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Kansas City: Region on the Rise

 Bruce Katz's keynote presentation to the Mid-America Region Council discussed what metropolitan areas need to succeed in a competitive world, with specific information about how Greater Kansas City compares to other regions and areas for improvement.

The urban center hosts and participates in a variety of public forums. To view a complete list of these events, please visit the urban center's Speeches and Events page which provides copies of major speeches, powerpoint presentations, event transcripts, and event summaries.

 

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Publication: Presentation to the Mid-America Regional Council
     
 
 




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Organizing for Success: A Call to Action for the Kansas City Region

Though possessing much economic strength, the Kansas City region faces stark barriers to its long term competitiveness, including a limited capacity for innovation, unfocused growth, and wide racial disparities. This paper—in conjunction with two companion papers delving into the region's economic assets and its life sciences economy—examines how Kansas City can overcome these challenges.

 

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Party time in Kansas City Chiefs locker room after they Patrick Mahomes inspires turnaround

PETER CARLINE AT THE HARD ROCK STADIUM: The Kansas City Chiefs have proved masters of the double-digit comeback. They celebrated in style in the locker room after the victory.




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Kansas City Chiefs' Derrick Nnadi will pay for ALL of the adoptions at a local animal shelter

The 23-year-old defensive tackle will pay the adoption fees for every dog currently at KC Pet Project shelters in Kansas City, Missouri.




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Kansas City's Super Bowl celebration in honor of the Chiefs' win was caught on a weather radar 

Kansas City Chiefs fans celebrated their team's win over the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl so intensely, it was seen on weather radar from 8:41 PM until 9:29 PM over the Missouri city.




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Paul Rudd, 50, cheers on the Kansas City Chiefs with look-alike son Jack, 14, during Super Bowl LIV

Paul Rudd posed with his look-alike son Jack on Sunday as they cheered on the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LIV in Miami. Rudd shares the 14-year-old with his wife of 17-years Julie Yaeger.




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Kansas City Chiefs fan dies lighting commercial firework after his team's historic Super Bowl win

A man tried to light commercial-grade fireworks in an improvised mortar when one of them exploded minutes into celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl win.




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Patrick Mahomes joined on victory bus by girlfriend Brittany Matthews at Kansas City Chiefs parade

The quarterback and his longtime love, who are both 24, rode atop a double-decker bus through the streets as fans celebrated the team's thrilling come-from-behind 31-20 Super Bowl win.




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Patrick Mahomes reveals how the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV

The Kansas City Chiefs were down 20-10. Mahomes had been contained by the San Francisco 49ers' front four, rendered impotent by relentless pressure.




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Pittsburgh - Artist Trio and The Kansas City Marching Cobras - Station to Station

YOSHIMIO, Sawyer, and Bharoocha gathered in the lobby of Pittsburgh's Union Station for a gorgeous impromptu drum show, which then segued into an energetic outdoor turn by the Kansas City Marching Cobras. Dancers flipped, shook, and pulled onlookers from the crowd along with them — drums rocketing into the night sky.




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Sports fans' media usage at a kansas city chiefs' fan club




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Young Wild West's cowboy champions, or, The trip to Kansas City




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The Kansas City Club




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The Kansas City Club




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Queering Kansas City jazz: gender, performance, and the history of a scene / Amber R. Clifford-Napoleone

Lewis Library - ML3508.8.K37 C55 2018