Civic and Business Community Fanning Out to Chiefs Kingdoms Nationwide

KCADC held its 2019 Annual Meeting, AMPLIFY, hosting more than 1,700 of KC's top corporate and civic influencers.

KCADC’s mission is to facilitate the community’s adoption of the KC heart brand and quickly turn our focus out of market, making the heart an invitation to a relationship with the KC region. This will be a long-term, sustained effort that will require the entire KC region’s participation in order to have the impact necessary for our community to remain competitive into the future.

The heart has a long history in Kansas City culture, all the way to today representing a resurgence of pride felt by those living in or connected to the KC region.

Catch up on the latest news in KC area logistics, animal health and talent attraction. Read recent headlines surrounding KCADC’s strategic growth initiatives.

The USDA announced in mid-June that it would move its Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to the KC region with 568 jobs. The agencies have begun operations with a small team in temporary space in the metro, while more than 130 current ERS and NIFA employees have committed to relocate to KC from Washington, D.C.

Catch up on the latest news in KC area logistics, animal health and talent attraction. Read recent headlines surrounding KCADC’s strategic growth initiatives.

USDA’s Economic Research Service, National Institute of Food & Agriculture will relocate operations from D.C. to K.C. Project expected to bring 568 new jobs to the Kansas City area.

Today, companies are leveraging internship programs as a way to pipeline young professional talent. But for most Gen Zer’s (individuals born 1995-2010) the position itself is only one part of their expectations of a “quality job.” These young professionals seek companies that help them define their personal purpose and passions.

FinTech company creating more than 150 jobs in Lenexa