EDCKC selects 2019 Cornerstone Awards finalists; May celebration to honor Emanuel Cleaver

Innovators and leaders in new construction, redevelopment, capital investments, job creation and expansion projects in Kansas City, Missouri, are set to be honored in late May at the 2019 Cornerstone Awards.

The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri, (EDCKC) announced 22 finalists for the honors today.

“The Cornerstone Awards are a chance to take time out of our busy schedules to come together as a community to celebrate individual leaders and leading organizations that are propelling Kansas City, Missouri forward,” said Bob Langenkamp, president and CEO of the EDCKC, which selects the Cornerstone Award winners. “Without big thinkers, dreamers and doers, we wouldn’t be seeing the civic and economic progress we’re seeing in Kansas City, Missouri. There’s always more work to do, but this year’s finalists are truly inspiring.”

Cornerstone Award finalists include:

• 21c Museum Hotel
• ARTerra
• Bar K
• Blenheim School Apartments
• Brookside 51
• Community America Credit Union – Crossroads and South Plaza
• Crossroads Hotel
• CVS Midwest Distribution Center
• Fountain City FinTech Accelerator
• Hy-Vee Arena
• Hotel Indigo Crossroads
• Ignite Medical Resorts
• Kansas City Industrial Council (KCIC)
• Kenton Brothers
• Linwood Shopping Center
• McQueeny Lock Building
• Mobility Designed
• Norman School Lofts
• Operation Breakthrough
• Two Light Luxury Apartments
• Union Berkley Riverfront
• Wonder Shops + Flats

The number of honorees varies from year to year, with 10-12 typically selected. Winners are expected to be announced at the EDCKC’s annual Cornerstone Awards event 4 p.m. May 29 the Kansas City Marriott Downtown, Imperial Ballroom, a new venue for the celebration.

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Congressman Emanuel Cleaver

In keeping with Cornerstone Award tradition, a Lifetime Achievement award will be presented to an outstanding local leader who has been tirelessly dedicated to philanthropy, civic endeavors and the economic prosperity of Kansas City, Missouri. The 2019 Lifetime Achievement recipient is U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri.

In addition, the event will highlight and elaborate on EDCKC’s three main initiatives:

• EDCKC’s new minority business accelerator, which is set to launch this spring.
• The Blue River Valley Industrial Corridor, a multi-year effort to unlock the development potential in more than 3,000 acres on the eastern edge of Kansas City, Missouri.
• The EDCKC Loan Corp Program, dedicated to providing working capital to minority-owned, for-profit businesses in Kansas City, Missouri, who have previously been turned down by a financial institution.

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