General Mills plans Blue Buffalo distribution center in Olathe

General Mills plans Blue Buffalo distribution center in Olathe

General Mills plans a new facility in Johnson County to support its growing pet-food division. Scannell Properties, an Indiana-based developer, plans to construct a build-to-suit warehouse for General Mills’ Blue Buffalo brand in Olathe’s I-35 Logistics Park.  Kansas City submits over 20 bids for NCAA championship events The developer plans to build a 729,120-square-foot warehouse … Read more

Mission could revoke incentives for Mission Gateway project

Where does the Mission Gateway project stand?

After terminating a contract with the Mission Gateway developer last summer, the Mission City Council will now consider eliminating tax incentive districts on the property. Since redevelopment efforts on the former Mission Mall property began nearly 18 years ago, the Mission Gateway project has faced liens from contractors and undergone several plan iterations, with little progress. Businesses in proposed Royals … Read more

Farina, Lidia’s, Wandering Vine in Kansas City earn DiRoNA awards

Farina, Lidia's, Wandering Vine in Kansas City earn DiRoNA awards

Three local restaurants have been honored with an Award of Excellence by a nonprofit that identifies and honors fine-dining establishments. Founded in 1990, Distinguished Restaurants of North America evaluates a restaurant on location, appearance and the quality of cuisine, beverages and service. DiRoNA added 98 establishments to its list in 2023. Locally, Farina, Lidia’s Kansas … Read more

Collaborative Capital raises funds for Rock Island Bridge project

Collaborative Capital raises funds for Rock Island Bridge project

Collaborative Capital, a local private club for high-net-worth people, is behind some of the fundraising for the Rock Island Railroad Bridge project, which is creating pedestrian and bike trails, a food hall and event space on the abandoned bridge over the Kansas River. Founded in 2017, Collaborative Capital hears pitches from young companies in need of … Read more

Cardboard Corner Cafe opens in Lenexa Public Market

Cardboard Corner Cafe opens in Lenexa Public Market

Cardboard Corner Cafe, a concept that combines waffles, sandwiches, shareables, build-your-own-boba drinks, nerdy themed cocktails and more than 250 board games, is making its debut in the Lenexa Public Market. The business, which Madeline and Chase Davis first opened in 2021 at 9420 Metcalf Ave. in Overland Park, opened a second location Friday inside Lenexa’s … Read more

From e-Government to Invisible Government Bureaucracy

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Making government services more people-centric is not a new aspiration, but with fast advances in technology and rising societal expectations, public sector senior leaders are re-imagining how to deliver on that promise. Since the inception of e-government in the early 2000s (later also known as smart government and digital government), making services available through digital … Read more

Crossroads business owners balance fandom with displacement

Crossroads business owners balance fandom with displacement

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matt Anthony owns his Crossroads building and runs his nonprofit, Head for the Cure Foundation, fighting back against hard-to-cure brain cancer. Uncomfortable ideas come with the territory. “This is the dissonance of this whole thing today, that the Royals, of course. are central to our city’s development and I wonder what … Read more

Businesses in Royals stadium footprint worried about future

Businesses in Royals stadium footprint worried about future

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s been a series of anxiety-ridden sleepless nights for business owners within the footprint of the Kansas City Royals’ new stadium. On Tuesday, those fears were confirmed for people operating within the ballpark’s newly proposed boundaries in the Crossroads District. Kansas City Royals pick Crossroads site for new stadium, release renderings … Read more