Kansas City Ballet Awards Contract to Southwest Solutions Group to Install a High Density Storage System
Summary
A division of KI, Green Bay, Wis., Spacesaver employs nearly 500 at its manufacturing facility in Fort Atkinson, Wis.The relocation of the Kansas City Ballet to the Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity involved the preservation and adaptive reuse of the former Power House at Union Station lead by the architectural firm of BNIM.“This project was a joint effort between the Kansas City Ballet, BNIM architects, and Southwest Solutions Group to ensure that the high density storage shelving maximized the building’s floor space, while anticipating their current and future storage and preservation needs for archives and dance uniforms,” said Aaron Reynolds, Manager of the Kansas Southwest Solutions Office.About Kansas City BalletFounded in 1957, Kansas City Ballet is a 25-member professional ballet company under the direction of Artistic Director William Whitener and Executive Director Jeffrey J. Bentley.Our new home, Kansas City Ballet’s Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity, opening August 2011, in conjunction with our new stage at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, is poised to make Kansas City and Kansas City Ballet a true destination for dance.About Spacesaver® Corporation (http://www.spacesaver.com)A leading storage solutions provider, Spacesaver® Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets high-density mobile storage systems and an array of storage solutions and related accessories uniquely designed to help decision-makers better manage time, space, and security.A division of KI, Green Bay, Wis., Spacesaver employs nearly 500 at its manufacturing facility in Fort Atkinson, Wis.