Each year, the Kansas City Industrial Council (KCIC) recognizes businesses that have made significant investments in green initiatives over the last year with a KCIC Sustainability Award. This year’s award winners will be recognized at the 7th annual 2017 Sustainability Awards breakfast on Thurs., Oct. 26th at 7:30 am in the Chamber of Commerce Board Room in …
KCIC Board Unanimously Endorses November 7 Ballot for New KCI Terminal
The KCIC Board of Directors unanimously voted at its September 21 meeting to support the November 7 ballot initiative calling for a new single terminal at KCI. The board discussed the importance of the airport to the local business economy. “We feel that KCI in its current state does not …
KCIC Supports Kansas City’s Capital Improvements Bond
The KCIC Board of Directors voted unanimously at its February 2017 meeting to support Kansas City, Missouri’s Capital Improvements Bond initiative, which will be voted upon in the April 4, 2017 election. The City Council passed an ordinance placing an $800 million infrastructure repair plan on the April ballot, seeking resident approval …
Now Accepting Applications for 2017 Brick-by-Brick Awards
KCIC has opened nominations for the 2017 Brick-by-Brick Awards. For nearly 30 years, KCIC has recognized companies, organizations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the economic strength of Kansas City’s industrial areas with Brick-by-Brick Awards. The nomination process is open to any business, organization or individual in Kansas …
KCIC Announces 2016 Sustainability Award Winners
The Kansas City Industrial Council (KCIC) is committed to promoting sustainable business practices in industrial-based businesses. For the sixth year, KCIC will recognize the businesses and organizations that have made significant investments in green initiatives over the last year with a KCIC Sustainability Award. The award winners will be recognized at the 2016 …
Go Global, KC!
Looking for new business? Have you ever considered exporting your goods or services? Have you ever been contacted by a potential customer in a foreign market and you weren’t sure what to do next? 95 percent of the world’s consumers live outside U.S. borders. And that population is expected to …
KCIC Formalizes Agreement with KCMN to Expand Educational Opportunities for Members
KCIC recently formalized an agreement with the Kansas City Manufacturing Network (KCMN) that will further the mission of both organizations. Early in 2016, the KCIC Board held a strategy meeting to help prioritize and plan for the coming years. It was in this meeting that the desire for more educational …
KCIC Announces 2016 Brick-by-Brick Award Winners
KCIC is pleased to announce the 2016 Brick-by-Brick Award winners. For more than 20 years, KCIC has recognized the individuals and companies who have made outstanding contributions to Kansas City’s industrial areas with Brick-by-Brick awards. Consideration for award nominations include capital improvements, job creation, improved infrastructure or relocating or expanding …
KCIC Supports KC Earnings Tax Renewal
Kansas City, Missouri voters are set to decide whether or not to renew the city’s earnings tax at elections on April 5, 2016. The earnings tax has been in effect since 1963, but requires voters decide via an election whether to renew the tax every 5 years. Anyone who lives or works …
KCIC Sponsors Da Vinci Exhibit at Union Station
Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the world’s greatest thinkers–an innovator, an artist, a researcher and an inventor. KCIC is proud to be one of the sponsors of Da Vinci: The Exhibition–a spectacular 10,000 square foot exhibition of his life and works now on display at Union Station. The man …