Mixed-use downtown entertainment district with 50+ venues and 9M annual visitors
Kansas City Power & Light District operates a nine-block mixed-use neighborhood in downtown KC combining restaurants, retail, nightlife, hotels, offices, and residential units. The organization is operationally focused—98 of 113 active headcount are in ops roles—and their project pipeline (menu development, beverage pilots, event planning) coupled with repeated pain points around food costs, waste, and inventory control reveals a business wrestling with margin pressure across food and beverage operations at scale.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Operating Officer
The Kansas City Power & Light District is a 24/7 mixed-use neighborhood in downtown Kansas City that attracts over 9 million visitors annually. The 9-block property, which opened in 2008 and is owned and managed by The Cordish Companies, integrates 50+ restaurants, shops, nightlife venues, event spaces, a convention center, hotels, offices, and residential apartments. The organization manages staffing across food and beverage, hospitality, events, marketing, accounting, operations, and facilities. The district hosts signature events including Miller Lite Hot Country Nights, Cornucopia, NYE Live!, KC Beer Fest, and Oktoberfest Live!, and residential properties include luxury apartments managed by Cordish Living.
Over 1,000 employees based locally in Kansas City across food and beverage, hospitality, entertainment, multifamily housing, coworking, marketing, accounting, operations, landscaping and related functions.
A nine-block mixed-use entertainment district in downtown Kansas City featuring 50+ restaurants, shops, nightlife venues, hotels, offices, event spaces, and luxury residential apartments that opened in 2008 and attracts 9M+ visitors annually.
Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Adobe Creative Suite, QuickBooks, Xero, AWS, and social platforms including Meta, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Snapchat for marketing and operations.
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