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Hundreds of KC-based DST Systems employees were let go after being acquired by SS&C Technologies Holding, Inc. Within 24 hours of the news, TeamKC: Life+Talent, the KC Area Development Council’s (KCADC) talent attraction and retention initiative, sprang into action opening its KC Career Network (KCCN) to newly displaced talent.

TeamKC, the Kansas City Area Development Council’s talent attraction and retention initiative, is partnering with the Platte County Economic Development Council and KC SmartPort to connect recently displaced talent with area employers in response to Harley-Davidson’s announcement of layoffs at its Kansas City plant.

At the latest TeamKC Recruiter Roundtable hosted by the Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council, the TeamKC Network got a peek behin­­­­­­­d the curtain of the state-of-the-art Summit Technology Academy in Lee’s Summit, MO. While taking in the splendor of this valuable community asset, talent acquisition leaders and community partners from across the region discussed hot topics including certificates on resumes, non-traditional sourcing strategies and more.

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri, on the announcement that Glass, Lewis & Co., a San Francisco-based leading independent provider of global governance services, will open a new worldwide corporate research solutions center.

Congratulations to our partners in Lenexa on the announcement that Convey Health Solutions, a leading provider of specialized healthcare technology and services for the government-sponsored markets, will open a new distribution facility.

TeamKC Advisory Board member Erin Christensen, manager of employer relations and outreach at the University of Missouri-Kansas city’s Bloch Career Center, shares tips on how to conduct a successful job search and steps to take to land your dream job.

Superior Bowen, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is one of the largest asphalt paving and construction companies in the Midwest. The company has also expanded into new, related areas of business in which we have specific expertise.

Dollar Tree officially opened its one million-sq.-ft. distribution facility in Warrensburg, Missouri in July, a $110 million investment creating 375 new jobs by 2020.

University of Kansas supply chain student, Adrien Valmont, shares details of her experience as a supply chain student and intern for KC SmartPort.

2018 is shaping up to be the highest freight volume market in over a decade, according to the Cass Freight Index.