Kansas City / City / Reading / Entrepreneurship / /
Company
Literacy KC / Wall Street Journal / Harvesters / Turn / Google / Kansas City's Partnership / B. Inadequate Resources / Page KC Inc / /
Continent
America / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Person Communication and Meetings / Product Issues / Business Partnership / /
Facility
University of Missouri-Kansas City / University of Missouri / WEB DuBois Center / Children’s Mercy Hospital / /
IndustryTerm
Internet speeds 100x / transportation / library systems / television media outlets / collaborative professional development services / public transportation / educational systems / food bank / healthcare / community-wide communications / follow-up services / speed Internet service / data management / timely data management / inadequate transportation / long-term solution / public bus transportation / supportive services / /
NaturalFeature
Kansas river / Park Hill / Charters Hickman Mills KCPS North KC Park Hill / Missouri river / /
OperatingSystem
Microsoft Vista / /
Organization
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education / Mid-America Regional Council / Local Investment Commission / Metropolitan Council on Early Learning / Education Empowerment Center / Urban League of Kansas City / best-performing school district / Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce / Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship / Department of State / WEB DuBois Center / Kansas City Public School District / Mayor’s Office / H. Children’s Mercy Hospital / G. Kauffman Foundation / Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation / Secondary Education / Center School District / Full Employment Council / Bloch School of Business / American Academy of Pediatrics / University of Missouri-Kansas City / /
Person
Lewis / Start / Steve McClure / James / Clark / /
Position
Mayor / first teacher / teacher / parent/teacher / Professor / director of their children / Head / /
1 COMMUNITY OVERVIEW Founded in 1850 as a trading post at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the trails west put Kansas City on the map. Today we are an American success story, the largest city in Missour