Welcome to Kansas City Vander Haag’s! Instead of having a ribbon cutting, the newly expanded Vander Haag’s Inc. had an “Engine Starting” ceremony! Here’s 30 seconds of what it was … Read More
Commercial printing firm is expanding its Kansas City operations and creating jobs!
Barton Nelson, a commercial printing firm in South Kansas City (Martin City), will expand its Kansas City operations making a $15,452,000 capital investment and creating 65 new jobs over the … Read More
Launch KC Partner Hosts Demo Day, An Event to Help Start-Ups Get Funded
Think Big Partners, an early-stage business incubator, startup accelerator and mentorship-based collaborative network, hosted its very first Demo Day on Wednesday, August 28th at the Think Big Partners loft in the Crossroads Arts … Read More
Board Member Showcase: Ora Reynolds, President, Hunt Midwest
Ora Reynolds has spent the past 22 years watching Kansas City grow and develop, as that’s how long she’s been with Hunt Midwest, a full service real estate development firm … Read More
TapTeach Event Wrap-Up
So glad we could be a part of TapTeach this past weekend! The back to school app fest at the Google Fiber lounge brought together educators, designers and developers – … Read More
EDC Learns About Current Business Needs
The EDC staff works hard to keep up with current business issues, industry trends, and government issues through the use of Lunch and Learn sessions. Since 2011, various speakers have … Read More
k12itc Lands Three Managed Service Agreements Totaling Over $1M in Revenue and New Business
The Kansas City-based small business has landed seven managed service contracts in the last 11 months in Missouri, Kansas and Michigan. Kansas City-based technology company k12itc has landed three service agreements … Read More
Spotlight on Rosana Privitera Biondo, EDC Board Member
Rosana Privitera Biondo (pictured above with her brothers) is a founding employee of Mark One Electric Co., Inc., a specialty electrical contracting firm in Kansas City. She also sits on the EDC’s Executive … Read More
The DeLaSalle Impact
A successful $6.2 million capital campaign, New Markets Tax Credits and the blood, sweat and tears of a lot of determined individuals has launched the construction for the renovation and … Read More
Sprint Center Adds More Than $660 Million to Missouri Economy in Five Years
A recent economic impact study released on June 24, 2013 shows that Sprint Center generated more than $660 million in added economic output and helped create 1,361 annual average jobs … Read More