CenterPoint-Kansas City Southern Intermodal Center developers recently held an open house for a new 450,660-square-foot speculative building in south Kansas City. The facility is located on 38 acres in the … Read More
Germany-Based Multivac Plans $6.9M Expansion Of KCMO Headquarters
*Official Press Release From Missouri Department of Economic Development The Missouri Department of Economic Development today announced that Multivac, a global leader in packaging solutions for food, medical, consumer and industrial … Read More
UMKC Students Work To Bring International Business To Kansas City, Missouri
Eight students from the UMKC Study Abroad program now have a taste of business overseas. Narbeli Galindo, the EDC International Business Development Initiatives Coordinator, also a UMKC International Business Professor, … Read More
Will LaunchKC Be Back In 2016?
LaunchKC‘s first 10 grant recipients were introduced before a full house at Techweek Kansas City this past September, which has many entrepreneurs asking, is there going to be another opportunity … Read More
Congratulations to the 2016 Cornerstone Award Finalists!
The Cornerstone Awards Program was initiated over 27 years ago to recognize investments by companies in Kansas City, Missouri. After more than 25 years of presenting the Cornerstone Awards, the Economic … Read More
Consul General of Ireland Visits Kansas City, MO
The relationship between Ireland and Kansas City just became stronger. On January 6th, the Consul General of Ireland, Adrian Farrell, visited Kansas City, MO. During his visit, Adrian met with Mayor … Read More
Global Plastics Co. Makes Kansas City Its U.S. Manufacturing And Distribution Hub, Creating 110 New Jobs
Today, Gov. Jay Nixon announced that Portuguese-based plastic bottle manufacturer Logoplaste will invest $35 million to expand its facility in Kansas City, making it the company’s new U.S. manufacturing and … Read More
Historic Building Highlight: Union Station Kansas City
The EDC has been working with students from the Northland Caps program on a variety of projects, including this video that tells the story of Kansas City’s Iconic Union Station. … Read More
Historic Building Highlight: Nelkin-Piper Building, Trozzolo Communications Group
Kansas City’s historic Nelkin-Piper building, located at 811 Wyandotte Street, went nearly a quarter of a century before finding a new commercial use in 2010. After 25 years of vacancy, … Read More
KCMO International Business Community Update – November 2015
Strategic Investment Summit, Frankfurt, Germany Economic Development in Kansas City, Missouri was recently showcased at the Global Success Club’s Strategic Investment Summit in Frankfurt Germany. A panel, entitled “All About … Read More