THE KANSAS CITY REGION IS:

// a leading North American market for
next-generation advanced transportation assembly //

// an established battery technology innovation center //

// leading the nation in the production of biofuels //

// the largest rail center in the United States
by tonnage //

// the Engineering & Design services sector is a $2.3 billion dollar industry in the Kansas City region - 73% above the U.S. average //

// the heart of a rail corridor spanning coast to coast across the U.S. and extending from Canada to Mexico //

// the closest major population center to the heart of the North American Wind Corridor //

 

VIDEO // ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN KC

SMITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES OPENED THEIR U.S. HEADQUARTERS AND FIRST ASSEMBLY PLANT IN KC, PROVIDING 200 JOBS TO THE REGION.

Smith Electric Vehicles has announced a total of $32 million in DOE grant funding for the ongoing development and growth of their products since locating in the KC region.