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.

Specialized healthcare technology company creating more than 40 jobs in a 38,000-sq.-ft. Lenexa office

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

Some of the biggest buzzwords in the Kansas City region as of late are “talent” and “workforce.” And they most definitely should be. The U.S. is seeing a historically low unemployment rate of 3.9 percent – the lowest in 17 years.

The TeamKC Training Camp was attended by more than 350 top recruiters and human resources professionals from companies including Hallmark, Garmin, Bank of America, Sprint, H&R Block, Dairy Farmers of America, Virgin Mobile USA, State Street, and Cerner Corporation.

350 KC-area human resources pros gather as the first annual event unveils new Explore KC resource, industry's first MVP Award, 2018 Advisory Board and more.

First annual event unveils new Explore KC resource, industry’s first MVP Award, 2018 Advisory Board. Burns & McDonnell’s Jen Parker to serve as co-chair with State Street’s Steven Green.

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).