The Unified Government (UG) of Wyandotte County-Kansas City, Kansas, has embarked on a multi-faceted planning process that involves the development of a Comprehensive Plan, an Economic Development Strategic Plan, and a Historic Preservation Plan. The UG purposefully initiated these three planning processes concurrently to enable a unified and collaborative approach to planning for future development. Future iQ, in partnership with Jon Stover & Associates (JS&A), have been contracted to create an innovative economic development plan that will reposition Kansas City, Kansas, within the broader State of Kansas and the global community beyond. The planning process will help lead Kansas City, Kansas into the future with inventive thinking, new ideas, economic strategic tools and approaches, and implementable policies and action plans.
Wyandotte County supports a community of 165,447 and is situated along I-70 and the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, just west of Kansas City, Missouri, The County boasts one of the most racially diverse populations in the country. Wyandotte County is home to educational institutions, international manufacturing companies, high-tech research facilities, the metro’s most prestigious medical center in the University of Kansas Hospital, and the number one tourist destination in the State of Kansas with a shopping district, NASCAR Speedway, and MLS stadium.
The intended outcomes of the Economic Development Strategic Plan are to: