Leading transportation logistics company invests $1.2 million to open new logistics center in Missouri KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Missouri’s transportation and logistics industry continues to grow with the opening of XPO Logistics’ … Read More
KCSourceLink: Helping To Make Kansas City The Most Entrepreneurial City In America
In 2003, a partnership between the SBA, Kauffman Foundation and UMKC was formed and it was called KCSourceLink. What was the goal? To help small business grow and prosper in … Read More
Call For Involvement: AdvanceKC
The City of Kansas City, Missouri’s AdvanceKC initiative was launched in the fall of 2011 to determine how Kansas City, Missouri can effectively use its competitive assets to grow our … Read More
Think Big Partners is thinking BIG with 75% more space for entrepreneurs!
Think Big Partners is thinking BIG with their plans to continue growing Kansas City into the most entrepreneurial city in the country by creating a dense ecosystem of high growth … 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 Small Businesses Boost The Economy In Kansas City
When you think of what drives the economy, big multinational companies are probably what come to mind. Truth be told, it’s actually some of the smallest businesses that are making … 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
KCMO announces joint effort to revitalize Historic Northeast
City of Kansas City, Missouri, leaders gathered with community organizations and Historic Northeast residents and businesses today to announce a joint effort to revitalize Kansas City’s Historic Northeast district. Called … Read More
Preparing Americans for Information Technology Jobs requires thinking outside of the box
The Department of Labor projects that there will be 1.4 million new information technology jobs by 2020, and there simply may not be enough adequate training programs to prepare Americans … Read More