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 …
One of EDCKC’s strategic initiatives, KC-UP, is an inclusion-focused business accelerator driving urban prosperity. Now, more than a year in the making, the public-private partnership with Opportunity Hub (OHUB), out …
EDCKC investment reaches all parts of our great city, impacting people, projects and ultimately, driving city-wide prosperity. FY2019 saw a significant amount of east-side investment in both projects and businesses, …
This month, EDCKC’s LaunchKC and engineering and construction stalwart, Black & Veatch announced IgniteX Cleantech Accelerator. “The bottom line of the new platform is to attract scalable companies to the city …
Custom, precision-machined parts for everything from the Stealth Bomber to the last Boeing you flew in to Chicago is made-to-order at May Technology & Manufacturing, Inc., a more than 50-year-old …
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 …
Voters in the expanded streetcar Transportation Development District (TDD) overwhelmingly gave their stamp of approval to the continuation of the popular downtown streetcar line through Midtown Kansas City to 51st …
The conversation regarding the development opportunity of a generation is heating up in Kansas City. To make sure the city is ready, the Economic Development Corporation and the City of …
