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| Prime Location and Transportation Excelsior Springs is unique in that it lies within two counties -- Clay and Ray counties in northwest Missouri. Highway 69 runs north of Excelsior Springs, providing a corridor for residents of Lawson toward the Kansas City area. Highway 10 dissects Excelsior Springs, running through the historic downtown and creating a corridor for residents of Excelsior Springs, Wood Heights, Crystal Lakes and Rayville to the Kansas City area. Highway 210, which connects communities of Richmond and Lexington to Kansas City, lies east of Excelsior Springs. These corridors of traffic create a vibrant traffic flow through and around the City of Excelsior Springs. In 2000, studies placed the traffic count past the Vintage commercial properties at 24,380 cars per day. Clay County Regional Airport currently has a 5,500-foot runway, but a $7.5 million project that will begin this fall will increase that to allow for jet cargo aircraft. Clay County Airport is located on the Highway 69 corridor about three miles from the Vintage Plaza between Liberty and Excelsior Springs. Burlington and Norfolk Southern rail lines run parallel to this highway. Highway 69 provides quick access to Interstates 29, 35, 70 and 435 in less than 30 minutes. Seven barge lines operate on the Missouri River shipping channel, with eight docks in Clay County.
The City has been involved in some successful public/private partnerships via the use of tax increment financing. Proposals are looked at on a case-by-case basis to determine the benefit to the City of Excelsior Springs. Applications must be made and presented to both the TIF Commission and the City Council for the City of Excelsior Springs for approval of the plan. Excelsior Springs has experienced healthy growth in its industrial base. The American Italian Pasta Company was founded in 1988 in Excelsior Springs. Between AIPC and other industry, like Magna Interior Systems, there is a strong, local industrial base as well as a strong labor force of skilled and unskilled labor. Local employers describe their workers as being trainable and adaptable, displaying a team spirit, and having a good work ethic. Population growth contributes to the strength of the work force. to meet the needs of industries such as Excelsior Springs Seating Systems, Precision Technology, and Gilmour Group, pictured left to right, below.
Public Services Professional police, fire and ambulance service, street maintenance, building inspections, water and sewer service, occupational and business licensing, recreation programs, and public transportation are some of the services provided by the city. Area Expansions
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