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FINANCIAL SERVICES

KC LOCATION ADVANTAGES

EXISTING PRESENCE

Best Business Climate
KC ranked among the top cities with the best business climate (large) by Business Facilities in the 16th Annual 2020 Metro Rankings Report.
Business Facilities, August 2020

Best Cities for Jobs 2020
Kansas City ranks #11 in the "Best Cities for Jobs 2020." Rankings were based on job satisfaction, job openings, median base salary and median home value.
Glassdoor, March 2020

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KC Location Advantages

Abundant Workforce

KC is a strong market for talent, employing nearly 60,000 in financial services which is 122% more concentrated than the national average. Additionally, in the past 10 years, the population of highly educated individuals in KC has grown at a rate three times higher than the overall population.

Network Infrastructure

KC is the most connected region in the U.S. With over 5.5 million miles of fiber deployed, businesses and residents maintain a robust connectivity anywhere.

Location

KC’s central location in the U.S. excels at providing customer service opportunities to both coasts. Air travel is also easier, with over 50 nonstop North American and European destinations from Kansas City International Airport. Learn more about how KC is leading from the middle.

Workforce Pipeline

KC has a depth of talent in financial services, with more than 16 regional colleges and universities offering bachelor’s degrees or higher in Finance, Financial Management and Accounting—875 degrees awarded annually. For more information visit the Education/Training Overview page.

Operating Environment

Some of the most recognizable names in financial services call KC home including American Century Investments, Commerce Bank, Federal Reserve Bank of the United States, H&R Block, Inc., Internal Revenue Service, Lockton Companies, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, State Street, SS&T Technologies and UMB Financial. The common thread connecting each of these companies in KC has been the excellent value each derived from a talented and deep workforce along with diverse operating environments. Explore other financial services companies with an existing presence in KC.

Digital Connectivity

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Accessible Accessible

KC is the most connected region in the United States. With over 5.5 million miles of fiber deployed, businesses and residents maintain a robust connectivity anywhere in our 8,472 square miles.

Innovative Innovative

KC is where Amazon Web Services is leveraging this innovative and connected environment to build out its first AWS Smart Region in partnership with Xaqt, one of the startups that began its story in the KC Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.

Inclusive Inclusive

KC is among the national leaders of the Digital Inclusion community. Our cities hosted the first national conference on the topic, and programs born in KC are now being replicated across the country. KC recognizes that no region can truly be “smart” unless its residents, despite zip code, race, age, income, or educational level, are able to reap the benefits of fiber connectivity and IoT.

Data Driven Data Driven

KC is collaborative with many regional data sharing initiatives metro-wide focusing on infrastructure, human services, public safety, information technology and development. Though the metro shares two states, multiple countries and dozens of cities, KC connects their communications network regardless of jurisdiction—a rarity in many metro areas.

Secure Secure

KC is asset rich with a large cybersecurity workforce and presence including one of the nation’s top fusion centers – the Kansas Intelligence Fusion Center, the "Intellectual Center of the Army” - Fort Leavenworth’s U.S. Army's Combined Arms Center and the FBI-Kansas City Division who investigates counterintelligence and cybercrime.

>97% of homes in the metro area can access fiber at their home

38,700 Fiber Route Mileage - most in the U.S.

1^st Gigabit Region in the nation thanks to Google Fiber

Kansas City Latency to Major Markets

Currently KC has digital partnerships with Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Google Fiber, T-Mobile and Unite Private Networks. The accessibility to the internet exchange point at 1102 Grand—one of seven carrier hotels in the United States—along with all network carriers ensures minimal data latency and immediate access to corporate entities and customers around the world.