Fast-growing entrepreneurial businesses and established organizations know they can attract and retain skilled talent because Kansas City, Missouri, delivers today’s in-demand lifestyles – affordability, diverse housing options and a vast array of cultural attractions to accompany desirable career paths offering choice, challenge and competitive compensation.

Unfettered access to talented employees – as well as to customers, suppliers and markets – is enjoyed by businesses in Kansas City’s centrally located, diverse economy, which features industry sectors with particular strategic advantages -- advanced manufacturing, the arts, design and engineering, health sciences and services, nonprofit management and information technology.