2024-11-04T13:37:12-05:00 2023-12-31 431188747 GUY E MARTIN CPA PC 9401 NALL AVE STE 104 PRAIRIE VILLAGE KS 66207 990 2023-01-01 431931431 KANSAS CITY SMARTPORT INC KANS 8163745680 30 WEST PERSHING ROAD STE 200 KANSAS CITY MO 64108 CHRIS GUTIERREZ PRESIDENT 8163745680 2024-10-30 true GUY E MARTIN P00077055 9133412206 2024-11-04 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CHRIS GUTIERREZ 30 W PERSHING RD KANSAS CITY MO 64108 1002189 false X WWW.KCSMARTPORT.COM X 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. 31 31 0 0 820486 996150 0 6039 0 820486 1002189 0 0 0 0 0 744745 972551 744745 972551 75741 29638 373571 403209 0 373571 403209 X 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. false false THE SMARTPORT TEAM REMAINED ENGAGED WITH THESE PROJECTS THROUGH OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE INDUSTRIAL BROKERAGE COMMUNITY AND THE SITE SELECTION CONSULTANTS. OUR MARKETING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ALLOWED THE KC REGION TO STAY TOP OF THE LIST FOR THESE PROJECTS WITH KC BEING RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION MARKETS IN THE U.S. COCA-COLA BOTTLING LOCATED A 1 MILLION SQUARE FOOT OPERATION IN OLATHE KANSAS. NEWMARK ZIMMER RAN THIS PROJECT AND REQUESTED SMARTPORT ASSISTANCE EARLY IN THE PROCESS AND THEN TRANSITIONED IT TO AN EXISTING BUSINESS EXPANSION. SMARTPORT'S WORK ON NIAGARA BOTTLING IN A PREVIOUS YEARS INFLUENCED THIS PROJECT AND SMARTPORT EARLY INVOLVEMENT. IN ADDITION, AMERICOLD SELECTED NEW CENTURY AIRCENTER FOR A 500,000 SQUARE FOOT COLD STORAGE FACILITY TO SUPPORT EXISTING CUSTOMERS IN THE SOUTHWEST JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS AREA. SMARTPORT CONTINUES TO PROMOTE THE KC REGION FOR COLD STORAGE OPERATIONS. 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. SMARTPORT'S MARKETING EFFORTS CONTINUED TO EXCEED TARGETS AS OUR TEAM FOCUSED ON TELLING THE KC STORY AND REACHING THE RIGHT CONTACTS. SMARTPORT EFFORTS PLACED ARTICLES ON KANSAS CITY'S SUPPLY CHAIN INDUSTRY IN NATIONAL MEDIA. THE PANASONIC ENERGY ANNOUNCEMENT GENERATED 1,764 MEDIA STORIES AND REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF 5.81 BILLION (AS OF AUGUST 2022). SMARTPORT ALSO HOSTED INVESTOR NETWORKING EVENTS AND PRESENTED AT 31 LOCAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS PROJECT OCEAN-PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD HAS SELECTED A SITE IN DESOTO KANSAS WITHIN THE KC REGION TO BUILD ONE OF THE LARGEST ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY MANUFACTURING FACILITIES OF ITS KIND IN THE US. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE 4,000 NEW JOBS AND RESULT IN AN INVESTMENT OF 4 BILLION AND 250 MILLION IN PAYROLL, WHICH REPRESENTS THE LARGEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN KANSAS HISTORY. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE RIPPLE EFFECTS THROUGHOUT THE REGIONAL AND STATE ECONOMY, SUPPORTING AN ESTIMATED 4,000 ADDITIONAL JOBS CREATED BY SUPPLIERS AND COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AND 16,500 CONSTRUCTION JOBS. THE TRADE DATA EXCHANGE TECHNOLOGY IS A CARGO DATA RISK MANAGEMENT CLEARINGHOUSE SOFTWARE THAT CONNECTS SHIPPERS, IMPORTERS/EXPORTERS, CARRIERS, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, BROKERS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTS ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN. IT IS A SHARED LOGISTICS DATA SOLUTION IMPLEMENTED ACROSS ALL TRANSPORTATION MODES, ALL INDUSTRIES AND ALL TRADE PARTICIPANTS. IT IS ENDORSED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. TDE COMPLEMENTS THE ELECTRONIC FREIGHT MANAGEMENT (EFM) INITIATIVE, A USDOT-SPONSORED PROJECT THAT APPLIES WEB TECHNOLOGIES THAT IMPROVE DATA AND MESSAGE TRANSMISSIONS BETWEEN SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS. LEVERAGING A PRIVATE NETWORK AND USER- FRIENDLY WEB-BASED INTERFACE, THE TECHNOLOGY ENABLES SHIPMENT DATA TO BE ENTERED ONLY ONCE AND USED MANY TIMES, THEREBY REDUCING THE POTENTIAL FOR MISTAKES AND ELIMINATING THE NEED TO CONTACT MULTIPLE CARRIERS OR TRACK SHIPMENTS ON MULTIPLE WEB SITES. LEADERS ENVISION HUNDREDS, POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF DATA POINTS EXCHANGING IN THIS MANNER ON A GLOBAL BASIS. IN 2010 THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE TDE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES TDE. IN 2011 TDE SOLIDIFIED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMPANY ESHIPPING TO BRING THE SYSTEM TO MARKET AND BE UTILIZED AS A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TMS) BY CLIENTS WITH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CAPABILITY. false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false X 31 31 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false