Unified Government approves resolutions to bring Dairy Farmers of America to Wyandotte County

By NICK SLOAN, nick@kansascitykansan.com

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- The Unified Government Board of Commissioners approved multiple resolutions that will finalize a deal to bring the Dairy Farmers of America's headquarters to Wyandotte County.

The Unified Government will provide the project's developers with a 10-year, 75 percent tax abatement.

The Unified Government will also pay temporary financing of $4.5 million worth of street improvements. Long-term funding will be provided from the State of Kansas.

The $20 million private investment will bring over 300 jobs to Wyandotte County.

In terms of size, the building will be around 100,000 square feet in size and three stories tall.

The DFA headquarters will be located near the intersection of France Family Drive and 98th Street in Western Wyandotte County.

An initial target date for the completion of construction is November 1, 2016.

Dairy Farmers of America to move headquarters to Wyandotte County

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Kansas City’s largest private company with approximately $18 billion in revenue in 2014, has announced plans to build its new global headquarters in Kansas City, Kan.

The announcement means the company will relocate its 325 employees from space it has leased in Missouri since its formation in 1998, to a state-of-the-art building being constructed in the expanded Village West area in Wyandotte County.

Owned by more than 15,000 dairy farmers across the country, and invested in brands such as Borden Cheese, Kemps, Keller’s Creamery and Hiland Dairy, DFA is the nation’s largest milk marketing cooperative. An exporter of dairy products and powders to nearly 50 countries, DFA is also the sixth-largest global dairy company.