On Monday, Americold Realty Trust broke ground on a new $127 million cold storage facility in Kansas City, the first on the Canadian Pacific Kansas City r(CPKC) ail network.
Officials said the new 335,000-square-foot facility is part of a strategic collaboration with CPKC to co-locate Americold warehouses along the CPKC network.
“We are thrilled to break ground on a new cold storage facility in Kansas City,” said George Chappelle, CEO of Americold. “This facility is the first to be built as part of our strategic collaboration with CPKC. By combining our cold storage capabilities with CPKC’s extensive rail network, Americold is poised to deliver a differentiated offering to support more customers across North America.”
The company said the new facility will create nearly 190 new jobs in the region and will support CPKC’s Mexico Midwest Express (MMX) service, the only single-line rail service offering for refrigerated shippers between the Midwest markets and Mexico. Officials said it will provide a more seamless and efficient service for MMX customers.
“Today’s groundbreaking for this new facility marks the beginning of a significant collaboration that shows what we can achieve with vision and working together for our customers,” Keith Creel, President and CEO of CPKC, said. “This project is the first of many across our network and, when combined with our unparalleled cross-border service, will build a new refrigerated supply chain for our customers. Just over one year ago here in Kansas City, when we celebrated the creation of CPKC, we talked about the unique economic benefits our unrivaled network would bring to Kansas City, Missouri and beyond. We are seeing that happen today.”