On the MARC News and updates from the Mid-America Regional Council Thank you, public health staff and leaders This season, we are thankful for many things including our region’s local public health departments for their commitment to keeping our communities safe. Each county in the Kansas City metropolitan region and some larger cities have a local public health department dedicated to detecting, controlling and preventing communicable diseases. Health departments also offer a wide […] Read More… The 2021-2022 Public Officials Directory is here MARC’s 2021–2022 Public Officials Directory is now available. The directory lists officials in the nine-county metropolitan region served by MARC, as well as federal and state officials for the area, information about cities, fire and emergency medical service agencies, chambers of commerce, local economic development agencies, school districts, agencies providing public transit services and news […] Read More… Updates and outcomes from MARC’s November Board meetings Thank you to everyone who joined the MARC Board of Directors and Budget and Personnel Committee meetings on Nov. 23. We’re sharing selected highlights from the meetings for your awareness and use in regional conversations. The MARC Board heard a variety of updates, including reports on: Preparing for federal funding: MARC is involved in multiple […] Read More… Thank you, public health staff and leaders This season, we are thankful for many things including our region’s local public health departments for their commitment to keeping our communities safe. Each county in the Kansas City metropolitan region and some larger cities have a local public health department dedicated to detecting, controlling and preventing communicable diseases. Health departments also offer a wide […] Read More… Updates and outcomes from MARC’s October Board meetings Thank you to everyone who joined the MARC Board of Directors and Budget and Personnel Committee meetings on Oct. 26. We’re sharing selected highlights from the meetings for your awareness and use in regional conversations. The MARC Board heard a variety of updates, including reports on: COVID-19 impacts: Cases are trending down, but hospitals remain […] Read More… Find COVID-19 resources on PrepareMetroKC.org Are you looking for regional COVID-19 data, testing opportunities or where to get a vaccine? Visit http://www.PrepareMetroKC.org, the region’s emergency preparedness website, for the latest updates related to COVID-19 in the Kansas City metropolitan area, including: Testing Testing is the only way to know for sure who has the virus and who doesn’t. Anyone with […] Read More… Get monthly workforce data directly in your inbox The monthly Workforce Indicators newsletter delivers current information on seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment and hiring trends by industry for the Kansas City region. It also compares the region’s employment growth rate to 10 peer metros as defined by KC Rising. Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and JobsEQ, the regional data […] Read More… Report focuses on public sector jobs A recent report is putting a spotlight on public sector jobs in the Kansas City metropolitan region. The Public Sector Talent-to-Industry Exchange (TIE) report identifies strategies to expand the talent pipeline into hard-to-fill government positions. TIEs are replicable public/private partnerships that bring industry and education groups together to solve workforce challenges, offer an economic and […] Read More… CONTACT US Mid-America Regional Council 600 Broadway, Suite 200 Kansas City, MO 64105 marc.org 816-474-4240 marcinfo@marc.org ARCHIVES Select Month November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 SIGN UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES Email address: