Kansas City: Three Strategies For Success

Curtis Johnson and Neal Peirce offer three strategies to guide the development of the Kansas City region.

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February 5, 2002, 8:00 AM PST

"Kansas City is well-positioned to:(1) Transform itself into an important national center for research and development in the fast-developing biological-sciences field. (2) Build on its already extraordinary base of arts and culture by broadening access to the arts for all population and age groups. (3) Write a bold new chapter in the story of children by expanding the No. 1 Question Campaign and transforming this already family-friendly set of communities into the best place in America to raise a child."

Thanks to Tom Collins

FULL STORY: Paths of great promise for Kansas City area

Sunday, January 27, 2002 in The Kansas City Star

Community / Economic Development Missouri

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