KANSAS
CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that major retailor CVS
Pharmacy will build a new 762,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Kansas
City, Mo., at the Skyport Industrial Park. The company’s expansion is expected
to create more than 360 new jobs in the region.
“Missouri
recently reached record employment, with more folks back at work in our state than
ever before,” Gov. Nixon said. “Today’s announcement by CVS Pharmacy to
create 360 new jobs in Kansas City will continue this momentum, and is great
news for area families. Once again, the Show-Me State has shown the nation that
we are open for business with a strong and growing economy.”
With
access to key road systems in the region, the planned distribution center will
support the service and fulfillment needs of more than 370 CVS Pharmacy stores
throughout the Midwest. CVS Pharmacy expects to break ground on the 71-acre
property in January 2017 and immediately start construction on the facility.
The new distribution center is expected to begin operations in
2018.
The
new distribution center is expected to add more than 360 new jobs to the Kansas
City area, as well as an additional 70 to 100 jobs that will be outsourced to
local businesses. It adds to CVS Pharmacy’s network of 18 distribution centers
nationwide.
Missouri
is helping the company recruit candidates for the new positions which are
expected to be hired starting in early 2018. Additionally, Kansas City approved
the company for local personal property tax abatement. The Missouri
Partnership, Port KC, Platte County Economic Development Council, Economic
Development Corporation of Kansas City, and the Kansas City Power & Light
also assisted with the company’s expansion to the state.
For the complete release, read here.
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