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 [...]
The 5008 Prospect Building, another of Community Builders of Kansas City’s properties in the urban community, will have space available in the fourth quarter of 2021. The two-story, 14,000-square-foot, LEED-certified building has high quality finishes and is ideally located near public transportation and within minutes of highways, shopping, education [...]