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Coffee & Conversations with 2019 KCMO Mayoral Candidates

May 29, 2019

The Platte County Economic Development Council held its first Quarterly Member Luncheon on Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa. Sponsored by Citizens Savings & Loan, the luncheon featured a panel from the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) who provided insight on how they plan to make Missouri the Best…

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2019 Community Development Day

May 23, 2019

On May 13th, the Platte County EDC hosted commercial and residential brokers, real estate developers, community representatives, sponsors, and members at the fifth annual Community Development Day. The event provided a day of networking at The National Golf Club in Parkville. A Community Expo kicked the day off where Platte County communities, including Kansas City,…

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2019 Annual Joint Luncheon

May 21, 2019

On Tuesday, May 21, the Platte County Economic Development Council, in partnership with the Northland Regional Chamber and Clay County Economic Development Council, held the annual Northland Joint Luncheon at the Embassy Suites KCI. Sponsored by George K. Baum, the luncheon featured a panel of Northland legislators and included: Senator Lauren Arthur, District 17 Senator Dan Hegeman, District…

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Build KCI groundbreaking celebration attracts hundreds

March 28, 2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Platte County Economic Development Council celebrated the long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony to build a new single terminal at the Kansas City International Airport with the Kansas City Aviation Department, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, major airlines, developer Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate, Clark | Weitz | Clarkson (CWC), elected officials,…

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2019 Q1 Luncheon: How Do We Make Missouri the Best?

March 4, 2019

The Platte County Economic Development Council held its first Quarterly Member Luncheon on Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa. Sponsored by Citizens Savings & Loan, the luncheon featured a panel from the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) who provided insight on how they plan to make Missouri the Best…

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28th Annual Business Excellence Awards

December 11, 2018

The Platte County Economic Development Council celebrated its 28th Annual Business Excellence Luncheon on Friday, December 7th, at the Embassy Suites KCI. The main event sponsor was the Kansas City Aviation Department, Bank of Weston sponsored a gift item to all guests, Five Star Lifestyles was the award sponsor, Platte Valley Bank sponsored the event…

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Platte County Students Participate in 2018 National Manufacturing Day

October 5, 2018

Park Hill and Platte County R-3 students participated in National Manufacturing Day activities. Manufacturing Day is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers and takes place on the first Friday in October. Manufacturing Day addresses common misperceptions about manufacturing by allowing companies to open their doors and show what manufacturing…

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Zona Rosa under new management with Trademark Property Group

September 17, 2018

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Zona Rosa, a 1.1 million-square-foot mixed-use town center in Kansas City, Mo., is now under the management of Trademark Property Company, a full-service real estate firm based in Fort Worth, Texas. The mixed-use center includes 983,016 square feet of retail space, 112,615 square feet of office space, 73 residential units, and over…

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2018 Q3 Luncheon: All Things Transportation

September 7, 2018

The Platte County Economic Development Council held its Quarterly Member Luncheon on September 7, 2018, at the KCI Hilton. The luncheon was sponsored by TranSystems and featured a panel related to the theme of “All Things Transportation.” PCEDC Treasurer Mike Duffy, City of Riverside, served as emcee and kicked off the luncheon by recognizing elected…

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CVS Health opens new retail distribution center in Platte County

August 24, 2018

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – CVS Health officially announced the opening of a new retail distribution center in Kansas City, MO, located at 10711 North Congress Avenue in the Skyport Industrial Park.  When fully operational, the new distribution center will add more than 360 new jobs to the Kansas City area, as well as an additional…

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