Kansas City, often referred to by its initials, K.C. is the the 37th largest city in the United States and the largest city in the state of Missouri. Ithas a population of 464,310 and is the predominant city of a metropolitan area of more than 2 million people spanning the

Kansas-Missouri border.
 

Situated at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers, the city offers a wealth of attractions.The landscape includes wide boulevards, beautiful parks, fantastic architecture and more than 2000 fountains. The city's diversions include world-class museums, a vibrant art scene, superb shopping and great blues and jazz clubs.

The largest industries in Kansas City, MO are Health Care & Social Assistance, Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services, and Retail Trade, and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction, Utilities, and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining. Kansas City is becomming the most entrepeneurial city in the nation and a "mecca for big technology names" according to the Huffington Post. A report by the Kauffman Foundation shows that Kansas City has the third highest increase in high-tech start-ups between 1990-2010 and was chosen by Google as the first site for Google Fiber installation. The Wall Street Journal has named Kansas City as the "Information Technology Hub" of the nation. Kansas City is also the site of the $4.3B Cerner Corp. development project which is the largest development in the history of the state of MO and is expected to create 16,000 new jobs.

Kansas City consistently ranks as one of the cleanest and safest cities in the U.S.and was voted the #1 underrated city in the U.S. by the Los Angeles Times. More than 55 million Americans can get to Kansas City in less than a days drive and Kansas City is just a 3 hour flight from both coasts.