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Critical Materials Crossroads Engine

Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Source: KCTV

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UMKC's Critical Materials Crossroads Engine is an initiative focused on building a regional pipeline to develop and refine critical materials used in products like batteries, semiconductors, aircraft parts, and medical devices. The project aims to create infrastructure and workforce to increase production of metals and advanced materials, potentially creating about 10,000 jobs by 2036 and generati

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Sector
Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy Storage, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial, Hospital
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
KCTV

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The project “Critical Materials Crossroads Engine” is an infrastructure initiative in the Aerospace & Defense sector, located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from KCTV.

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UMKC's Critical Materials Crossroads Engine is an initiative focused on building a regional pipeline to develop and refine critical materials used in products like batteries, semiconductors, aircraft parts, and medical devices. The project aims to create infrastructure and workforce to increase production of metals and advanced materials, potentially creating about 10,000 jobs by 2036 and generating significant economic output.

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Manufacturing and Materials

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United States of America (USA)

State

Missouri

City

Kansas City

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KCTV

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Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy Storage, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial, Hospital

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2026-07-17

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