This month, EDCKC’s LaunchKC and engineering and construction stalwart, Black & Veatch announced IgniteX Cleantech Accelerator. “The bottom line of the new platform is to attract scalable companies to the city …
Animal Health Start Up Selects KC for Headquarters
Scollar, Inc., an animal health tech company, is moving its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Kansas City, Missouri, to launch its suite of products and expand the company in the …
TIF Project Coming to a Close, Injecting Thousands into Local Tax Coffers
In 1992 the 11th Street Corridor TIF Plan was created in an effort to ensure over 26 individual project areas would be required to go through a design review process …
EDC’s Loan Corp Helps Two Business Owners Realize Their Dreams
Anita Moore, Soiree Steak & Oyster House After working in the corporate world for 15 years, Anita Moore followed a passion for cooking and and received her degree from L’Ecole …
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 …
Incentives 101
Incentives are complex tools and every city has unique challenges. We encourage everyone to understand how they work, and how they impact the success of our citizens, our schools, our …
Celebrating Black History Month
As Black History Month comes to a close, we’d like to celebrate a few important leaders, projects and initiatives that are fueling growth and connection across Kansas City, Missouri. While …
Headed to South by Southwest (SXSW) This Year?
If so, we’d love to have as much KC-representation as possible at the fifth-annual, KC Outpost. What is the KC Outpost? LaunchKC, the EDCKC-sponsored civic engine in the KC startup space, is …
ULI Incentives Program Features EDCKC Staff Member
The Urban Land Institute of Kansas City (ULI-KC), a group dedicated to providing leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities, hosted an incentives panel …
Update on LaunchKC Program Recipients
Several past LaunchKC program recipients have recently been covered in local news and have big plans for 2019. PlanIT Impact finished 2018 with a $900,000 funding boost to hire a …