We’re Kind Of A Big Deal

Just this month, Fast Company listed Kansas City as one of the best cities worldwide for innovation. Eleven other cities were mentioned: Beijing; Hyderabad, India; Mexico City; Kigali, Rwanda; Seattle; Orlando, Fla.; Calgary, Alberta; Moscow; Barcelona; Doha, Qatar; and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,

Kansas City
A $9 billion redevelopment is restoring downtown KC’s shine with the new Sprint Center and Steven Holl’s glorious expansion of the Nelson-Atkins Museum. This Missouri city also anchors a new animal-health corridor — a bovine Silicon Valley — that’s home to more than 120 bioscience firms. The hope is that this old cow town’s new spin will boost job growth and keep young people from seeking greener pastures. [links mine]

Could we now collectively get over the Midwestern inferiority complex, please?