In the November/December edition of Kansas City Business Magazine, KCADC’s Think Tank column (on page 55), highlighted the latest news from three of KCADC’s industry initiatives: KC Animal Health Corridor, KCnext and KC SmartPort.

For nearly a decade, KCADC’s Talent Recruitment Initiative has worked with Kansas City’s top employers to showcase the region’s lifestyle to candidates from around the world.

The KCADC 2014 Annual Meeting luncheon hosted 1,400 business, civic and elected leadership for this annual celebration of our regional partnership.

Building our regional economy is at the heart of what we do at KCADC.

In the early days of telephone use, calls were connected by an operator. Almon Strowger, a Kansas City undertaker, suspected his local operator was directing his calls to a competing undertaker.

The innovative and pioneering spirit of Kansas City can be traced back to the days of the wagon trains heading west on the Oregon, California and Santa Fe trails.

Life sciences, and in particular, animal health, have a long history in KC. In 1863, Bayer HealthCare AG was established and the bioscience industry in Kansas City was born.

Kansas City has a long history in the financial industry. In 1865, Kansas City’s first bank, the Kansas City Savings Association, was founded by Francis Reid Long.

Kansas City is America's Creative Crossroads, with an extensive history of creative minds, places and assets.

Kansas City’s architecture and engineering industry is responsible for the foundation of the city’s infrastructure.