KC-UP and OHUB hosted a minority-focused entrepreneurship event this month as part of a third Friday entrepreneurship series. The events, which have featured startup entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, entrepreneur support programs … 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
Southeast Enterprises Holiday Lights Recycling Program Keeps People Employed Year Round
Christmas lights are big business around the holiday season. The number of holiday lights sold each year is estimated at around 150 million. In 2015, Americans spent more than $6 … Read More
Congratulations to the 2016 Cornerstone Award Finalists!
The Cornerstone Awards Program was initiated over 27 years ago to recognize investments by companies in Kansas City, Missouri. After more than 25 years of presenting the Cornerstone Awards, the Economic … Read More
MEDFA Conference Brings Missouri Economic Developers To KCMO
The president of the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA), Toby Rittner, was recently in Kansas City, Missouri to provide an update on the federal perspective of economic development at … Read More
Kansas City: The Only U.S. City Recognized at the Global Entrepreneurial Congress In Italy
The 2015 Global Entrepreneurial Congress brings together entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, thought-leaders, and many other influential people from around the world to work on issues surrounding international economic growth and human … Read More
Congratulations to the 2015 Cornerstone Finalists!
The Cornerstone Awards were established by the EDC to recognize companies and organizations that contribute to the growth of Kansas City’s economy. New construction, capital investments, redevelopment, and jobs created, … Read More
KC Businesses Showed Royal Pride During The World Series
After 29 years, the Kansas City Royals pushed this season as far as baseball allows, all the way to game seven of the World Series. Businesses all over the metro … Read More
iKC Unconference Wrap-up 2014
The EDC was proud to be a sponsor of this year’s iKC Unconference event along with many supporting corporate partners in the Kansas City area. The idea of an ‘unconference’ … Read More
Missouri Businessman Of The Year Honored At Local Reception
A local Kansas City executive received top honors from the Small Business Administration when he was named the State of Missouri’s Small Business Person of the Year and was honored … Read More