Kansas City has approved a plan to acquire one of the nation’s oldest Black-owned housing cooperatives, now in foreclosure proceedings, and transfer it to an Indianapolis developer in an effort to shore up the affordable community’s future. The City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a measure that would authorize the city’s acquisition of Parade Park … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs game against the Miami Dolphins in Germany earlier this football season was part of the ongoing effort to export American football around the world but it’s also helping business and elected leaders achieve their goals. “Right now the trends are showing that we’re going to announce a couple of … Read more
RIVERSIDE, Mo. — Riverside planners are considering a proposal from Live Nation Entertainment to build a new amphitheater. The Riverside Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Thursday night to vote on a 15,000-seat open-air amphitheater. Jackson County leaders to vote on Royals, Chiefs sales tax ballot question The project, which would be located near Interstate … Read more
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clay County leaders want residents to weigh in on a potential Kansas City Royals stadium. Scott Wagner is a part of a three-commissioner negotiating team to try to bring the Royals north of the river. “We continue to talk to the team. We talked to them just a few days … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After being closed for over a year, federal regulators are trying to order a Starbucks location on the Country Club Plaza to reopen. On Wednesday night, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint saying Starbucks unlawfully closed 23 union and non-union stores across the country in 2022. Kansas City … Read more
A Lenexa-based retail chain is taking over the former Sears Home & Life space in Overland Park — the lone Sears-branded store remaining in the KC area before it closed earlier this year. Westlake Ace Hardware plans a soft opening for its 12,000-square foot store at 6327 W. 119th St. during the second quarter. New KC … Read more
Another travel and loyalty website and blog spotlighted Kansas City International Airport’s transformation during its TPG Awards ceremony last month in New York. While not technically an award, KCI was recognized as one of six “spotlight moments” by The Points Guy, which focuses on airlines, cruises, hotels and credit cards. Why hasn’t Kansas City demolished … Read more
by: Andy Medici – The Business Journals Posted: Dec 12, 2023 / 03:59 PM CST Updated: Dec 12, 2023 / 03:59 PM CST The best day to get a deal on a home in this chaotic housing market is coming up, according to real estate data firm Attom Data Solutions. Attom analyzed 47 million single-family home … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One Jackson County lawmaker is worried the Kansas City Royals could leave not just Kansas City but the entire metro if voters don’t approve a sales tax extension. That was one possibility Abarca brought up in an interview with FOX4 before his town hall Tuesday evening at the Fowling Warehouse. Royals … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A building on Kansas City’s new Ferris wheel site has failed its final inspection, raising questions of when the KC Wheel will open. A report from the city shows Pennway Point’s KC Wheel failed its building final inspection, which happened last week. But developers clarified the inspection was for Wheel House, … Read more