CASE STUDIES

Grantham University – Grantham University’s Bookstore Goes Underground
New location post Katrina provides safekeeping for textbooks, computers

BACKGROUND
Grantham University – established in 1951 – began as a traditional college with its main campus in Southern California...[MORE]


Paris Brothers – Freezer Space and Location Supports Explosive Growth

If ever a foodservice company could be called “innovative,” it would be Paris Brothers. A Kansas City-based, family-owned business launched in 1983, Paris Brothers today is a clear leader in an industry that is constantly evolving...[MORE]


Underground Vaults & Storage Keeps Records and Other Valuables Safe
Original reels of Gone with the Wind and Wizard of Oz among the items securely stowed

BACKGROUND
Established in 1959, Underground Vaults & Storage (UV&S) specializes in secure records storage and management. UV&S serves national and international clients representing numerous industries including healthcare, legal, financial, insurance, oil/gas, government and entertainment. While most clients store important paper documents and client records, the company’s entertainment clients store original film copies of cartoons, television programs like Friends, soap operas, game shows, and legendary movies such as Gone with the Wind. The Kansas City facility is one of the company’s six locations and has operated in Hunt Midwest SubTropolis since 1986...[MORE]


Mail Print Calls Underground Home
Affordability, expansion and climate are keys to success

BACKGROUND
Mail Print — founded in 1988 — is a commercial printing and direct mail company that serves as a one-stop shop for creative development, graphic design, traditional offset print production, data mining, variable data digital printing, and mail preparation. The company has customers all across the United States...[MORE]


Underground Facility Seals the Deal for KC Envelope
SubTropolis accommodates growth, budget and company specifications

BACKGROUND
KC Envelope began when four employees of Sosland Publishing decided to buy some of the equipment and inventory of the company’s discontinued envelope division. It was then on October 2, 1978, that KC Envelope – a light manufacturer - was born. As a full-line envelope manufacturing company, KC Envelope produces 600,000 to 700,000 high quality envelopes each day...[MORE]