Investors

Partners in Progress: Investing in KC's Industrial Growth.

KC SmartPort is powered by the vision and investment of partners dedicated to strengthening the region’s status as a global industrial hub – we’re grateful for their continued support.

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Company Name	Industries	Investment Level	hf:tax:ept_member_kc-smartport-industry	hf:tax:ept_member_kc-smartport-level
Bartlett & West, Inc.	Architecture, Engineering	1 \| Leadership	architecture engineering	leadership
BNSF Railway	Transportation	1 \| Leadership	transportation	leadership
Aerotek, Inc.	Staffing and Workforce Solutions	2 \| Partner	staffing-and-workforce-solutions	partner
Amazon.com Services, Inc. c/o Amazon.com, Inc.	BCOs (Beneficial Cargo Owners)	3 \| Investor	bcos-beneficial-cargo-owners	investor
Block Real Estate Services, LLC	Real Estate Brokerage	2 \| Partner	real-estate-brokerage	partner
Burns & McDonnell	Architecture, Construction, Engineering	3 \| Investor	architecture construction engineering	investor
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)	Transportation	1 \| Leadership	transportation	leadership
CBRE Group, Inc.	Real Estate Brokerage	2 \| Partner	real-estate-brokerage	partner
Centric	Construction	2 \| Partner	construction	partner
Cerris	Construction	2 \| Partner	construction	partner
City of Belton, Missouri	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
City of Gardner, Kansas	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
City of Liberty, Missouri	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
City of Raymore, Missouri	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
Colliers	Real Estate Brokerage	2 \| Partner	real-estate-brokerage	partner
CRB	Architecture, Construction, Engineering	1 \| Leadership	architecture construction engineering	leadership
Cushman & Wakefield	Real Estate Brokerage	2 \| Partner	real-estate-brokerage	partner
Distribution by Air	3rd Party Logistics, Transportation	1 \| Leadership	3rd-party-logistics transportation	leadership
Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
ElevateEdgerton	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
Emery Sapp & Sons	Construction	1 \| Leadership	construction	leadership
Evergy	Civic Member – Community	2 \| Partner	civic-member-community	partner
Franklin County Development Council	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
GBA	Architecture, Construction, Engineering	1 \| Leadership	architecture construction engineering	leadership
Grundfos	Automation – Material Handling – Industrial Equipment	3 \| Investor	automation-material-handling-industrial-equipment	investor
HDR	Architecture, Engineering	3 \| Investor	architecture engineering	investor
Henderson Engineers \| Henderson Building Solutions	Construction, Engineering	3 \| Investor	construction engineering	investor
Hillwood	Real Estate Development	2 \| Partner	real-estate-development	partner
Hunt Midwest	Real Estate Development	1 \| Leadership	real-estate-development	leadership
IMA, Inc.	Insurance	1 \| Leadership	insurance	leadership
JLL	Real Estate Brokerage	3 \| Investor	real-estate-brokerage	investor
Johnson County Airport Commission	Civic Member – Community	1 \| Leadership	civic-member-community	leadership
Kansas City Aviation Department	Civic Member – Community	2 \| Partner	civic-member-community	partner
KBS Constructors, Inc.	Construction	2 \| Partner	construction	partner
Kessinger Hunter & Company, LC	Real Estate Brokerage	3 \| Investor	real-estate-brokerage	investor
Kissick Construction Company	Construction	3 \| Investor	construction	investor
LS Commercial Real Estate	Real Estate Brokerage	2 \| Partner	real-estate-brokerage	partner
McCownGordon Construction	Construction	2 \| Partner	construction	partner
Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)	Civic Member – Community	2 \| Partner	civic-member-community	partner
Mid-West Terminal Warehouse Company Industrial Park Realty	Real Estate Development	3 \| Investor	real-estate-development	investor
Musselman & Hall Contractors	Construction	2 \| Partner	construction	partner
Nabholz Construction	Construction	3 \| Investor	construction	investor
Newmark Zimmer	Real Estate Brokerage	2 \| Partner	real-estate-brokerage	partner
Olathe Chamber of Commerce	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
Olsson	Engineering	1 \| Leadership	engineering	leadership
Panasonic North America	BCOs (Beneficial Cargo Owners)	1 \| Leadership	bcos-beneficial-cargo-owners	leadership
PARIC Corporation	Construction	3 \| Investor	construction	investor
Port KC	Civic Member – Community	1 \| Leadership	civic-member-community	leadership
Professional Engineering Consultants	Engineering	2 \| Partner	engineering	partner
R/S Electric Corp.	Construction	1 \| Leadership	construction	leadership
Russell	Construction	3 \| Investor	construction	investor
Ryan Companies US, Inc.	Real Estate Development	1 \| Leadership	real-estate-development	leadership
Superior Bowen	Construction	3 \| Investor	construction	investor
The Opus Group	Construction, Real Estate Development	2 \| Partner	construction real-estate-development	partner
