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CHRIS GUTIERREZ President KC SmartPort, Inc.

KC SmartPort is a non-profit organization dedicated to growing the transportation and logistics industry in Kansas City. Our mission is to make moving goods into, out of, and through the area cheaper, faster, more efficient, and secure. We work with investors from all aspects of the supply chain, including rail, trucking, industrial developers, and public entities, to promote the region's competitive advantage in distribution logistics.

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CHRIS GUTIERREZ President KC SmartPort, Inc.

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  1. CHRIS GUTIERREZ President KC SmartPort, Inc. December 8, 2009

  2. Freight Studies • 1995 Intermodal Freight Strategies Study • MARC & KC Chamber • Laid the foundation of freight planning • 1998 Mid-Continent Trade Way Study • MARC, KC Chamber, & KCADC • Feasibility of KC being an international trade processing center

  3. Milestones • Infrastructure projects • I-35 bridge over MO river - Christopher S. Bond Bridge • Triangle re-design - Three Trails Crossing Memorial Highway • Project funding • Intelligent Transportation Systems - Trade Data Exchange • Mexican and Central American business development • KC Regional Freight Outlook

  4. KC SmartPort Mission • Grow the Kansas City area’s transportation and logistics industry • To make it cheaper, faster, more efficient, and secure for companies to move goods into, out of and through the Kansas City area

  5. KC SmartPort • A non-profit economic development organization composed of investors from all aspects of the supply chain, including: • Rail, Trucking, 3PL • Industrial Developers, Real Estate • Public Entities: • State DOTs • Airport Authorities • KC Chamber of Commerce • KCADC • Greater KC FTZ

  6. Intermodal Logistics Parks CenterPoint Intermodal Center KCI Intermodal Business Centre Logistics Park KC

  7. National Rankings “KC Named 5th Best U.S. Distribution Logistics Location” Area Development Magazine, 2009 “Inbound Logistics names KC as top city to add to site selection shortlist” Inbound Logistics, 2009

  8. Kansas City Hub

  9. The overall vision for the Kansas City Regional Freight Outlook is to positively impact and accommodate the growth of freight transportation and logistics in the 18-county study area.

  10. National Freight Corridors National Corridor Map

  11. Regional Freight Corridors Regional Corridor Map

  12. Local Freight Corridors Local Corridor Map

  13. Total Estimated Regional Freight in 2007 Value - $826 Billion

  14. Total Estimated Regional Freight in 2007, Tons 291 Million Short Tons Note: Approximately 650 million short tons of through rail were carried on the region’s rail network.

  15. Competitive Advantage

  16. Key Recommendations • Focus on transportation-related projects to identify and highlight freight-related benefits

  17. Key Recommendations • Expand the use of existing technologies and tools to monitor freight-specific data

  18. Key Recommendations • Recognize the Corridors of Freight Significance and conduct regional assessments

  19. Key Recommendations • Focus on attraction and retention of transportation and logistics businesses

  20. Key Recommendations • Innovate marketing efforts by emphasizing the competitive advantage of the region

  21. Marketing • Key Messages • Low transportation costs - esp. truck load • Excellent rail facilities - intermodal developments • Market growth • Speed to market • Technology - Trade Data Exchange

  22. Direct Mail 4,000 TARGETS

  23. Advertising

  24. Purchasing Systems SAP Oracle Other Enterprise Systems Stakeholder Computer Environments Web Services (EFM) EDI Services Architecture Other Web Services Secure Internet Transactions SmartPort Applications Environment Trade Documentation Logistics Visibility Member Management Event Management SmartPort 5 Layer Architecture Satellite Wired Field Sensing Environment SensorNet Cellular Wireless Internet Seal GPS Sensors RFID Temp Chem Rad Confidential and Proprietary

  25. Supply Chain Education • The supply chain education initiative brings those involved in the transportation and logistics industry in Kansas City together with area educational institutions to identify the training needs for the industry.  • Partners include: • Full Employment Council • Workforce Central at UCM • University of Phoenix • University of Central Missouri • Wagner Industries, Inc. • Focus Workforce

  26. CHRIS GUTIERREZ President KC SmartPort 911 Main Street, Suite 2600 Kansas City, MO 61405 Tel: 816.374.5680 Gutierrez@KCSmartPort.com

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