FinTech company creating more than 150 jobs in Lenexa

Technology-enabled pharmaceutical solutions company creating 225 jobs at KC Business Center operation

Kansas City recently launched a live map, provided by Xaqt, that offers data to the public on traffic flow, parking, and pedestrian hubs. This collection of smart city data will lead “advances in technology to change the way cities work.”

Independence Power and Light has teamed up with MC Power to bring a new 40-acre community solar farm to Independence, Missouri.

Kansas City will soon be home to the largest coworking studio on earth – Westport Commons – thanks to the efforts of Kansas City Sustainable Development Partners and Lenexa-based coworking community Plexpod.

KC SmartPort hosted more than 550 attendees at its fifth annual industry briefing on April 6, 2016. Leading up to and throughout the event, the audience was encouraged to use #KCDisrupt to join in the social media conversation.

Kansas City is one of just two cities in the U.S. where Mozilla will fund gigabit-enabled projects focused on education and workforce development.

KCnext advocates for tech-related policies on a federal level through a partnership with CompTIA Advocacy. Read CompTIA's recap of 2015 legislative activity, and see what's ahead in 2016.

KCnext joined IBM and more than 350 other companies and organizations to urge Congress to reauthorize legislation related to Career and Technical Education (CTE).

KCnext is part of a North American association called the Technology Councils of North America (TECNA). TECNA recently announced a partnership with the Professional Services Council that will expand its ability to have a collective impact on the federal business market.