Today, Google is proud to announce it is expanding its presence in the Midwest with an $1 billion investment in a new data center in Kansas City, Missouri. Additionally, the … Read More
EDCKC Announces the First Five Winners of the KC.UP Minority Accelerator at 3rd Fridays Entrepreneurship Series
Five companies each win $50,000 award and the opportunity to demo at SXSW KC.UP, an initiative of the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City is excited to announce the five … Read More
EDCKC Hosts Mayoral Forum
On March 4th, the EDCKC Advocacy Council featured a mayoral forum highlighting candidates for the 2019 Kansas City, Missouri mayoral election. The forum, moderated by Bridgette Williams, EDC Board Chair … Read More
Workforce Round Tables – Financial Services & IT
This month, two roundtables were hosted by EDCKC, one on Financial Services, the other on Information Technology. The goal being to provide the Full Employment Council (FEC) with employer-informed recommendations … Read More
EDCKC Helps Facilitate Tough Conversations Aimed at Addressing KC’s Tech Inclusivity Gaps
When faced with a report showcasing lags in minority participation in Kansas City’s thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City (EDCKC) leveraged its sponsorship of the Techweek … Read More
May Technology Grows and Thrives in Kansas City’s Blue River Valley
Custom, precision-machined parts for everything from the Stealth Bomber to the last Boeing you flew in to Chicago is made-to-order at May Technology & Manufacturing, Inc., a more than 50-year-old … Read More
Skilled Workforce Missouri: Your Source for Customized Recruitment & Training
Does your business need help hiring or training employees? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. Business leaders and site selectors alike agree that the availability of skilled labor is … Read More
EDCKC Partners with FEC to Connect Job Seekers to Tech Jobs
As the pace of technology becomes faster every day, solutions for workforce development in IT fields become more and more crucial. A new partnership between EDCKC and the Full Employment … Read More
TeamKC Opens its Network to Retain Displaced DST Talent
Following the June announcement that SS&C Technologies Holding, Inc., would eliminate six percent of the global DST Systems workforce, impacting an unspecified number of local layoffs, TeamKC: Life+Talent, the Kansas … Read More