Scollar, Inc., an animal health tech company, is moving its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Kansas City, Missouri, to launch its suite of products and expand the company in the … Read More
EDC’s Loan Corp Helps Two Business Owners Realize Their Dreams
Anita Moore, Soiree Steak & Oyster House After working in the corporate world for 15 years, Anita Moore followed a passion for cooking and and received her degree from L’Ecole … Read More
Rightfully Sewn: Building Opportunities While Rebuilding an Industry
Apparel production used to be a massive part of the Kansas City economy. Through the 1940s, 1 in 7 US women’s garments were made here. Industry-wise, it was our second … Read More
EDCKC Announces Five New Initiatives Focused on Growing Kansas City, Missouri’s Economy
The EDCKC board of directors has authorized the organization’s staff to pursue five initiatives that will help drive job creation and investment in Kansas City, Missouri. This effort will concentrate … Read More
EDCKC Partners with FEC to Connect Job Seekers to Tech Jobs
As the pace of technology becomes faster every day, solutions for workforce development in IT fields become more and more crucial. A new partnership between EDCKC and the Full Employment … Read More
TeamKC Opens its Network to Retain Displaced DST Talent
Following the June announcement that SS&C Technologies Holding, Inc., would eliminate six percent of the global DST Systems workforce, impacting an unspecified number of local layoffs, TeamKC: Life+Talent, the Kansas … Read More
Putting Kansas City on the (Global) Map
The EDC was awarded the first ever Go Global KC Outstanding Economic Development Agency Award at the Go Global KC luncheon held on June 6, 2018. The luncheon is the … Read More
MCC Apprenticeship Program Helps Businesses Fill Workforce Gap
One of the top priorities for the EDC is partnering with various organizations in Kansas City on workforce development to connect businesses with educated and motivated employees today and build … Read More
Congratulations to the 2018 Cornerstone Awards Winners!
From the Urban Youth Baseball Academy that’s bringing baseball and mentoring to the city’s urban youth to an 85,000-square-foot state-of-the-art Cerner Innovations campus, the 2018 Cornerstone Award winners are helping … Read More
City Reveals Annual Business Satisfaction Survey Results
One of the first, and still one of the few, cities to conduct an annual business satisfaction survey, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, recently released its results for 2017. … Read More