Hunt Midwest expands executive leadership team with Heather Jones as new General Counsel & Senior Vice President

Kansas City, MO — Jan. 27, 2025 — Hunt Midwest is pleased to announce Heather Jones has joined Hunt Midwest’s executive leadership team as General Counsel and Senior Vice President as the real estate development company continues its growth in key U.S. markets.

In the newly created role, Jones will work to scale the company’s strategies and staff to support its expanding reach across diverse sectors including industrial, commercial, self-storage development, new home communities, multifamily, and senior living.

Prior to joining Hunt Midwest, Jones previously worked for more than 20 years as a partner, shareholder, and executive committee member with the Kansas City law firm Seigfreid Bingham, P.C., where she played a crucial role as Hunt Midwest’s outside legal counsel on key development projects, leases, property sales, and land acquisitions.

“Hunt Midwest has grown at an incredible pace over the past several years and so has the complexity and volume of our real estate transactions,” said Ora Reynolds, Hunt Midwest President & CEO. “Bringing Heather’s expertise and experience in-house, after years partnering with her at Seigfreid Bingham, will strengthen our legal and strategic capabilities and position us to sustain this positive trajectory for many years to come.”

Jones will serve as the company’s General Counsel, providing strategic legal guidance on company real estate contracts, leases, title work, loan transactions, compliance, and corporate governance. She also will work closely with senior leadership and the board of directors to execute companywide strategies. Over the next nine to 12 months, the new role also will assume responsibility for the company’s administrative functions, including human resources and corporate communications.

“Hunt Midwest has accomplished so much, and there are so many opportunities for this company to continue that momentum into the future,” Jones said. “I’m very proud to join this talented team and support the remarkable legacy of Lamar Hunt.”

Jones is deeply involved in the greater Kansas City community. A passionate supporter of the arts, she currently serves on the Starlight Theatre Board of Directors as the vice chair for community engagement and on the Board of Directors for the Liberty Arts Foundation, and she previously led the Liberty Arts Commission. Jones also is an active member of numerous bar associations and previously served as the President of the Lawyers Association of Kansas City. Further, she is a graduate of the Centurions leadership program through the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce leadership program. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and her law degree from the University of Kansas. She lives with her family in the Liberty area.

Over more than six decades, Hunt Midwest has become an innovative real estate company with more than $3 billion in development across its diverse portfolio. The company has more than 52 million square feet of industrial development completed or planned in multiple established and emerging markets, and its award-winning residential division has developed more than 7,000 home lots and 1,000 luxury multifamily residences across the Kansas City metro. Hunt Midwest’s industry-leading, climate-controlled self-storage platform StorTropolis now offers more than 4,000 climate-controlled self-storage units at six locations across greater Kansas City and plans to expand into the Southeast this year.

For more information about Heather Jones’ new role at Hunt Midwest and the company’s growing portfolio, go to www.huntmidwest.com.

About Hunt Midwest

Hunt Midwest is a Kansas City-based, privately held real estate development company with six decades of expertise in industrial, self-storage, residential, multifamily, and senior living communities, with more than $3 billion of developed projects in multiple geographic markets. Hunt Midwest leverages its reputation, resources, and relationships to create successful real estate solutions.

Hunt Midwest is one of the pillars of the Lamar Hunt Family’s holdings, which include interests in real estate, sports/entertainment, energy/natural resources, and private equity. Other marquee brands include the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bulls, FC Dallas, Hunt Southwest, and Trinity Hunt.

Learn more at HuntMidwest.com