VanTrust Real Estate, LLC	Real Estate Development	1 \| Leadership	real-estate-development	leadership
Express Employment Professionals	Staffing and Workforce Solutions	1 \| Leadership	staffing-and-workforce-solutions	leadership
Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone	Civic Member – Community	1 \| Leadership	civic-member-community	leadership
Kansas City Area Development Council	Civic Member – Community	1 \| Leadership	civic-member-community	leadership
Kansas Department of Transportation	Civic Member – Community	1 \| Leadership	civic-member-community	leadership
KPI Solutions	Automation – Material Handling – Industrial Equipment	1 \| Leadership	automation-material-handling-industrial-equipment	leadership
OWN	Engineering	1 \| Leadership	engineering	leadership
Storage Solutions	Automation – Material Handling – Industrial Equipment	1 \| Leadership	automation-material-handling-industrial-equipment	leadership
Wiese USA	Automation – Material Handling – Industrial Equipment	1 \| Leadership	automation-material-handling-industrial-equipment	leadership
Alpha-Omega Geotech	Engineering	2 \| Partner	engineering	partner
ARCO National Construction – Kansas City	Construction	2 \| Partner	construction	partner
Aspen Funds	Real Estate Development	2 \| Partner	real-estate-development	partner
Bestway International	3rd Party Logistics, Transportation	2 \| Partner	3rd-party-logistics transportation	partner
BMS Logistics	3rd Party Logistics	2 \| Partner	3rd-party-logistics	partner
Brinkmann Constructors	Construction	2 \| Partner	construction	partner
Flint Development	Real Estate Development	2 \| Partner	real-estate-development	partner
Kadean Construction	Construction	2 \| Partner	construction	partner
Martin Mechanical Contractors	Engineering	2 \| Partner	engineering	partner
NAI Heartland	Real Estate Brokerage	2 \| Partner	real-estate-brokerage	partner
Panattoni Development Company	Real Estate Development	2 \| Partner	real-estate-development	partner
Platform Ventures	Real Estate Development	2 \| Partner	real-estate-development	partner
Scannell Properties	Real Estate Development	2 \| Partner	real-estate-development	partner
Siggins Warehouse Design Consultants	Automation – Material Handling – Industrial Equipment	2 \| Partner	automation-material-handling-industrial-equipment	partner
Systems in Motion	Automation – Material Handling – Industrial Equipment	2 \| Partner	automation-material-handling-industrial-equipment	partner
Union Pacific	Transportation	2 \| Partner	transportation	partner
UPS	Transportation	2 \| Partner	transportation	partner
Wagner Logistics	3rd Party Logistics	2 \| Partner	3rd-party-logistics	partner
Al J. Mueller	Construction	3 \| Investor	construction	investor
Cold Solutions	3rd Party Logistics	3 \| Investor	3rd-party-logistics	investor
CTW Logistics	3rd Party Logistics, Transportation	3 \| Investor	3rd-party-logistics transportation	investor
FINKLE + WILLIAMS Architecture	Architecture	3 \| Investor	architecture	investor
GEODIS	3rd Party Logistics, Transportation	3 \| Investor	3rd-party-logistics transportation	investor
JDG Construction	Construction	3 \| Investor	construction	investor
Meritex	Real Estate Development	3 \| Investor	real-estate-development	investor
Niagara Bottling	BCOs (Beneficial Cargo Owners)	3 \| Investor	bcos-beneficial-cargo-owners	investor
Norfolk Southern	Transportation	3 \| Investor	transportation	investor
North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO)	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
Productive Tool Products	Automation – Material Handling – Industrial Equipment	3 \| Investor	automation-material-handling-industrial-equipment	investor
Recovery Management Corporation	BCOs (Beneficial Cargo Owners)	3 \| Investor	bcos-beneficial-cargo-owners	investor
Redstone Logistics	3rd Party Logistics, Transportation	3 \| Investor	3rd-party-logistics transportation	investor
Scarbrough Global	3rd Party Logistics, Transportation	3 \| Investor	3rd-party-logistics transportation	investor
Trammell Crow Company/Clarion Partners	Real Estate Development	3 \| Investor	real-estate-development	investor
TSL Company Holdings	Transportation	3 \| Investor	transportation	investor
World Trade Center – Kansas City	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
Clarkson Construction Company	Construction	2 \| Partner	construction	partner
Culligan	Automation – Material Handling – Industrial Equipment	3 \| Investor	automation-material-handling-industrial-equipment	investor
Cisco-Eagle	Automation – Material Handling – Industrial Equipment	3 \| Investor	automation-material-handling-industrial-equipment	investor
Bastian Solutions	Automation – Material Handling – Industrial Equipment	3 \| Investor	automation-material-handling-industrial-equipment	investor
EmployBridge	Staffing and Workforce Solutions	2 \| Partner	staffing-and-workforce-solutions	partner
City of Odessa, Missouri	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
City of Ottawa, Kansas	Civic Member – Community	3 \| Investor	civic-member-community	investor
McCarthy Building Companies	Construction	3 \| Investor	construction	investor