KC Rising and its leaders continue to appear in local news articles highlighting regional efforts to stimulate the economy. The following articles showcase recent examples of the advancements being made to improve and elevate the economic future of the Kansas City region.
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- Kansas City Business Journal, “Global Cities Initiative: KC isn’t exporting enough,” 10.15.15
- The Kansas City Star. “Yael T. Abouhalkah: Royals are great, but Kansas City area still lags in jobs, residents,” 10.14.15
New reports/research:
KC Global Cities Initiative Export Market Assessment
http://kcsmartport.thinkkc.com/news/blog/kc-smartport-blog/2015/10/16/kc-global-cities-initiative-announces-key-findings-from-export-market-assessment
U.S. Department of Commerce released the Metro Export statistics for 2014 For Kansas City
http://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/metroreports/Kansas_City.pdf
Overall U.S. Exports by Metro
http://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/metroreport/tg_ian_003084.asp
Prosperity at a Crossroads
http://www.marc.org/Data-Economy/Regional-Prosperity
10 Lessons from Global Trade
http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2015/04/21-global-trade-investment-planning-us-metro-areas-mcdearman-donahue