Visit KC and the Sports Commission “sell” Kansas City to tourists, convention planners, and sporting events.
Visit KC is a nonprofit organization supported by a full-time staff of 35+ with an annual operating budget of $14 million. Funds come from KCMO’s hotel lodging tax with additional dollars from more than 800 member businesses in the region. In 2022, visitors to Kansas City resulted in $5.3 billion in economic impact.
The Sports Commission takes the lead in bringing a variety of amateur and professional sporting events to the area. Think the Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, the U.S. National Gymnastics, a multitude of NCAA events, and, of course, the biggest event of all… the 2026 World Cup.
The World Cup is expected to bring a significant number of tourists to the region, thousands of eyeballs from worldwide television, and an economic impact estimated at $652 million.
An event of this size requires metro-wide collaboration, and the KC Chamber is proud to be a part of it.
There are issues that transcend state, city, and county lines – issues like transportation, childcare, education, the economy, and health. MARC is the nonprofit organization that brings together local officials to deal with those issues metro-wide.
KCADC’s mission is to “Engage the world to invest in the OneKC region.” Its primary focus is to attract new companies and talent to our two-state region. As part of that effort, they promote the region as a business and lifestyle location of choice.
The KC Chamber partners with the Civic Council and others in the effort known as KC Rising, which is establishing a shared vision for regional prosperity.
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Kansas City, MO 64108-2423
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