The Road to the Big 5 -

How the Big 5 was Created

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If you were CEO of the region, what would
your priorities be?
Multi-year
Regional
Not Statistical Outcomes
Big

The Road to the Big 5 The Idea
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More than 30 No bad idea Sessions:
Representing a diverse group of community
interests:
Business Leaders
Community and Civic Leaders
Elected Officials
Non-profit/Philanthropic professionals
Young Professionals



The Road to the Big 5 The Input
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182 Ideas
Cluster 1: Economic Systems
Cluster 2: Health Systems
Cluster 3: Arts - Culture - Sports
Cluster 4: Urbanization/Demographic Systems
Cluster 5: Education Systems
Cluster 6: Transportation/Infrastructure Systems
Cluster 7: Marketing Kansas City
Cluster 8: Governance Systems
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Hosting the Global Symposium on Innovation in Animal
Health


Moving UMKCs World-Class Arts Program to a New
Downtown Location


Growing Kansas Citys Medical Research from Discovery to
Cure


Making Kansas City Americas Most Entrepreneurial City


Revitalizing our Urban Neighborhoods Through the Urban
Neighborhood Initiative
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Implementing the Big 5 -
Progress and Next Steps

Animal Health Symposium Gary Forsee
UMKC Arts Chancellor Leo Morton
Medical Research Dr. Patrick James
Americas Most Entrepreneurial City Peter
deSilva
The Urban Neighborhood Initiative Brent
Stewart and Terry Dunn
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The Champions
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The Goal: To elevate the status of the KC
Animal Health Corridor
Worl ds l argest concentrati on of ani mal heal th i ndustry
assets.
Manhattan , Col umbi a, St. Joseph, Maryvi l l e, Kansas Ci ty
and Empori a
Uni versi ty of Mi ssouri Veteri nary School
Kansas State Uni versi ty Veteri nary School

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Animal Health Symposium
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Focus Group Research
Build upon existing assets.
Expand existing events.
Existing Events:
KC Animal Health Corridor Homecoming
KC Animal Health Investment Forum


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Health Symposium

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2014 KC Animal Health Corridor
Homecoming August 25, 2014
Record 850 Attendees
250 Companies Represented
2014 KC Animal Health Investment Forum
August 26, 2014
Leadership Going Forward Kansas City
Area Development Council

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Animal Health Symposium

Models:
Julliard/Lincoln Center
New England Conservatory/Jordan Hall
Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
Impacts:
Rei nforci ng the Crossroads Di stri ct as a vi brant synergy for
KC art:
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Crossroads District
Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity



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Downtown UMKC Arts Campus

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Impacts (cont.):
Academi c Enhancement Arts cul ture i ntegrated i nto
curri cul um
Urban Vi tal i ty 700+ students, facul ty and staff l i vi ng
and/or worki ng downtown
Vol ker Campus Impact Cri ti cal expansi on needs
Human Capi tal - Ti me to Get i t Ri ght: A Strategy for Hi gher
Educati on i n Kansas Ci ty:
MARC Study - Esti mated economi c i mpact of 409 jobs, $30.8
mi l l i on i n real GDP and $22.9 mi l l i on i n real di sposabl e
i ncome over 25 years.


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Downtown UMKC Arts Campus


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Downtown UMKC Arts Campus

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Phasing:
Three Phases
Phase I: UMKC Conservatory of Dance and Music
Phase I Funding:
$20 Million Dollar matching gift from Muriel McBrien
Kauffman Foundation
Remaining funding from public and private sources is
being raised
Site Selection:
17
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and Broadway si te secured




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3 Components:
Supporting University of Kansas Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute designation
Leveraging $20 Million KU NIH Clinical and
Translational Science Award (CTSA)
Exploring feasibility and funding options to
establish an institute for translational research
Translational Research: Translating basic
science into clinical outcomes that prevent,
diagnose, treat or cure disease.
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Medical Research: Discovery to Cure

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NCI Designation:
NCI Cancer Centers
Recogni zed and funded through a ri gorous peer revi ew
process. $4.8 Bi l l i on total fundi ng i n 2013.
Awarded Jul y 2012
From 2007-2012, i nvestments i n NCI pursui ts have had a
regi onal i mpact of $931 Mi l l i on and created 1, 830 new
j obs.

