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Stuffed Simians Go Underground

KANSAS CITY, MO - Nearly a quarter million stuffed monkeys make SubTropolis home after dotcom lease.

By Judie Burkhalter | Updated on August 13, 2000

A little monkey business, stuffed monkeys that is, is going on inSubTropolis Underground Park, the world’s largest underground storagefacility. Virtumundo Inc., a dotcom that collects consumer data, hasleased 66,300 sf to store the prizes that they award those whoplay their Internet game and answer a corresponding profile. Most often,stuffed monkeys are given to those who participate.

“We have about 200,000 stuffed monkeys in the warehouse,” says HarrisH. Wilder, COO for Virtumundo. “We store anddistribute them from SubTropolis. The location was perfect for usbecause of the proximity to large scale shipping and receivingservices.”

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