The company plans to create nearly 190 new jobs in the region. "We are excited to kick off our strategic collaboration with CPKC through our new Kansas City cold storage facility, expanding Americold's presence in an important U.S. transportation hub," said George Chappelle, CEO at Americold. "Combining our cold storage capabilities with CPKC's extensive rail network enables Americold to deliver a differentiated offering to support more customers across North America. We look forward to further collaboration with CPKC to provide world-class service to more customers and strengthen the food supply chain." The new facility will support CPKC's MMX service, North America's only single-line rail service offering for refrigerated shippers between U.S. Midwest markets and Mexico. It will also enable more seamless and efficient service for MMX customers.