KC By the Numbers
KC Ratings & Rankings for 2012
Kansas City One of America’s Techiest Cities
Travel + Leisure ranked Kansas City no. 10 on its list of “America’s Techiest Cities.” Based on the reliability of wireless coverage and the number of tech-savvy locals, KC beat out cities like Chicago (14), New York City (18) and Los Angeles (19). Travel + Leisure, January 2012
Kansas City Named a Top Culinary Destination for 2012
With chefs like Debbie Gold, Celina Tio and Colby Garrelts calling KC home, Saveur magazine names Kansas City a top culinary destination for 2012. The Today Show, December 2011
UMKC’s Bloch School Wins National Award for Graduate Program
The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Bloch Business School of Management has been named the 2012 best National Model Graduate Entrepreneurship Program by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. UMKC was measured in seven areas including innovative program elements; quality of faculty and school; program comprehensiveness; level of student support; and impact on students and the community. United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, January 2012
Kansas City Named a Top City for Manufacturing Jobs
Forbes.com highlights Kansas City no. 7 on its list of the “best cities for manufacturing jobs.” Forbes.com measured the 51 largest regions in the United States in terms of how they expanded their “heavy metal” sector. Some of the other cities making the list include: Houston, Seattle, Detroit, Hartford and Oklahoma. Forbes.com, January 2012
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