PACE KC, the comprehensive Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, will start enrolling its first eligible participants in the first quarter of 2024 from its recently completed facility at 4141 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The $15 million, 34,000-square-foot PACE KC Adult Wellness Center is the latest investment [...]
Local company FiredUp Studios, founded by Zik Nwanganga, hosts a podcast that highlights local entrepreneurs, change-makers and influencers who are making a positive impact in Kansas City. He gets them to talk about purpose, leadership and principles to help his audience succeed in life. FiredUp Studios originally started as a [...]
On June 20, more than half of Kansas City’s city council seats were won by newcomers, with only five incumbents winning re-election. The result? A council that is, according to Mayor Quinton Lucas, “… the most progressive in years.” Add to that the changing landscape of local development, shifting from [...]
When LaTasha McCall, president and founder of LM2 Construction & Consulting, LLC, says helping others is ingrained in her company, it is more than lip service. For the Kansas City native, everything her general contracting company does has a purpose. McCall, who is a Kansas City Business Journal 2022 Women [...]
Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate is partnering with Community Builders of Kansas City and Parson + Associates on a pioneering new concept in downtown Kansas City, a 20-plus story, $100 million, mixed-use neighborhood at 10th and Main streets. The project will include workforce-focused housing, restaurants, retail and a transportation hub. [...]
Located in Community Builders of Kansas City’s 5008 Prospect building, Generating Income For Tomorrow’s (G.I.F.T.) goal is to create a clear path to economic prosperity and wealth for the African American community in Kansas City. G.I.F.T. provides grants to Black-owned businesses, especially those that operate in low-income areas, to create [...]
Community Builders of Kansas City (CBKC)’s newest tenant at The Shops on Blue Parkway, Black Leaders Advancing Quality Urban Education Kansas City (BLAQUE KC) is a nonprofit, 501(c)4, organization committed to improving the academic, economic, social, emotional and life outcomes of African American children in public schools. Its driving tenets [...]
When Community Builders of Kansas City partners with an organization it often is to assist in advancing that organization’s cause. In Colliers Kansas City, CBKC has found a partner that understands, appreciates and works with us to advance our mission while doing exceptional work in the commercial leasing and property [...]
Community Builders of Kanas City partner MO Hives KC has been busy as, well, a bee. Enjoying huge growth since its inception in 2019, the organization’s co-founder Dr. Marion Pierson was named 2021 Beekeeper of the Year by the Missouri State Beekeepers Association in October. The nonprofit organization has been [...]
As you have read in this issue, a healthy community is a top priority for Community Builders of Kansas City. As such, we strongly urge all our residents to get the COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccination will help keep ourselves, our families and our friends from grave illness, hospitalization and death. It [...]