KC SmartPort

KC SmartPort makes your Kansas City industrial site selection process seamless with access, expertise & speed. Promoting the KC market’s status as a leading North American manufacturing and logistics hub, KC SmartPort is the region’s industrial business attraction organization, representing 18-counties in Kansas and Missouri. Kansas City has several key components that make it an excellent hub for all manufacturing and logistics operations: • RAIL: The largest rail center in the United States by tonnage with four of the Class 1 rail lines intersecting in the region (BNSF, CPKC, NS, UP). • ROAD: Located at the intersection of four of the nation’s major interstate highways (I-35, I-70, I-29, I-49) with 30% more interstate miles per capita than any other city in the nation and 2-day shipping to 90% of the contiguous U.S. • AIR: The Kansas City International Airport moves more air cargo than any air center in a six-state region. A new KCI single airport terminal opened in February 2023. • WATER: Located on the largest navigable inland waterway (MO/MS River system). • INTERMODAL: With an extensive rail and highway infrastructure, Kansas City is an ideal location for intermodal activity and is home to four intermodal parks. • FTZ: A business friendly Foreign Trade Zone program that can activate space in under 45 days.