Meet the Nominees for This Year’s EDC KC Cornerstone Awards

The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City has just announced the finalists for this year’s Cornerstone Awards.

The awards pay tribute to companies and other organizations that are injecting new life into the region’s economy, whether that’s through job creation or retention efforts, construction or redevelopment.

This year’s winners will be revealed during a ceremony from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 20 at Union Station. (You can register for the event at this website.)

“The Cornerstone Awards were established by the EDC to recognize companies and organizations that contribute to the growth of Kansas City’s economy,” said Bob Langenkamp, EDC president and CEO. “These nominees have contributed outstanding growth and stability to our city and we enthusiastically congratulate them on their achievements.”

Here are this year’s Cornerstone nominees, broken down by category:

Residential

  • Beacon Hill Neighborhood Redevelopment
  • Brookside Senior Residences at Rockhill Greens
  • Hospital Hill Apartments
  • Seven Oaks Estates
  • Union Hill – The McGee Building
  • Union Hill – Single Family Homes

Public Projects

  • KCMO Police Department Headquarters
  • Martin City CID 135th Street Improvements Phase 1
  • Swope Soccer Village
  • Twin Creeks KC

Community Development

  • Ewing Marion Kauffman School
  • Ombudsman Hickman Mills
  • St. Michael’s Housing Phase 1

Commercial Retail

  • ALDI Grocery Store
  • Grade A Tree Care
  • Kansas City Bier Company
  • Margarita’s South Restaurant
  • Save-A-Lot Grocery Store

Commercial Industrial

  • Aviation Technical Services
  • Bunzl Kansas City
  • Catalent
  • Grupo Antolin North America
  • LightEdge Solutions/ Subtropolis
  • National Archives and Records Administration/ Subtropolis

Commercial Office

  • First Call
  • Madison Dental Group
  • Sporting Innovations
  • Webster Garage

Redevelopment

  • 1515 Walnut
  • AB May
  • Avila University
  • Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences Academic Center

Special Recognition Award

  • J.J.’s Restaurant

LaunchKC Awards

  • MindMixer
  • The Nerdery

KC BEST Awards

  • Boulevard Brewing Company
  • Burns & McDonnell

Sustainability

  • KCP&L/ Brightergy solar implementation
  • City of KCMO Fleet Services Division

Arts Award

  • ArtsKC Regional Arts Council