News

As the region’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies, MARC is taking steps to support regional response capabilities and to ensure the safety of our own operations and staff.

With presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 identified in both Kansas and Missouri, local health departments are advising residents to take precautions to help slow its spread.

Local public health departments have been preparing for a widespread outbreak for a long time.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), several local jurisdictions and MARC are hosting an open house to publicly display final draft designs for a regional wayfinding signage system for the Kansas City metro.

Each month, our Management Matters newsletter highlights state and national recognition awarded to local governments in Greater Kansas City.

KC Communities for All Ages awardees are recognized for their work to ensure that older adults are valued, understood, respected and involved in creating and sustaining a high quality of life in their communities.  

With assistance from MARC, the cities of Independence, Lee’s Summit and Blue Springs, Missouri, are exploring opportunities to enhance public services, improve customer service and support employees.

The new Climate Action Playbook details actions and policies that can be taken by local governments to mitigate climate change in our region.

In December, the MARC Board of Directors approved our 2020 Budget and Work Plan. The budget projects a stable financial outlook for the agency in 2020, ensuring that we can continue to operate effectively within our financial constraints as we help communities in Greater Kansas City address critical needs and priorities.

Through the GradForceKC initiative, MARC partners with education, workforce, civic and nonprofit leaders to produce the Education Asset Inventory.