Economic Consultants Issue State of KCK Economy Report
Published on April 03, 2023
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County-Kansas City, Kansas (UG) has embarked on a multi-faceted planning process for Kansas City, Kansas, that includes an Economic Development Strategic Plan, a Citywide Comprehensive Plan, Citywide Historic Preservation Plan, and Countywide Housing Strategy.
The Kansas City Economic Development Strategic Planning Process is intended to create an innovative economic development plan to align Kansas City, Kansas, and the cities of Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, to Lake Quivira to collectively reposition Wyandotte County within the broader Kansas City region.
State of the Economy Snapshot
The State of the Economy Snapshot(PDF, 1MB)for Kansas City, Kansas, is the benchmark report for reference throughout the Economic Development Strategic Planning Process. This snapshot, developed by Jon Stover & Associates and in partnership with Future iQ, highlights a broad overview of the existing economic conditions encompassing Kansas City, Kansas. Importantly, this snapshot is a tool to leverage while creating the Economic Development Strategic Plan and reflects insights that will be referenced and distilled in the coming months. The analysis leverages leading economic data sources, including the US Census, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, ESRI Community Analyst, and regional economic development partners.
Read the Report(PDF, 1MB)
Learn More About Our Economic Development Strategic Plan
The Unified Government (UG) of Wyandotte County-Kansas City, Kansas, has embarked on a multi-faceted planning process that involves the development of a Comprehensive Plan, an Economic Development Strategic Plan, and a Historic Preservation Plan.
The UG purposefully initiated these three planning processes concurrently to enable a unified and collaborative approach to planning for future development. This new economic development strategic planning project will help lead Kansas City, Kansas into the future with inventive thinking, new ideas, economic strategic tools and approaches, and implementable policies and action plans. The resulting Economic Development Strategic Plan aims to bolster all neighborhoods and engender economic prosperity in an equitable manner.
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