CTSA Grant:
Leveraged $1.6 Mi l l i on i n FDA grants for treatment of ALS
Hel ped KUMC recei ve NI H desi gnated Al zhei mers Di sease
Center grant awards exceedi ng $3M
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Medical Research: Discovery to Cure

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Translational Research Institute:
November 5, 2013 Election
cent Jackson County sales tax
Chi l drens Mercy (40%)
St. Luke s Hospi tal (20%)
UMKC (20%)
Workforce Devel opment (20%)
KC Chamber is in process of participating in
discussions among various community partners to
collaborate on funding
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Medical Research: Discovery to Cure

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Action Steps:
Bridging Funding Gaps
Promoting KCSourcelink as a regional center for
entrepreneurial resources
Incorporating entrepreneurism as an element of
regional economic development strategy
Creating a place for entrepreneurs to grow
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Most Entrepreneurial City

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Bridging the Funding Gap
17 community conversations with entrepreneurs
and funders
Discovery, analyses, assessment and celebration
Result: Awareness and access gaps.
1000+ entrepreneurs were connected with
resources during One Week KC.

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Promote KCSourcelink:
$2 Million microloan fund for the region from
lender Justine Petersen
$1 Million lending benchmark reached
Matched by $1 Million from business community,
KCSourcelink received $1 Million over five years
from U.S. Department of Commerce

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Most Entrepreneurial City

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Entrepreneurism as a regional identity:
Kauffman Foundation 1 Million Cups
Over 125 local startups featured
KC Startup Village
25 Startups
More than 75 jobs
$6 Million in investment funding
KCADC has begun integrating entrepreneurship
into the KC brand.
Americas Most Entrepreneurial City
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Creating a Space for Entrepreneurs:
UMKC Free Enterprise Center
To be located on UMKC campus
Rapid Prototyping facility
3D pri nti ng equi pment
A powerful new regional resource for
entrepreneurs
50% of the funding has been raised, proposal
before Missouri legislature
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Most Entrepreneurial City

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Step 1: Determining the Target Area
Community meetings to solicit feedback
Diverse group of voices from many groups
Step 2: Form Partnerships with Community
Groups
Step 3: Form Urban Neighborhood Initiative,
Inc.


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Neighborhood Initiative

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Community Partnerships:
9 Neighborhood Organizations
Green Impact Zone
Greater Kansas City LISC
Urban League of Greater Kansas City
Neighborhood Housing Services
Blue Hills Community Services
Rockhurst University

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Neighborhood Initiative

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Urban Neighborhood Initiative, Inc.
Missouri 501(c)(3)
Run by a Board of Directors
Business Leaders
Community Leaders
Elected Officials
Executive Director: Dianne Cleaver
Sub-committees: Education, Crime and Safety, and
Prosperity
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Education:
Turn the Page Initiative
Prosperity
Rockhurst University Prosperity Center for Financial
Opportunity
Truman Medical Centers urban grocery store
UNI Hiring Fair
Troost CID
Connecting for Good Engineering Study
Purpose Built Communi ty

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Neighborhood Initiative

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The Future of the Big 5
What Comes Next
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A new Big 5 initiative to be named
September 24, 2014


Contact: SCOTT HALL
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
30 West Pershing Road, Suite 301
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 221-2424 > Direct: (816) 374-5437
hall@kcchamber.com



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Involvement in the Big 5 - How
you can get engaged
AMC Entertainment
AT&T
Bank Midwest
BMO Harris Bank
Bryan Cave
CBIZ
CommunityAmerica Credit Union
Copaken Brooks
Country Club Bank
Coventry Health Care of Kansas
Deloitte
ECCO Select
Enterprise Rent A Car
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
First National Bank
FleishmanHillard
GrantThornton
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Southern
Kansas City University
of Medicine & Biosciences
KPMG
Lockton Companies
Mariner Wealth Advisors
Mazuma Credit Union
McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips Law Firm
Parris Communications, Inc.
Perceptive Software
RubinBrown
Stinson Morrison Hecker
Swope Community Enterprises
Time Warner Cable
US Bank
Walgreens
Special Thanks to our Big 5 Sponsors
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