The Unified Government has a new economic development director, Katherine Carttar.
Most recently, Carttar has served as the UG’s interim economic development director and urban development manager. She started with the UG in April 2018.
Carttar is already working with three major economic development projects in Wyandotte County, the American Royal project, the downtown grocery store development and the Indian Springs redevelopment project.
Carttar previously worked seven years for Kansas City, Missouri, in the economic development field, and also worked for the city of Edwardsville, Kansas, and the American Jazz Museum. In the past, she served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Guatemala.
“This is an exciting time to work for the Unified Government due to the incredible development opportunities available in KCK, from building a downtown grocery store to the new American Royal campus,” Carttar said in a news release. “I’m proud to lead a stellar team of economic development and land bank professionals and look forward to what we will accomplish.”
Carttar has a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College.
Kansas City Kansas ranks at #133 out of 150 US cities as being worst run in 2020.
In 2019, it ranked at #128, and in 2018 it ranked at #122. It steadily (and consistently) continues to worsen. Why am I not surprised? https://wallethub.com/edu/best-run-cities/22869