Nearly 2,000 business, civic and community leaders gathered Wednesday for the Kansas City Area Development Council's annual luncheon, held at the Kansas City Convention Center.
The theme of the day was "Level Up," and the KCADC touted the successes of the entire region during the past year, including: 5,798 new jobs equaling $354 million in payroll, 7,003,000 square feet of new space and a whopping $5.8 billion in capital investment, making 2022 a record-breaking year for the organization and the…