‘KC Heartland’ themed event - one of the largest community-led celebrations of Southwest Airlines’ birthday - includes giveaways, promotions for Southwest Airlines passengers.

At the Make it MyKC relocation event, our team gathered a collective of “KC experts” to answer the questions of individuals wanting to learn more about life in the Kansas City region. Learn more about the event success!

The KC Heartland Campaign kicked off 2021 driving national awareness of our region as a top place to live and build a career.

Recently Jill McCarthy, senior vice president of corporate attraction at KCADC, joined Steve Tutt, director of business development and marketing at HL Restoration, on the HL Restoration Impacting Midwest Industries vlog series, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the KC region’s new business and talent attraction efforts.

KC attracted manufacturing, eCommerce and distribution companies including Urban Outfitters and Chewy in the last 12 months

Site Selectors Guild names KC as a top metro for new projects; Kansas City Area Development Council reports increase in distribution, manufacturing activity

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Kansas, on the announcement that Urban Outfitters, Inc., a multinational lifestyle retail corporation, will open a new omni-channel distribution center at the Kansas Speedway.

Last week, KCADC hosted its second “Real-Time Update,” with a focus on travel in a post-pandemic world. More than 100 participants joined in to hear from travel experts who shared current thinking on short and long-term expectations for corporate, convention and leisure travel, and what to expect as social distancing restrictions begin to loosen.

The WFH culture has opened up some creative ways to include a splash of “Kansas City.” Amp up your daily routine - KC Heartland style.

With COVID-19 flooding inboxes and newsfeeds, the Kansas City Area Development Council is highlighting #GoodNewsKC, and sharing stories of the ways our OneKC region is stepping up to support our community through this unprecedented time.