Nathan Vanice comes to the EDC from his consulting business, having provided commercial real estate solutions for clients across the metropolitan area for over 20 years. He brings a diverse business … Read More
Concorde Career College Opens Largest Location in South KCMO
This month, Concorde Career College opened a Kansas City campus in the St. Joseph Medical Center complex in South KCMO, near 1000 Carondelet Dr. This 50,000-square-foot campus is the second, and largest, … Read More
Niagara Bottling, LLC Announces New Bottling Production Facility In KC
The Diamond Bar, California-based bottled water manufacturer announced Monday that it would open a second production facility in Kansas City, create nearly 100 jobs and invest approximately $156 million in the facility … Read More
Annual Event Details TBD
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