EDCKC Series 2025 Archives

Feel good, but get off the bench: KC’s next big wins require all players join EDCKC in the field

By: Taylor Wilmore- May 22, 2025

Editor’s note: The following is the fourth in a four-part series exploring the verticals and impact of initiatives within the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City through a paid p... Read more

Homegrown startups can redefine KC, leader says; they just need help surviving long enough to do it

By: Nikki Overfelt Chifalu- May 14, 2025

Editor’s note: The following is the third in a four-part series exploring the verticals and impact of initiatives within the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City through a paid pa... Read more

Wrong tool can wreck a neighborhood; Precision development key to avoiding gentrification’s negative impacts, EDCKC says

By: Nikki Overfelt Chifalu- May 08, 2025

Editor’s note: The following is the second in a four-part series exploring the verticals and impact of initiatives within the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City through a paid p... Read more

Leave KC better than you found it: How matching growth to city’s needs is paying off

By: Taylor Wilmore- April 30, 2025

Editor’s note: The following is the first in a four-part series exploring the verticals and impact of initiatives within the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City through a paid pa... Read more

What comes after the World Cup? Leaders ponder KC’s next phase (and how to get there)

By: Haines Eason- March 07, 2025