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Kansas City Area Development Council outlines benefits of regional membership to Clay County commissioners
Summary
Tim Cowden, CEO of the Kansas City Area Development Council, and consultant John Murphy presented to the Clay County Commission on the KCADC’s role recruiting employers and talent across an 18-county footprint and asked Clay County to consider returning as an active investor and member.
Tim Cowden, chief executive officer of the Kansas City Area Development Council, told the Clay County Commission that the council’s regional marketing and business-recruitment work helps attract employers, generate tax base and retain talent across an 18-county footprint in Missouri and Kansas.
Cowden and John Murphy, a longtime investor-relations consultant with the organization, described KCADC as a sales, marketing and branding arm for the region that works with private-sector investors and public partners. Cowden said the organization’s funding is roughly 88% private-sector and 12% public-sector, it has a staff of about 25, and it markets the regional brand known as "KC Heart." He asked the commission to consider renewing or increasing Clay County’s investment in the coalition of…
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