Volunteers are the brain and backbone of KC Rising. Hear from Davyeon Ross, Innovation and Entrepreneurship co-chair, and co-founder and COO of ShotTracker, on why he believes in KC Rising and what he thinks the most significant outcomes will be. How will the KC...

The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Work Group has created teams focused on investor relationships, innovation, entrepreneurship, data and culture with the primary goal of enhancing KC’s culture for innovative thinking.  Chairs Darcy Howe, Ron LeMay and Davyeon Ross...

  The Human Capital Work Group has recently received presentations on three key pieces of research necessary to inform the group’s ongoing planning and focus: Regional higher education capacity research performed by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning...

The Globally Competitive Sectors Work Group is taking a strategic approach to market research to inform the development of its action plan. Facilitated Sector Leader Discussion Groups and Individual Interviews:  KC Rising conducted facilitated business leader...

With so much great, focused work going on by a truly unprecedented passionate group of volunteers from KC’s regional business community, it only makes sense to have a regular tool to share activity, resources and news. We hope you’ll find a nugget or two in this first...

KC Rising has announced leadership and work teams established to address three critical areas of regional economic opportunity: Trade, Ideas and People. Since November, more than 100 business and civic leaders have joined the effort to establish formal goals and...

Frank Lenk, director of research at the Mid America Regional Council, recently spoke to KCUR about new employment data that indicates improved growth for the KC region. Read more.

KC Rising has appeared in a variety of news articles and editorial columns highlighting regional efforts to stimulate job growth in the KC region. Review top headlines that have appeared since our November 11, 2014 launch: Business, civic leaders share plan to drive...

KC Rising was very proud to participate in the announcement that Kansas City has been named to the Global Cities Exchange program sponsored by the The Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase. Kansas City is one of eight metropolitan areas selected to be part of a...

Since the launch of KC Rising on Nov. 11, 2014 business and civic leaders have been busy laying important groundwork to establish measurable goals and benchmarks for success. A Steering Committee is fully seated and co-chairs for the three Work Groups are nearly...