Core Partners

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Colorado School of Mines Logo
Full Employment Council Logo
Great Jobs KC Logo
Kansas State University Logo
University of Kansas Logo
Lincoln University Logo
Missouri State University Logo
National Laboratory of the Rockies Logo
Pittsburg State University Logo
Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development Logo
Wichita State University Logo
Missouri Western State University
Michigan State University Logo
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Civic Council of Greater Kansas City Logo
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Our Partners

6K Inc.

ACMI Group

Acrturus

Act-Ion Technologies

Aesir

Affinius Capital

AIAG

Albermarle

Alkemio

AltCap

Altillion

American Atomics

Ames National Lab

Applied Catalysts

ARCAM

Arco Construction

Arkin Sales – Industrial Equipment

Ateios

Australian Strategic Materials (ASM)

Australian Trade

Autlan

Batteries Plus

Battery Innovation Center

BigBlueTech

Birch Creek Innovations

Black & Veatch

Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce

Blue Springs School District

BP

Brewer Science

Brokkr

Bukaty – Insurance

Burns & McDonnell

C2RE

C3 Consensus

C4V

Caldera Engineering

Caldera Holdings

Calumix

Capital Collaborative of KC

Chancellor

Chemfinity Technologies

City of Blue Springs (Mayor)

City of De Soto

City of Independence

City of Kansas City

City of Parkville (City Manager)

City of Sugar Creek

Clarity Cap LLC

Clark & Enerson

Clay County

CMR

ColdSpark

Colorado School of the Mines

Community Services League

Consarc

CPKC

Cuprum Metal

CVMR

DeBruce Foundation

Department of Energy

Defense Logistics Agency

Doe Run

EaglePicher

EcoBat

EMEW

Endeavor Heartland

Enduring Planet

Energy Fuels

Energy Transiition Capital

Enersys

Ennovation Center

Enterprise KC

Eutectix Technologies

EVelution Energy

Evergy

Evergy Ventures

Evolution Mining

Feynman Energy USA

First Phosphate

Flotration

Fogal Anderson

Fort Osage School District

Fortune Minerals Limited

Foundation for Regeneration

Full Employment Council of Kansas City

Glencore

Global Ties KC

Gloyd Recycling Solutions

Goodwill of Western MO & Eastern KS

Great Jobs KC

Great Plains Industrial Park

Great Plains Venture Group

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

Greentec Auto

Gresham Smith

Guardian Metal Resources

Halo Science

Hamilton Clark

HCJ Energy / DeBruce Companies

Heartland Futures Lab

Honeywell – Battery/Automation Expert

HTE Automation

ICL

IDI Automation

iM3NY

Impossible Metals

Independence Chamber of Commerce

Independence Power and Light

Independence School District

Ioneer

Iron Prairie Ventures

IT Recycling Answers (ITRA)

Jackson County

Johnson County Community College (JCCC)

JE Dunn – Capital Partners

JE Dunn Construction

Jost Chemical

Julius Education

Kansas Chamber

Kansas City Area Transportation Authority

Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Kansas City City Council

Kansas City Civic Council

Kansas City Kansas Community College

Kansas City National Security Campus

Kansas City Public Schools

Kansas Department of Commerce

Kansas Geological Survey

Kansas State University

Kauffman Foundation

KC Area Development Council

KC Connect (IT solutions)

KC Digital Drive

KC Economic Development Council

KC Rising

KC Source Link

KC Tech Council

Kemetco

Keystone Innovation District

Khasma Capital

Kinterra Capital

Kissick Construction

Koch Modular

Labconco

Lake City Army Ammunition Plant

Largo

Lightway Ventures

Limelight Steel

Lincoln University

Lithion Power Sources

Lockton Affinity

Mangrove Lithium

Marks Nelson

Mast Scrap Management Advisors

Mattie Rhodes

Maverick Metals

Metal Powders Group

Metropolitan Community College

Metso

Michigan State University

Mid America Regional Council (MARC)

Midwest Recycling Center

Missouri Association of Manufacturers

Missouri Community College Association 

Missouri Department of Economic Development

Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Missouri Enterprise

Missouri IDEA Fund

Missouri Next

Missouri Partnership

Missouri State Government

Missouri State University

Missouri State Workforce Board

Missouri Technology Corporation

Missouri Western University

Molycop

Moxba Solutions

MRI Global

Musselman and Hall

Nabors Energy Transition Solutions

Nano One

National Security Innovation Network

NEI Corp

New Industrial Corporation

NexGen

NiCAT

Nomadic Venture Partners

Northpoint Development

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

NSWC, Crane Division

Nth Cycle

Nugreen Metals

Olsson

Overlay Capital

Panasonic Energy North America

Park Aerospace

Patterson Family Foundation

Pedogee

Permanent Equity

pH7 Technologies

Phinix

PIPELINE Entrepeneurs

Pittsburg State University

PortKC

Powergenic Systems

Prayon

Prep KC

Prevail Ventures

Proctor Law Firm

Pure Battery Technologies

Questek

Rare Earth Refiners

ReElement Technologies

Renata Batteries

RestoreCAP

Rio Tinto

SAE

Scandinavian Ocean Minerals

School Smart Kansas City

Sortera/Nanoranch

Sovereign Consulting

Spire

Stardust

Startup Junkie /LRIC

Still Bright

Storion

Stryten Energy

Sun Chemical

Sylvatex

TAB USA

TDA Research

TDK Ventures

Telescope Innovations

TGP Investments

Traxys

Trinity Real Assets (previously Green Stream Recycling)

Turner Construction

Tyfast Energy

U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center

Ukrainian Critical Minerals Delegation

Ultion Technologies

Ultra-Tech Aerospace

UMKC Urban Education Research Center (UERC)

Union Pacific

University of Kansas

University of Missouri

University of Missouri Science and Technology

University of Missouri-Kansas City

UMKC Science and Math Academy

University of Missouri-St. Louis

US Department of Commerce/US Commercial Service – International Trade Administration

US Strategic Metals

USAF/AFMC/AFLCMC

VanTrust Real Estate

Voyager Ventures

Wagner Logistics

Webster Bank

West Virginia University

Western Alliance Bank

Western CAM

Westwin Elements

Wichita State University

Workforce Partnership

Xerion Battery

XPS-Glencore