PRESS RELEASE Hunt Midwest Announces Expansion of Nearly 70,000 Square Feet for Three Tenants at SubTropolis Underground Business Complex Advanced Logistics and Fulfi llment, Media Services/Shred Time and Best Service Stores are expanding KANSAS CITY, Mo – September 27, 2010 – Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development has announced that three tenants have expanded by a combined total of 68,900 square feet at SubTropolis, the world’s largest underground business complex. The tenants are: Advanced Logistics and Fulfi llment, Best Service Stores and Media Services/ Shred Time. Advanced Logistics and Fulfi llment is adding 21,600 square feet to its existing light manufacturing facility, which will expand the facility to 151,175 square feet. A woman-owned business, Advanced Logistics and Fulfi llment provides assembly and fulfi llment of Point-of-Purchase display units and also handles a wide variety of hand work and various types of labor that require personal attention. “We decided to stay in SubTropolis and expand here due to the low overall cost of occupancy,” said President Karen Mathes. “In addition, SubTropolis’ ‘naturally green’ environment complements ALF’s active participation in the sustainability packaging movement.” Best Service Stores has expanded its space by 41,100 square feet, bringing its total footprint to 101,100 square feet. Best Service Stores is a Lenexa, Kansas-based online retailer that is a one-stop source for everyday consumer products at incredible prices. The privately held company – whose online stores include HobbyWarehouse.com; TheJungleStore.com; World of Bags.com; and ArsaToys.com – is committed to a “no compromises” service philosophy that promises no hassles and low prices. Media Services/Shred Time has recently leased an additional 6,200 square feet in SubTropolis, bringing its total square footage to 97,200. It is the only locally owned, complete document management company in the greater Kansas City area. Media Services/Shred Time – which has operated in SubTropolis since 1997 – off ers companies wide ranging services that include vault storage, record storage and retrieval, content management software, secure shredding and document imaging. The company has also just launched a records management consulting service. “SubTropolis is the ideal site for Media Services,” said Robert Rippentrop, chief operating offi cer for Media Services/Shred Time. “The documents we store are very sensitive and there is added protection underground from tornados and other outside elements.” “We are happy to accommodate these three terrifi c companies by helping them expand within SubTropolis,” said Dick Ringer, assistant general manager of Hunt Midwest. “The fl exibility the underground off ers enables us to complete their expansion at a fraction of the time and cost it would take to enlarge surface buildings,” he said. Ringer added, “In almost all cases, we were able to complete improvements in 30 days or less.” About SubTropolis As the largest underground business complex in the world, Hunt Midwest SubTropolis sets the standard for subsurface business developments. SubTropolis was created through the mining of a 270-million-year-old limestone deposit. In the mining process, limestone is removed by the room and pillar method, leaving 25-foot square pillars that are on 65-foot centers and 40 feet apart. continued... 8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite #100 | Kansas City, MO 64161 | 816-455-2500 | Fax 816-455-4462 | www.huntmidwest.com Among the many benefi ts tenants enjoy are low lease rates that are 30-50 percent less than above ground facilities; low utility costs that off er 50-70 percent savings in total energy costs; and the largest foreign trade zone under one roof in the United States. SubTropolis is home to more than 50 local, regional, national and international companies, which operate underground and employ more than 1,500 people. About Hunt Midwest Enterprises Hunt Midwest Enterprises, Inc. is a Kansas City, Missouri-based company comprised of two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development, Inc., developer of over 6,000 acres of commercial, retail, industrial and residential property, and owner/developer of SubTropolis, the world’s largest underground business complex; and Hunt Midwest Mining, Inc., 50% owner of the region’s largest supplier of crushed limestone, Hunt Martin Materials, L.L.C. Hunt Midwest, a privately held company, is owned by the Lamar Hunt family. The Hunt family business is a diverse portfolio of entities involved in real estate, sports/media, energy/resources, private equity, and investments. Marquee entities include the Kansas City Chiefs, Hunt Midwest, Chicago Bulls, Pizza Hut Park, FC Dallas Soccer Club and United Center. For More Information: Eric Ford Hunt Midwest 816-455-2500 or [email protected] Donna Pirotte Hagen and Partners 913-219-4144 or [email protected] ©2010 Hunt Midwest Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. 8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite #100 | Kansas City, MO 64161 | 816-455-2500 | Fax 816-455-4462 | www.huntmidwest.com.