The Urban Land Institute of Kansas City (ULI-KC), a group dedicated to providing leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities, hosted an incentives panel … Read More
Urban Café Receives RLF Loan from EDC Loan Corporation
After working in many kitchens in Chicago, Chef Justin Clark came to Kansas City to be the chef de cuisine at The Westin Crown Center. He then accepted a catering … Read More
City of Kansas City Reveals Results of Incentive Study
Results of a Kansas City Incentives Study, which sought to complete a comprehensive data-driven analysis of the City of Kansas City’s historic use of economic development incentives and the resulting … Read More
Budget Cuts Impact Economic Development
This past year saw several state-level budget cuts that have a significant effect on local economic development, and federal tax cuts currently under consideration that would do the same. Earlier … Read More
How To Finance A Business Expansion Or Relocation In Kansas City, Missouri
One of the main ways the EDC helps entrepreneurs and business owners in Kansas City, Missouri is by helping them secure financing for business expansions and relocations. Through the EDC … Read More
EDC Hires Manager For AdvanceKC Incentive Processes
We are excited to welcome Greg Flisram as Senior Vice President of Business and Real Estate Development. Greg has 22 years of economic development experience, most recently as Director of … Read More
Bringing New Life to Historic Buildings in Kansas City
Kansas City has a rich history and there’s no place where you can see that history played out more clearly than in our array of landmark historic buildings. (Photo above is … Read More
How the EDC Can Help You Finance Your Project
First started in 1987 to help ensure a competitive, vibrant, and self-sustaining local economy in Kansas City, Missouri, the Economic Development Corporation of KCMO (EDCKC) serves to retain and grow … Read More
How the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Helps Urban Renewal in Kansas City
Once called the “Paris of the Plains,” Kansas City has a rich history—culturally, artistically, architecturally, politically, and in just about every other arena. But it hasn’t always been a history … Read More
What Is A Community Improvement District (CID) And What Does It Do?
Odds are, you’ve seen a few mentions of Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) in and around the Kansas City Metro Area. You may be asking yourself, “Just what is a Community … Read More