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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hill School District | Public | Public education | Kansas City | 1,868 |
| Adient | Private | Automobile supplier, interiors | Riverside | 810 |
| Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa | Private | Riverboat gaming | Riverside | 712 |
| Saint Luke's Northland Hospital | Private | Health services | Kansas City | 667 |
| Platte County R-3 School District | Public | Public education | Platte City | 583 |
| Kansas City Aviation Department | Private | Airport transportation | Kansas City | 520 |
| Park University | Private | Higher education | Parkville | 500 |
| Yanfeng USA Automotive Trim Systems | Private | Automotive interior trip mfg. | Riverside | 500 |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | Private | Commercial fire and security services | Kansas City | 450 |
| Kansas City Manufacturing | Private | Auto parts mfg. | Kansas City | 450 |
| Citi Cards | Private | Bank card collections | Kansas City | 405 |
| Pure Fishing, Inc. | Private | Fishing equipment distribution center | Kansas City | 401 |
| Aviation Technical Services | Private | Aviation Consultant | Kansas City | 400 |
| Southwest Airlines | Private | Airline Company | Kansas City | 350 |
| US Farathane | Private | Automotive supplier | Riverside | 326 |
| Smithfield | Private | Meat products mfg. | Kansas City | 300 |
| Velociti | Private | Wireless tech for transportation industry | Riverside | 300 |
| Lincare Holdings, Inc. (aka Med 4 Home) | Private | Respiratory services | Kansas City | 290 |
| HMS Host/LJA joint Venture | Private | Food Service | Kansas City | 280 |
| Unite Private Networks | Private | Information technology | Kansas City | 240 |
| KC Sausage | Private | Food manufacturing | Kansas City | 235 |
| CVS Health Distribution Center | Private | Distribution Service | Kansas City | 234 |
| Evergy (Iatan plant) | Private | Electric Utility Company | Weston | 232 |
| Martinrea Riverside LLC | Private | Automotive supplier | Riverside | 227 |
| Federal Express | Private | Shipping and Mailing Service | Kansas City | 207 |
| Multivac | Private | Manufacturer of food-packaging machinery | Kansas City | 207 |
| Platte County | Public | Government | Platte City | 190 |
| Menards | Private | Retail Related operations | Kansas City | 184 |
| National Beef | Private | Meat Wholesaler | Kansas City | 180 |
| Engaged Companies | Private | Software Company | Parkville | 175 |
| Haldex Brake Products Corp. | Private | Brake products mfg. | Kansas City | 170 |
| Blount International | Private | Distribution Service | Kansas City | 168 |
| Kansas City Airport Marriott | Private | Hotel | Kansas City | 165 |
| McCormick Distilling Co., Inc. | Private | Distilled liquors bottling & distribution | Weston | 165 |
| AmerisourceBergen | Private | Healthcare | Kansas City | 162 |
| America's Auto Auction | Private | Transportation | Kansas City | 155 |
| Schenck Process | Private | Industrial automation equipment mfg. | Kansas City | 154 |
| Hilton-Kansas City Airport | Private | Hotel | Kansas City | 150 |
| The National Golf Club of Kansas City | Private | Golf facility | Parkville | 150 |
| Sygma Network | Private | Distribution Service | Kansas City | 134 |
| Premium Waters | Private | Manufacturer/supplier of bottled water | Riverside | 131 |
| Wabtec (previosly GE Transportation) | Private | Auto parts mfg. | Kansas City | 131 |
| Jet Midwest | Private | Aviation Parts Distribution | Kansas City | 130 |
| BMS Logistics | Private | Distribution Service | Kansas City | 120 |
| Thoroughbred Ford | Private | Transportation | Kansas City | 120 |
| Worth Harley-Davidson | Private | Retail Related operations | Kansas City | 120 |
| DeLaval Inc. | Private | Dairy equip. cleaner/sanitizer mfg. | Kansas City | 112 |
| BCD Travel | Private | Travel agency | Kansas City | 110 |
| Toyota Motor Sales | Private | Transportation | Kansas City | 110 |
| Vistar | Private | Distribution Service | Riverside | 106 |
| Embassy Suites | Private | Hotel | Kansas City | 102 |
| Great Plains Analytical Laboratory | Private | Grain testing laboratory | Kansas City | 100 |
| Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems | Private | Data Center | Kansas City | 93 |
| Randy Reed Buick GMC | Private | Transporation | Kansas City | 92 |
| Weber | Private | Food processing equipment | Kansas City | 92 |
| Universal Account Servicing | Private | Insurance Services | Kansas City | 90 |
| Marlen International | Private | Industrial goods | Riverside | 82 |
| Complete Home Concepts | Private | Home improvement products and service | Riverside | 73 |
| Saving Sight | Private | Health services | Kansas City | 70 |
| Shinn Fu | Private | Distribution Service | Kansas City | 67 |
| Rosnet | Private | Software Company | Parkville | 65 |
| Four Points by Sheraton | Private | Hotel | Kansas City | 60 |
| AAON (previously Wattmaster Controls) | Private | Environmental controls mfg. | Parkville | 55 |
| Frontier Airlines Maintenance Center | Private | Airlines Service Center | Kansas City | 52 |
| Rackspace | Private | Data Center | Kansas City | 50 |
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