Task force research leads to variety of recommendations and emerging strategies. The Human Capital Work Group and its six task forces have identified several existing efforts and emerging strategies that it believes KC Rising should support: Talent-to-Industry...

Work has centered on the critical elements of capital, culture and commercialization The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Work Group has identified strategies that touch three areas on the path to improving the KC regional economy: Increasing access to capital: There...

Volunteers are the brain and backbone of KC Rising. Read below for insights from Sandy Price, senior vice president of human resources for Sprint, on why she believes in KC Rising and what she thinks the most significant outcomes will be.  How will the KC region know...

Since its inception, KC Rising has promised a focus on measurable outcomes. We want more than just ideas and talk about our regional economy — we want proof that we’re making progress. The KC Rising Steering Committee set an ambitious goal for the Kansas City...

Ten years ago, the city of Philadelphia took a close look at its employment needs and found an untapped source of human capital potential — some 70,000 adult residents who had started college, but never completed a two- or four-year degree. In 2006, community partners...

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...

The following byline is from Ron LeMay, CEO of FarmLink and managing director and co-founder, Open Air Equity Partners. Ron is also co-chair of the KC Rising Innovation and Entrepreneurship Work Group. This byline originally appeared in the Nov. 6, 2015 issue of the...

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...

Like many other metros, Phoenix was hit hard by the Great Recession. As the region recovers, business and community leaders made a choice: instead of continuing a consumption-based economic model that relied on real estate, retail and business attraction for growth,...

As a partner in Lumina Foundation’s Community Partnership for Attainment program, the Kansas City region has access to technical assistance from national experts on post-secondary attainment. With support from Lumina, the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning...