Everything I've read has indicated that Kansas City has a real problem attracting and retaining IT talent. I personally was offered a job there but ended up declining it after not liking the city itself. I might be somewhat biased, but I would rather live in Omaha than Kansas City.
It really hurt to say no to Google fiber....and ironically it was brought up in my interview.
KC ranks top 10 in attracting young educated people in %. IT jobs are growing faster than population even though KC is growing. Not surprising that would be the word in Omaha though.