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Vertical Cold opens Kansas City facility

Jan. 8, 2025
New 311,000-sq.-ft. warehouse with 100 employees will focus on serving temperature-controlled food and beverage producers.

Vertical Cold Storage recently opened a multi-modal distribution site in Kansas City, Missouri.

The 311,000-sq.-ft. facility is expected to employ over 100 full-time team members and focus on serving temperature-controlled food and beverage producers, the company reported.

“This state-of-the-art multi-modal center has the latest technologies and equipment to support our customers’ distribution needs,” Vertical Cold CEO West Hutchison said in a news release. “Our highly trained and experienced Kansas City team is proud to support the wide variety of needs those customers bring to us every day.

“The Vertical Cold leadership thanks our development partners, Port KC, Platform Ventures, and our team members. We couldn’t have done this without them.”

The facility features 47,000 pallet positions, state-of-the-art blast freezing technology, and multiple rooms convertible from 35 degrees Fahrenheit to minus-20 degrees F. The building design and construction use innovative materials and systems to reduce energy consumption. The site is located at 14820 Cleveland Ave., adjacent to the CPKC intermodal terminal in south Kansas City, and within 30 miles of the BNSF, Union Pacific, and Norfolk Southern terminals, enabling access to and from anywhere in North America.

“The new Vertical Cold Kansas City facility is the result of decades of experience at every level of temperature-sensitive warehouse operations and management,” said Ryan Anderson, Platform Ventures co-president. “Clients using its services can expect a partnership that delivers a solid ROI, safe product transfers, and a fully supportive and professional staff.”

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