Warsaw Advantages
Overview
Missouri, in general, has many advantages for businesses. Some of these are are listed below:
- 2004 Missouri Department of Economic Development study ranks Missouri 3rd in the nation for manufacturing job growth.
- Kansas City and St. Louis rank as the 2nd and 3rd largest rail terminals in the United States.
- All major trucking firms serve the state.
- As the 7th largest highway system, Missouri has over 32,000 highway miles and over 1,100 Interstate miles.
- Missouri has two major rivers with over 1,000 miles of navigable waterways, and 13 public port authorities.
- Transportation by air is no problem either; Missouri has 115 public airports, 6 regional airports and 2 international airports.
- Missouri is the only state with two Federal Reserve Banks.
Freight / Miles
Warsaw is in a strategic location, a real advantage to our Industrial Park residents. Located on the US Highway 65 expansion, with Interstate 70 just 53 miles to the north, and Interstate 44 just 78 miles to the south. Highway 7 is the major East to West route connecting Warsaw to Kansas City. Both St. Louis and Kansas City are within easy reach of our community. Making shipping, communications, and travel convenient and efficient.
Freight/Miles – Hours driving from Warsaw to:
- Kansas City, Missouri: 110 Miles/2.2 hours
- St. Louis, Missouri: 225 Miles/4.7 hours
- Chicago, Illinois: 480 Miles/11 hours
- Denver, Colorado: 715 miles/16.2 hours
- Dallas, Texas: 505 miles/11.5 hours
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: 510 miles/11.3 hours
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