In accordance with the directives of local health officials, our 2020 Cornerstone event was canceled. We are planning to return to this event in 2021 and are monitoring pandemic conditions … Read More
After nearly 5 years of growth, President & CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City is ready for what’s next.
“It’s been a great run,” says Bob Langenkamp, President & CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri (EDCKC). He will be leaving his post as of July … 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
EDC Welcomes Three New Business Development Officers
We are pleased to welcome three new business development officers (BDOs) to the EDC team: Kimberlyn Jones, Jim Malle and Brandon Smith. All three bring with them valuable economic development … 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
What’s Next for the New KCI Project
We are thrilled that Kansas City, Missouri, voters overwhelmingly approved building a new single-terminal KCI, showing their belief in our city’s future as a top-tier market. A detailed yearly timeline … Read More
Reclaiming the Blue Valley
HR&A Advisors, real estate and economic development consultants based in New York, presented its findings earlier this fall to EDCKC and its advisory committee on the HRA team’s analysis and … Read More
Vote YES for a New KCI – We Can’t Afford Not to
By now it seems like everyone is talking about whether to build a new KCI or renovate the existing structure and that many have formed an opinion. Most of the … Read More
KCI: Single Terminal Will Help Us Fly Far
There are few issues that spur such strong opinions as the status, design and future of KCI. Those who live here and travel through KCI find its three-terminal design easy … Read More
Digital Sandbox KC Plans To Fund More Projects in 2017
“It was another great year for Sandbox companies,” said Jeff Shackelford, director of Digital Sandbox KC. “We’ve now funded development projects for 79 companies and helped them raise almost $30 … Read More