As Missouri and Kansas share a border and are similar cities, they also share a professional competition in regards to business development and job opportunity. Each state has spent extensive amounts of money to lure companies to put down roots in one state over the other. Considering the boundary between the two is a State Line Road, the ease of going from one to the other is obvious.

The financial means don’t come from the governments and visitor bureaus alone–cities and suburbs have also contributed to help distinguish a city as a better location for new business over the other. The competition has become financially detrimental as each state has slid into debt and is below budget. The Kansas City movers of course favor new developments and opportunities in Missouri, yet we also want responsible use of taxpayer money–current residents should be the focus, not new ones.