CALGARY,
AB, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian
Pacific Kansas City (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (CPKC) representatives
today joined the Kansas City Current soccer team to celebrate the
opening of CPKC Stadium, the first stadium in the world built
specifically for a women's professional sports team.
"Congratulations to the entire Kansas City Current organization
and the people of Kansas City on
this history-making achievement," said CPKC President and CEO
Keith Creel. "CPKC has been a
long-time champion of women's professional sports and investing in
our communities. Today, we proudly build on that legacy with this
barrier-breaking stadium opening. We look forward to supporting the
team as they reach new levels of success here in Kansas City."
Today, prior to CPKC Stadium opening to the public for the first
regular season Kansas City Current home game, CPKC presented the
team with a new specially designed mini-train, modelled after
CPKC's popular Little General mini-train. CPKC's mini-trains visit
communities across the company's network to help raise awareness of
rail safety, reminding people of all ages about the importance of
safe behaviour around trains and tracks.
CPKC and the Kansas City Current announced their historic naming
rights agreement on Oct. 19, 2023. In
addition to naming rights for the stadium itself, the outdoor space
at the entrance to the stadium, a family-friendly area where fans
and spectators can gather before stadium events and home to the
team store, is called CPKC Plaza.
"As we continue our mission to be the best women's football club
in the world, we know opening day at CPKC Stadium is monumental,"
said Kansas City Current co-owners Angie
and Chris Long. "It takes powerful partnerships to
accomplish that goal, so we want to thank CPKC for their dedication
to women's sports and to our club, and we look forward to embarking
upon this incredible journey of the inaugural season in our new
home."
With every goal scored by the Kansas City Current this season,
both at home and away, CPKC will make a donation to the Adelaide C.
Ward Women's Heart Health Center at the University of Kansas Health System. Through its
Goals for Heart initiative, CPKC Has Heart will provide funding to
help women access testing that helps identify their risk of
developing coronary artery disease.
CPKC Stadium adds to the company's commitment to women's sports.
CPKC has been the title sponsor of the annual CPKC Women's Open,
the lone stop in Canada of the
LPGA tour, since 2014. The tournament features the game's biggest
stars and has raised more than $19
million in support of children's heart health.
CPKC, which has its U.S. corporate headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., was formed with the
combination of two historic railways – Canadian Pacific and Kansas
City Southern. On April 14, 2023, the
combination created the first truly North American rail network
connecting Canada, the U.S. and
Mexico.
About CPKC
With its global headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Canada, CPKC is the first and only single-line
transnational railway linking Canada, the United
States and México, with unrivaled access to major ports from
Vancouver to Atlantic Canada to the Gulf of México to
Lázaro Cárdenas, México. Stretching approximately 20,000 route
miles and employing 20,000 railroaders, CPKC provides North
American customers unparalleled rail service and network reach to
key markets across the continent. CPKC is growing with its
customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services,
logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit
cpkcr.com to learn more about the rail advantages of CPKC.
About CPKC Has Heart
At CPKC, we know that a railroad may serve as the arteries of a
nation, but at its heart is community. That's why, through CPKC Has
Heart, we've already helped raise more than $35 million to help improve the heart health of
adults and children across North
America. And along the way, we're showing heart whenever we
can. Find out more on
https://www.cpkcr.com/en/community/cpkc-has-heart
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