In the realm of transportation and distribution, KC features a number of key components that make it top-tier logistical hub:
- The largest rail center by tonnage in the United States
- More Foreign Trade Zone space than any other U.S. city (over 10,000 acres)
- Located at the intersection of three interstate highways (I-35, I-70, I-29)
- Top air cargo center in a six-state region
- Located on the largest navigable inland waterway
- The heart of a rail corridor spanning coast to coast across the U.S. and extending from Canada to Mexico
A central location makes it easier to serve both livestock and companion animal veterinarians. Also, many of the nation’s major distributors — FEDEX, CSX Conway, UPS Ground — maintain a distribution facility in the KC area. In addition, YRC Worldwide and Kansas City Southern Railway are headquartered in KC.
For an indepth look at KC’s transportation and logistical strengths, please visit the web site of Kansas City SmartPort: America’s Inland Port Solution. |
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“The KC area offers unequalled proximity to the animal health industry’s end users, particularly food animals.”
– Ron Brakke, Brakke Consulting, Inc.
“The company [Synbiotics] needed to be closer to many of its customers, animal disease researchers and animal vaccine manufacturers. Kansas City is the best location to touch all of those.”
– Paul Hays, president of Synbiotics Corp.
“I’m absolutely a fan of being in the heartland. It helps logistically.”
– Joerg Ohle, president and general manager of Bayer Corp.’s Animal Health Division, North America |
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