KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A longtime Kansas City area business is closing after 81 years. A&N Hardware has been in business in North Kansas City since 1942. The Ma & Pa style business is now liquidating the store with everything on sale, mostly 13% off. That will go higher after a while. Solar eclipse 2023: … Read more
Speculation about a big, new mixed-use development at Truman Sports Complex has heated up with the Kansas City Royals planned departure, which would leave the Kansas City Chiefs the site’s sole occupant. But the outlook appears not so good for a number of reasons, from past efforts to financial concerns, though one model offers potential. … Read more
The latest accolades for Kansas City International Airport have little to do with the $2 billion terminal that opened earlier this year. KCI ranked as the most “budget-friendly” airport for parking in a study for Upgraded Points. The study by the Austin-based travel company looked at the costs of parking and commuting by Uber to the nation’s … Read more
It’s already very likely that Social Security recipients can expect a significantly lower cost-of-living increase than the 8.7% adjustment they received in 2023. But they’ll know for certain this week. The Social Security Administration’s annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) are designed to help Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients retain their buying power amid … Read more
SHAWNEE, Kan. — A fast-food Mexican restaurant chain is expanding in the Kansas City area as it opens its fifth area location. Omaha-based Abelardo’s Mexican Fresh already has four restaurants in the metro, and on Monday, it’s opening another in western Shawnee. Some Kansas City-area radio stations get shuffled up The new location is planning … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Walgreens pharmacists walked off the job Monday at certain stores across the country. It comes after similar walkouts last month at CVS locations right here in the Kansas City metro. Local customers FOX4 talked to had heard about the news of Walgreens walkouts before we caught up with them. They decided … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A technology startup based in Kansas City is one of five Black-owned tech startups selected for Northwestern Mutual’s Black Founder Accelerator program. Jannae Gammage is the founder and CEO of Foresight, an artificial-intelligence platform that “leverages natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to assesscredit risk, fraud and bias.” A couple … Read more
Kansas City-area radio listeners may notice a few changes on their dial as Cumulus Media Inc. shuffles its station formats. Cumulus announced Friday that its 107.3 FM station format would change from R&B and hip hop to adult contemporary hits. $1 million-winning Powerball ticket sold in Northeast Kansas The station will be called All The … Read more
Fall traditionally means Predictions time for the entire IDC community. That point of the year where we gather across different research domains to reflect on those trends steering organizations’ digital agendas and predict what will characterize the digital landscape in the months and years to come. This year, this is happening at the dawn of … Read more
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — One of Oak Park Mall’s popular, longtime attractions is closing soon. But don’t worry, it appears something new will be taking its place. New Nordstrom Rack location opening next month in Overland Park A spokesperson for Oak Park Mall confirmed the carousel will be closing, though they don’t have an exact … Read more