The Kansas City Industrial Council serves as catalyst for making connections and building relationships that lead to growth: 

Our Purpose

NETWORKING
• We build relationships between members and establish connections to key groups, city leaders, stakeholders and influencers through a variety of events.
• We share opportunities for individual and industry growth within our community, including the green sector, emerging business areas, grants and funding.

ADVOCATING
• We provide our membership a voice, and make sure it is heard at the city, state and federal levels.
• We influence and shape policy for the industrial community to bring needed dollars to our districts.

LEARNING
• We educate our membership as to what each member business offers, so that we can expand the KCIC family and share opportunities.
• We inform our membership about infrastructure and transportation issues, economic growth priorities, regulatory guidelines and changing requirements.
 • We discover firsthand who our member businesses are and what they do through site visits and operation-specific presentations.

Our Focus

KCIC strengthens our industrial districts by championing projects that enhance our community and grow our economy.

  • KCIC knows that keeping our infrastructure in top condition is essential to retaining and attracting business in our industrial districts. We advocate for improving aging infrastructure, cleaning up environmental hazards, reducing blight, improving safety and security, and enhancing the overall environment to boost industrial economic development.

    Learn more about the projects we’re championing in our Infrastructure Report.

  • KCIC plays an active role in influencing government decisions affecting industry at the city, state and federal levels. Twice each year, KCIC sends a delegation to Jefferson City, Missouri, and Washington, D.C., to raise awareness of key issues and advocate for funding of specific infrastructure projects cited in the Infrastructure Report (formerly known as the Green Sheet). These meetings yield historically meaningful results that improve our entire community.

    Locally, KCIC meets quarterly with the City Manager and regularly with city department leaders to discuss pressing issues, areas of concern and new opportunities.

  • OUR LEVEES: PROTECTING BUSINESS, LIVES AND COMMUNITIES

    Did you know that seven distinct levee districts run along the Kansas and Missouri rivers? More than 60 miles of levees and levee walls protect $20 billion in industry, as well as the people who live and work in the communities within these districts. KCIC advocates for the adequacy and structural integrity of these levees as they are of utmost concern all who work or reside near the rivers.

    • One metro, seven levees: Argentine, Armourdale, Fairfax, North Kansas City, East Bottoms, Historic West Bottoms, Birmingham.

    • Our levees protect more than 94,000 jobs, 5,000 structures and $20B in investment from major flood event or breach.

Our History

In 1988, Kansas City’s City Council and its Committee on Economic Development formed a task force to examine what was, at the time, a deteriorating industrial base. The Kansas City Industrial Council began that same year, led by a volunteer board comprising industrial sector leaders. Dedicated to building cooperation among the area’s various industrial associations, the KCIC immediately began working together to address the problems common to industrial districts across Kansas City. With assistance from the Economic Development Corporation, the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council, and several city departments, KCIC created a comprehensive report that proposed creating a more favorable industrial climate by repairing the aging industrial infrastructure, modernizing for competitiveness, encouraging excellence in education and job training, cleaning up environmental hazards and reducing blight in our industrial districts. These remain the cornerstone issues of focus for KCIC today.