KC AI Scorecard · Week of October 19, 2026

Every Monday morning, The Kansas City Group ranks 70 prominent KC businesses on the visible AI adoption signals they're putting out into the world.

Six dimensions — each scored 0-10, weighted total 0-100: - Public announcements + press — weighted 20% - AI/ML job postings — weighted 15% - AI tooling visible on their website — weighted 15% - Social-media AI content cadence — weighted 10% - Leadership commentary on AI (interviews, panels, op-eds) — weighted 20% - Disclosed AI vendor partnerships — weighted 20%

Tiers: Innovator (75-100) · Mover (55-74) · Experimenter (30-54) · Observer (10-29) · Silent (0-9).

What this isn't: a judgment of which companies are secretly doing AI well behind closed doors. The scorecard measures public visibility of AI work — what a customer, journalist, or job-seeker would notice. Some of the silent companies may be world-class AI shops that just don't talk about it.

Observer (1): T-Mobile (legacy Sprint HQ) (10)

Silent (69): Hammerspace (7) · Hallmark Cards (5) · Russell Stover Chocolates (5) · Price Chopper (5) · C2FO (5) · EquipmentShare (5) · University Health (Truman Medical Centers) (5) · HCA Midwest Health (5) · City of Kansas City, MO (5) · Jackson County, MO (5) · Johnson County Community College (4) · Oracle Health (formerly Cerner) (3) · H&R Block (0) · Garmin (0) · Black & Veatch (0) · Burns & McDonnell (0) · AMC Theatres (0) · Commerce Bank (0) · Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que (0) · Q39 (0) · Arthur Bryant's Barbeque (0) · Gates Bar-B-Q (0) · Jack Stack Barbecue (0) · Stroud's (0) · Plaza III The Steakhouse (0) · The Town Company (0) · Westport Cafe & Bar (0) · Manifesto (0) · Cosentino's Markets (0) · Hen House Market (0) · Westlake Ace Hardware (0) · Hall's Kansas City (0) · Made in Kansas City (0) · Fleet Farm (0) · Helzberg Diamonds (0) · Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (0) · Union Station Kansas City (0) · Crown Center (0) · Worlds of Fun (0) · KC Streetcar Authority (0) · RideKC (KCATA) (0) · Folly Theater (0) · Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium (0) · BacklotCars (Openlane) (0) · InQuest (0) · Lockton (0) · Ascend Elements (0) · Dexios (0) · Zentech (0) · Digital Recognition Network (0) · Children's Mercy Kansas City (0) · Saint Luke's Health System (0) · University of Kansas Medical Center (0) · North Kansas City Hospital (0) · Olathe Health (AdventHealth) (0) · KC Care Health Center (0) · City of Olathe (0) · Johnson County, KS (0) · Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (0) · Port KC (0) · University of Missouri-Kansas City (0) · University of Kansas (0) · Rockhurst University (0) · Avila University (0) · Park University (0) · Metropolitan Community College (KC) (0) · Webster University, Kansas City (0) · Kansas City Public Library (0) · Notre Dame de Sion School (0)

Oracle Health (formerly Cerner) lost 12 points this week, dropping to 3/100. Visibility on AI initiatives appears to be cooling.

No dimension yet scores above 2/10. Most of their AI work, if any, is still under wraps.

Recent signals: - HTML METADATA: AI-focused keyword positioning on homepage copy (machine learning, generative ai).

Web: www.oracle.com/health · Category: Corporate HQs

H&R Block lost 8 points this week, dropping to 0/100. Visibility on AI initiatives appears to be cooling.

No dimension yet scores above 0/10. Most of their AI work, if any, is still under wraps.

Recent signals: _No signals observed yet — they may still be operating quietly._

Web: www.hrblock.com · Category: Corporate HQs

T-Mobile (legacy Sprint HQ) lost 8 points this week, dropping to 10/100. Visibility on AI initiatives appears to be cooling.

Most visible signal so far: public announcements + press (4/10) — but most dimensions are still light.

Recent signals: - Information Week: T-Mobile CTO on injecting AI into network resiliency - Leadership-context mention in Information Week: T-Mobile CTO on injecting AI into network resiliency - TelecomLead: Telecom news: T-Mobile AI, FCC, SpaceX, Vodacom

Web: www.t-mobile.com · Category: Corporate HQs

Hammerspace jumped +7 points this week to 7/100 — a meaningful move into stronger Silent territory.

No dimension yet scores above 2/10. Most of their AI work, if any, is still under wraps.

Recent signals: - HTML METADATA: AI-focused keyword positioning on homepage copy (artificial intelligence, llm). - iTWire: 70th IT Press Tour: Hammerspace says production AI dies in the data layer, and its fix already ships in your Linux kernel

Web: hammerspace.com · Category: Tech Startups

Price Chopper holds steady at 5/100 — a Silent in the AI race.

Most visible signal so far: AI tooling on their website (3/10) — but most dimensions are still light.

Recent signals: - CHATBOT FOOTPRINT: Live AI/interactive chatbot footprints discovered on site homepage (zendesk).

Web: www.mypricechopper.com · Category: Retail

- Corporate HQs: T-Mobile (legacy Sprint HQ) — 10/100 (Observer) ↓ -8 - Restaurants & Bars: Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que — 0/100 (Silent) — - Retail: Price Chopper — 5/100 (Silent) — - Local Services: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts — 0/100 (Silent) — - Tech Startups: Hammerspace — 7/100 (Silent) ↑ +7 - Healthcare: University Health (Truman Medical Centers) — 5/100 (Silent) — - Government: City of Kansas City, MO — 5/100 (Silent) — - Education: Johnson County Community College — 4/100 (Silent) ↑ +4