The Kansas City-based small business has landed seven managed service contracts in the last 11 months in Missouri, Kansas and Michigan. Kansas City-based technology company k12itc has landed three service agreements … Read More
Spotlight on Rosana Privitera Biondo, EDC Board Member
Rosana Privitera Biondo (pictured above with her brothers) is a founding employee of Mark One Electric Co., Inc., a specialty electrical contracting firm in Kansas City. She also sits on the EDC’s Executive … Read More
The DeLaSalle Impact
A successful $6.2 million capital campaign, New Markets Tax Credits and the blood, sweat and tears of a lot of determined individuals has launched the construction for the renovation and … Read More
Sprint Center Adds More Than $660 Million to Missouri Economy in Five Years
A recent economic impact study released on June 24, 2013 shows that Sprint Center generated more than $660 million in added economic output and helped create 1,361 annual average jobs … Read More
City Processes Improving for Construction Projects
The phrases “fast track construction project” and “government bureaucracy” are not typically ones that appear in the same sentence. However, the City of Kansas City Missouri has developed a number … Read More
Hack the Midwest Event Wrap-Up
Hack the Midwest played host to 150+ developers and designers in a fierce competition for stacks of cash, tech prizes and coveted sponsorships from Application Programming Interphase (API) sponsors. Thirty … Read More
2013 Economic Gardening Conference – Nurturing Entrepreneurs, Growing Economies
The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City is proud to be a part of The 11th Annual National Economic Gardening Conference on June 5, 6 & 7, 2013 at the … Read More
What is PIAC (Public Improvements Advisory Committee) and how can I get my project on the docket?
The Public Improvements Advisory Committee’s (PIAC) consists of 13 people whose sole purpose is to advise the City Council on public improvement needs. Their input is used to recommend projects for funding … Read More
Welcome to the EDC Bernardo Ramirez, our NEW COO, and TRisa McCord, our NEW CAO!
At the May Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Board of Directors meeting, President/CEO Pete Fullerton announced the selections of Bernardo Ramirez as the Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer, and … Read More
The True Impact of The SBA 504 Loan Program
Earlier this year, Mayo Auction and Realty Inc. was planning to move their location out to Belton, MO. We learned they were doing some significant improvements to the building they … Read More