KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A new federal investment could turn the Kansas City region into a national hub for the materials that power things like batteries, airplane parts and medical devices. It may also bring thousands of new jobs to the metro.
UMKC announced that the U.S. National Science Foundation selected the university’s “Critical Materials Crossroads Engine” to receive up to $160 million in funding over the next decade.
The initiative focuses on building a regional pipeline to develop and refine critical materials used in products like batteries, semiconductors, aircraft parts and medical devices…