Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that ECCO Select, a Kansas City-based consulting firm, will invest more than $1 million to expand its headquarters, creating 96 new information technology jobs. The expansion project will help the company access an international client base and bolster Missouri’s position as a growing hub for high-tech jobs.
ECCO Select is an information technology and management consulting firm that provides a wide range of IT support services to both private and public-sector clients. Since its founding in Kansas City in 1995, the company has experienced rapid growth and recently expanded to Washington D.C. and St. Louis. Now, in an effort to break into international markets, ECCO Select is constructing a new, larger headquarters and increasing its workforce in Kansas City.