The three-year grant will fund a Technology Hiring Center of Excellence as part of KC TechBridge. The goal is to help employers create better job descriptions and standardized assessments.

The Kansas City area has roughly one program serving every 12 individuals experiencing homelessness. The city’s Housing Gateway program seeks to get siloed stakeholders “rowing in one direction” to house 600 people in its first year.

Former EDCKC president and CEO Tracey Lewis provided KCBJ a public statement offering more detail — though not too much more — on his little-explained departure.

Burns & McDonnell promoted SVP Matt Ralston to lead the firm's construction division. Last year, construction work generated $4.53 billion in revenue.

Block Real Estate Services' three Lenexa business parks may be completely built-out in two to five years.

A Kansas City company expanded its affordable housing footprint by acquiring a 55-unit apartment complex in Midtown.