X CHRIS GUTIERREZ 8163745680 30 WEST PERSHING ROAD KANSAS CITY MO 64108 X X JOSEPH ACCURSO BOARD MEMBER X X 0 0 0 RONALD ACHELPOHL BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 JOSEPH CALDWELL BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 SARA CLARK BOARD MEMBER X X 0 0 0 TIM COWDEN BOARD MEMBER X X 0 0 0 ALFRED FIGULY BOARD MEMBER X X 0 0 0 CARY HUTCHINGS BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 ELLI BOWEN VICE PRESIDE X 0 0 0 CHRIS GUTIERREZ PRESIDENT X 0 0 0 false false false 996150 996150 6039 6039 1002189 6039 9810 9810 160249 160249 1107 1107 303 303 18588 18588 84266 84266 2607 2607 PEO-MANAGEMENT SERV PROVD 604549 604549 PEO-OFFICE MGMNT SERV BEN 55726 55726 MGMNT SERV PROD BENE/ TAX 31936 31936 MISC SERVICES 2765 2765 645 645 972551 972551 0 0 373571 403209 373571 403209 0 0 X 373571 403209 373571 403209 373571 403209 29638 X false true X true false 1002189 1002189 1002189 972551 972551 972551 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE SMARTPORT TEAM REMAINED ENGAGED WITH THESE PROJECTS THROUGH OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE INDUSTRIAL BROKERAGE COMMUNITY AND THE SITE SELECTION CONSULTANTS. OUR MARKETING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ALLOWED THE KC REGION TO STAY TOP OF THE LIST FOR THESE PROJECTS WITH KC BEING RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION MARKETS IN THE U.S. COCA-COLA BOTTLING LOCATED A 1 MILLION SQUARE FOOT OPERATION IN OLATHE KANSAS. NEWMARK ZIMMER RAN THIS PROJECT AND REQUESTED SMARTPORT ASSISTANCE EARLY IN THE PROCESS AND THEN TRANSITIONED IT TO AN EXISTING BUSINESS EXPANSION. SMARTPORT'S WORK ON NIAGARA BOTTLING IN A PREVIOUS YEARS INFLUENCED THIS PROJECT AND SMARTPORT EARLY INVOLVEMENT. IN ADDITION, AMERICOLD SELECTED NEW CENTURY AIRCENTER FOR A 500,000 SQUARE FOOT COLD STORAGE FACILITY TO SUPPORT EXISTING CUSTOMERS IN THE SOUTHWEST JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS AREA. SMARTPORT CONTINUES TO PROMOTE THE KC REGION FOR COLD STORAGE OPERATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B 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. SMARTPORT'S MARKETING EFFORTS CONTINUED TO EXCEED TARGETS AS OUR TEAM FOCUSED ON TELLING THE KC STORY AND REACHING THE RIGHT CONTACTS. SMARTPORT EFFORTS PLACED ARTICLES ON KANSAS CITY'S SUPPLY CHAIN INDUSTRY IN NATIONAL MEDIA. THE PANASONIC ENERGY ANNOUNCEMENT GENERATED 1,764 MEDIA STORIES AND REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF 5.81 BILLION (AS OF AUGUST 2022). SMARTPORT ALSO HOSTED INVESTOR NETWORKING EVENTS AND PRESENTED AT 31 LOCAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE TRADE DATA EXCHANGE TECHNOLOGY IS A CARGO DATA RISK MANAGEMENT CLEARINGHOUSE SOFTWARE THAT CONNECTS SHIPPERS, IMPORTERS/EXPORTERS, CARRIERS, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, BROKERS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTS ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN. IT IS A SHARED LOGISTICS DATA SOLUTION IMPLEMENTED ACROSS ALL TRANSPORTATION MODES, ALL INDUSTRIES AND ALL TRADE PARTICIPANTS. IT IS ENDORSED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. TDE COMPLEMENTS THE ELECTRONIC FREIGHT MANAGEMENT (EFM) INITIATIVE, A USDOT-SPONSORED PROJECT THAT APPLIES WEB TECHNOLOGIES THAT IMPROVE DATA AND MESSAGE TRANSMISSIONS BETWEEN SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS. LEVERAGING A PRIVATE NETWORK AND USER- FRIENDLY WEB-BASED INTERFACE, THE TECHNOLOGY ENABLES SHIPMENT DATA TO BE ENTERED ONLY ONCE AND USED MANY TIMES, THEREBY REDUCING THE POTENTIAL FOR MISTAKES AND ELIMINATING THE NEED TO CONTACT MULTIPLE CARRIERS OR TRACK SHIPMENTS ON MULTIPLE WEB SITES. LEADERS ENVISION HUNDREDS, POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF DATA POINTS EXCHANGING IN THIS MANNER ON A GLOBAL BASIS. IN 2010 THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE TDE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES TDE. IN 2011 TDE SOLIDIFIED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMPANY ESHIPPING TO BRING THE SYSTEM TO MARKET AND BE UTILIZED AS A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TMS) BY CLIENTS WITH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CAPABILITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE STAFF AND AVAILABLE TO BOARD FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ENFORCEMENT MAINTAINED AND MONITORED BY REQUIRING SIGNATURE OF MEMBERS AGREEING TO POLICY AT LEAST ON ANNUAL BASIS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A N/A-OUTSOURCED SERVICES WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY BOARD FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VII OFFICER AND SECRETARY OUTSOURCED FROM KC (MO) AREA DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL