Senior Vice President Mike Bell shared his data center expertise and insights at ULI Kansas City's Emerging Trends in Real Estate event, including our work with Google on its $1 billion data center at Hunt Midwest Business Center and Lightedge at the growing SubTropolis Technology Center. Kansas City is critical hub for this digital infrastructure!
Last week, nearly 150 industry professionals gathered at ULI Kansas City’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate event to dive into the key trends shaping 2025 — with one of the most prominent being data center activity. The data center panel featured insights from KC SmartPort’s Elli (Bowen) Houston, along with experts from Evergy, Hunt Midwest, Turner Construction Company, and Lamar Johnson Collaborative. Together, they shared valuable perspectives on data center development and investment trends both in Kansas City and nationwide. As 2025 unfolds, #KC will continue to navigate evolving constraints and opportunities in this critical sector! #DataCenters #KansasCity #RealEstateTrends #IndustrialRealEstate