Member Meeting
Hear from Advocacy on the current state of the federal administration and the potential impact on the Investment Playbook and the Kansas City region.
Dr. Caruso will report on his work identified in the Investment Playbook and how he intends to move forward amid the federal oppositions.
Federal & State Advocacy and the Investment Playbook
Kyle Gister, Public Policy Attorney, Husch Blackwell
Brent Merchant, Principal and Co-Founder, Merchant McIntyre Associates
Tristan Southard, Associate VP, Legislative Strategy, Merchant McIntyre Associates
Defense Sector Interview
Dr. Anthony Caruso, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives Curators’ Professor of Physics & Electrical Engineering Missouri Institute of Defense and Energy, UMKC
Member Meeting
Please join us on Friday, January 31st, 2025 at the Loews Kansas City Hotel for the first Member Meeting of 2025! View the agenda here.
KC Civic Council Board of Directors Meeting (Hybrid)
DIRECTIONS
Directions and Parking (kcmba.org)
From I-35 Northbound
Take exit 1C toward Southwest Boulevard/West Pennway. Turn right onto West Pennway and proceed to the light. Turn left onto Southwest Boulevard and continue to the intersection of Southwest Boulevard and 20th Street. Take a slight right onto 20th Street and continue until the intersection of 20th Street and Main St. Take a right onto Main St. and continue for 0.2 miles. Our building will be on your right.
From I-35 Southbound
Take Exit 1D to 20th St. Turn left onto W 20th St. and continue until you reach the intersection of 20th St. and Main St. Take a right onto Main St. and continue 0.2 miles. Our building will be on your right.
PARKING
KCMBA provides complimentary parking to visitors in the 2300 Main parking garage, which is located beneath our building. Please bring your parking ticket inside to get validated. To access the garage, turn into the circle drive in front of the 2300 Main building, which is located on the West side of Main St., directly across from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City building. Once you have entered the circle drive, take a right to descend the ramp into the parking garage (level P1), and take a ticket from the machine at the bottom of the ramp. Alternatively, you may turn west onto OK street from Grand Blvd. and enter the 2300 Main parking garage on P3.
Once you have parked, take the elevator to the lobby of the building, where our offices are located in Suite 100. To exit the parking garage, continue to either exit and place your ticket in the machine.
Energy Sector Meeting
The Civic Council provided an overview of the sector strategy, highlighting the importance of leveraging regional assets and organizing committees to assess sector-specific needs. This marks the beginning of organizing at the sector level to better understand and address the unique challenges and opportunities within each area. Project entrepreneurs will play a key role in driving these assessments. View the meeting recap here.
Annual Member Dinner
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
