Business Park have led to 2,500 new jobs since 2011. Parkville and Platte City have also seen a growing number of companies locating in their communities in recent years as the overall number of industry establishments continues to grow.
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Major Employers:
Company | Public/Private | Description | Location | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAON / Wattmaster Controls | Private | Environmental controls mfg. | Parkville | 54 |
| Adient | Private | Automobile supplier, interiors | Riverside | 810 |
| AmerisourceBergen | Private | Healthcare | Kansas City | 162 |
| Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa | Private | Riverboat gaming | Riverside | 712 |
| Aviation Technical Services | Private | Aviation Consultant | Kansas City | 400 |
| BCD Travel | Private | Travel agency | Kansas City | 110 |
| Blount International | Private | Distribution Service | Kansas City | 168 |
| BMS Logistics | Private | Distribution Service | Kansas City | 120 |
| Citi Cards | Private | Bank card collections | Kansas City | 405 |
| Complete Home Concepts | Private | Home improvement products and service | Riverside | 73 |
| Crane Freight | Private | Distribution Service | Kansas City | 75 |
| CVS Health Distribution Center | Private | Distribution Service | Kansas City | 150 |
| DeLaval Inc. | Private | Dairy equip. cleaner/sanitizer mfg. | Kansas City | 112 |
| Embassy Suites | Private | Hotel | Kansas City | 90 |
| Engaged Companies | Private | Software Company | Parkville | 195 |
| Federal Express | Private | Shipping and Mailing Service | Kansas City | 207 |
| Four Points by Sheraton | Private | Hotel | Kansas City | 60 |
| Frontier Airlines Maintenance Center | Private | Airlines Service Center | Kansas City | 52 |
| GE Transportation | Private | Auto parts mfg. | Kansas City | 131 |
| Great Plains Analytical Laboratory | Private | Grain testing laboratory | Kansas City | 100 |
| Haldex Brake Products Corp. | Private | Brake products mfg. | Kansas City | 170 |
| Hilton-Kansas City Airport | Private | Hotel | Kansas City | 150 |
| HMS Host/LJA joint Venture | Private | Food Service | Kansas City | 280 |
| Jet Midwest | Private | Aviation Parts Distribution | Kansas City | 110 |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | Private | Commercial fire and security services | Kansas City | 500 |
| Kansas City Airport Marriott | Private | Hotel | Kansas City | 165 |
| Kansas City Aviation Department | Private | Airport transportation | Kansas City | 520 |
| Kansas City Manufacturing | Private | Auto parts mfg. | Kansas City | 450 |
| KC Sausage | Private | Food manufacturing | Kansas City | 235 |
| KCI Auto Auction | Private | Transportation | Kansas City | 155 |
| KCP&L (Iatan plant) | Private | Electric Utility Company | Weston | 232 |
| Lincare Holdings, Inc. (aka Med 4 Home) | Private | Respiratory services | Kansas City | 290 |
| Marlen International | Private | Industrial goods | Riverside | 82 |
| Martinrea Riverside LLC | Private | Automotive supplier | Riverside | 227 |
| McCormick Distilling Co., Inc. | Private | Distilled liquors bottling & distribution | Weston | 165 |
| Menards | Private | Retail Related operations | Kansas City | 184 |
| Multivac | Private | Manufacturer of food-packaging machinery | Kansas City | 207 |
| National Beef | Private | Meat Wholesaler | Kansas City | 160 |
| National Real Estate Insurance Group | Private | Insurance Services | Kansas City | 69 |
| Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems | Private | Data Center | Kansas City | 93 |
| Park Hill School District | Public | Public education | Kansas City | 1,786 |
| Park University | Private | Higher education | Parkville | 500 |
| Platte County | Public | Government | Platte City | 190 |
| Platte County R-3 School District | Public | Public education | Platte City | 583 |
| Premium Waters | Private | Manufacturer/supplier of bottled water | Riverside | 131 |
| Pure Fishing, Inc. | Private | Fishing equipment distribution center | Kansas City | 401 |
| Rackspace | Private | Data Center | Kansas City | 50 |
| Randy Reed Buick GMC | Private | Transporation | Kansas City | 92 |
| Rosnet | Private | Software Company | Parkville | 65 |
| Saint Luke's Northland Hospital | Private | Health services | Kansas City | 667 |
| Saving Sight | Private | Health services | Kansas City | 70 |
| Schenck Process | Private | Industrial automation equipment mfg. | Kansas City | 154 |
| Shinn Fu | Private | Distribution Service | Kansas City | 67 |
| Sygma Network | Private | Distribution Service | Kansas City | 134 |
| Smithfield | Private | Meat products mfg. | Kansas City | 300 |
| Southwest Airlines | Private | Airline Company | Kansas City | 350 |
| The National Golf Club of Kansas City | Private | Golf facility | Parkville | 150 |
| Thoroughbred Ford | Private | Transportation | Kansas City | 120 |
| Toyota Motor Sales | Private | Transportation | Kansas City | 110 |
| Unite Private Networks | Private | Information technology | Kansas City | 240 |
| Universal Account Servicing | Private | Insurance Services | Kansas City | 90 |
| US Farathane | Private | Automotive supplier | Riverside | 326 |
| Velociti | Private | Wireless tech for transportation industry | Riverside | 150 |
| Weber | Private | Food processing equipment | Kansas City | 92 |
| Worth Harley-Davidson | Private | Retail Related operations | Kansas City | 120 |
| Yanfeng USA Automotive Trim Systems | Private | Automotive interior trip mfg. | Riverside | 500 |
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