by KC Rising Admin | Aug 3, 2022 | Enterprise, Inclusion, Industry, News, Small Business Support
“What can the business community do?” That was the question the KC Chamber Board of Directors asked in response to the calls for social justice stemming from the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Board’s African American members met and determined five areas...
by KC Rising Admin | Aug 3, 2022 | Enterprise, Inclusion, Industry, News, Small Business Support
“What can the business community do?” That was the question the KC Chamber Board of Directors asked in response to the calls for social justice stemming from the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Board’s African American members met and determined five areas...
by KC Rising Admin | May 16, 2022 | Inclusion, Industry
For Immediate Release Contact: Laura McCarthy | lmccarthy3@kumc.edu | 816-914-2953 (Kansas City, MO – May 16, 2022) – Building on prior life science success in human and animal health, Kansas City is creating the most inclusive biologics hub for the development,...
by KC Rising Admin | May 10, 2022 | Inclusion, Neighborhoods
Led by the Downtown Council (DTC), business, civic, and neighborhood leaders joined together over the last two years to imagine the future of greater Downtown Kansas City. With the guidance of the steering committee chair, Warren Erdman, Kansas City Southern, the...
by KC Rising Admin | May 10, 2022 | Enterprise, Inclusion
Small businesses and their employees are the fabric of our community – they’re our friends and neighbors, and the focus at AltCap. When the pandemic and early talks of economic shutdowns threatened the livelihoods of our small business owners and entrepreneurs,...
by KC Rising Admin | Apr 20, 2022 | Inclusion, Neighborhoods
We have an opportunity to make KC a place people want to come and stay. Nearly one out of four (24 percent) people could see themselves leaving the region in the next five years. That number is almost one out of three (31 percent) for Black people. A decline in a...
