A recently released “skills gap” report by the American Staffing Association said that seven out of the ten hardest-to-fill jobs in the nation are those associated with hands-on health care. … Read More
EDC Connects Low-Income KCMO Youth to Jobs
The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Mo., recently announced it will help place 1,500 Kansas City, Mo., low income youths in jobs through a state-funded summer jobs program developed … Read More
KC Businesses Showed Royal Pride During The World Series
After 29 years, the Kansas City Royals pushed this season as far as baseball allows, all the way to game seven of the World Series. Businesses all over the metro … Read More
The KC Animal Health Corridor: Leading the World in Animal Health
Kansas City is known for a lot of wonderful things. Jazz. Barbecue. Chiefs football and Royals baseball. And animal health companies? While it may not be the first thing that … Read More
Think Big Partners is thinking BIG with 75% more space for entrepreneurs!
Think Big Partners is thinking BIG with their plans to continue growing Kansas City into the most entrepreneurial city in the country by creating a dense ecosystem of high growth … Read More
iKC Unconference Wrap-up 2014
The EDC was proud to be a sponsor of this year’s iKC Unconference event along with many supporting corporate partners in the Kansas City area. The idea of an ‘unconference’ … Read More
Riverfront Project is Just the Beginning
On June 10th, the Port Authority of Kansas City announced a new agreement with Indianapolis-based mixed-use developer Flaherty & Collins Properties, to lease 5 acres of a 45-acre parcel of … Read More
How Accelerators Are Helping Companies Grow in Kansas City
When people think of entrepreneurs, they tend to think of people like Henry Ford or Steve Jobs, visionaries whose drive and innovation built massive, multinational corporations from the ground up. … Read More
The KC Skyline Is Changing!
All over the Country, a push toward urban renewal and downtown living is bringing people in from the suburbs and outlying towns and back to urban centers. High-rise apartment complexes … Read More
Kansas City Breaks Ground On Streetcar Line
Fifty-seven years after streetcars stopped running in Kansas City, an enthusiastic crowd gathered for the official groundbreaking to bring them back to downtown. “It’s a day that we get on board … Read More