As a growing business, you want to expand your company into the United States. Now, you need to find the right location. You need a city with a base of high-tech, innovative companies, an efficient transportation infrastructure and a skilled work force.

Located in the geographic center of the United States, Kansas City represents two states and more than 50 distinctive communities.

Kansas City-based Stowers Institute for Medical Research continues to earn international recognition for its ground-breaking discoveries. Other major research universities are within a morning’s drive of Kansas City, and the Metropolitan Community College system offers one of the region’s strongest manufacturing training programs.

Kansas City is one of the country’s most active and accessible inland ports. Reach 98 percent of the U.S. market within a two-day truck move. Take advantage of three new intermodal parks offering a combined 3,000+ acres of available land for distribution and warehousing operations.

Manufacturing continues to thrive in Kansas City, with a Harley-Davidson assembly facility and two automotive operations. Ford Motor Company’s Kansas City plant is one of its most productive manufacturing facilities, and GM’s assembly operation continues to expand.

With more than 2 million people, Kansas City has an ample and highly educated work force. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Kansas City’s production workers contribute 40 percent more value added per hour than the national average. Kansas City’s percentage of residents with a college degree is more than 4 percent above the U.S. average.

The Kansas City Area Development Council assists companies in their search for the right location to expand its business.