KCnext - The Technology Council of Greater KC, hosted its annual Reverse Pitch event to a sold-out crowd at Union Station.

Today, the success or failure of a company is strongly tied to its ability to recruit and retain its top employees.

KCADC is creating a superior online showcase that will become the entryway to experience the KC region’s business and lifestyle assets. The distinctive design provides a user friendly and visually compelling experience, drawing visitors in and putting the best of the KC region at their fingertips.

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.

The recipe for successful economic development continues to evolve, and over the years the need for recruiting a broad base of new talent has made its way to the top of the ingredient list.

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.