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Business Community - Industrial Sites

There are eight major business parks in Independence. Independence is unique in that a large portion of its manufacturing, warehousing and office space is underground – located in three separate, sub-surface business parks, including over 750 acres of mixed-use business parks with over 32 million square feet of industrial flex space, underground warehousing, and a cold storage facility with 1.2 million square feet.

Space Center ranks No. 1 out of the top 25 metro area industrial facilities according to the Kansas City Business Journal. The 200-acre underground park has developed 4.7 million square feet of net leasable industrial space in Independence. Lake City Business Center offers facilities for a wide variety of manufacturing, warehousing, R&D and has several buildings ranging from 350,000 to 525,000 square feet.

Above ground industrial and commercial business parks and sites are available for development. For industries with immediate needs, Independence offers several sites with existing buildings for manufacturing. The buildings range in size and location. For more information on local sites, contact the Independence Council for Economic Development at (816) 252-5777.

• Carefree Industrial Park – a premier industrial park with FTZ designation. 1600 N. 291 Highway 480
• Space Center Executive Park – an underground mixed-use business park. 1500 W. GeoSpace Drive 200
• Truman Road, manufacturing – E. Truman Road 100
• Truman Road, manufacturing – W. Truman Road 100
• Lake City Business Center – manufacturing, warehousing, storage, educational, research and development. E. Lake City Buckner Road 92
• Centerpoint Business Park – light manufacturing. E. 39th and Selsa Road 90
• Commercial Distribution Center – underground warehousing and storage. 16500 E. Truman Road 28
• Allis Chalmers Industrial Park – warehousing and manufacturing. 627 S. Cottage 12
• Unilever – manufacturer of salad dressings, blended spices and instant tea. 1300 E. 35th Street South 8