Organizations Filed Purposes:
KC SMARTPORT IS A NON-PROFIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO ATTRACT FREIGHT-BASED COMPANIES, SUCH AS MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSES, TO THE 18 COUNTY, BI-STATE KANSAS CITY REGION.
IN 2019, SMARTPORT CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON ITS TWO MAIN MISSIONS. THE FIRST IS TO GROW THE TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRY IN THE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI/KANSAS METRO AREA. SMARTPORT CONTINUED TO LEAD THE EFFORTS FOR KANSAS CITY AREA DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (KCADC) TO ATTRACT FREIGHT-BASED PROJECTS IN THE REGION. COMPANIES SUCH AS HOSTESS, NIAGARA WATER, GTI, PAE, AMAZON, ITRENEW, TOOL SOURCE WAREHOUSE, UNIVERSITY GAMES, REGAL ART & GIFT AND WALMART CHOSE THE KANSAS CITY REGION IN 2019.
THE SECOND MISSION IS TO MAKE THE INDUSTRY AND THE REGION MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS INTO, OUT OF, AND THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY MARKET. KANSAS CITY SMARTPORT CONTINUED TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN CSCMP,WTC, TRADE DATA EXCHANGE AND HAD AN INCREASED LEADERSHIP ROLE WITH THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT AS WELL AS BEING THE RECOGNIZED THOUGHT LEADER IN SUPPLY CHAIN TOPICS FOR THE KANSAS CITY REGION.
KANSAS CITY SMARTPORT HELD IT'S 11TH ANNUAL INDUSTRY BRIEFING IN APRIL 2019 WHICH FOCUSED IMPLEMENTING FLEXIBLE PRACTICES AND FLEXIBLE SUPPLY CHAINS. THERE WERE OVER 550 ATTENDEES WHO HEARD A KEY NOTE ADDRESS FROM AMAZON'S DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OTHER SPEAKERS INCLUDED THE ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF BNSF RAILWAY, AN ARCHITECT WITH 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MANUFACTURING 4.0 AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CUSHMAN AND WAKEFIELD TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION FLEXIBILITY AND SPACE USAGE/DESIGN.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Chris Gutierrez | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| Elli Bowen | BUSINESS DV/ | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Roy | CHAIRMAN | 0 | $0 |
| Mike Mitchelson | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Cary Hutchings | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Alfred Figuly | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Joseph Caldwell | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Joseph Caldwell | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
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