The historic Western Auto Building in Kansas City has a new tenant on its main level. Contract Furnishings has opened a design center on the ground floor retail space of 2107 Grand Blvd. in the Crossroads Arts District of Kansas City. Above Contract Furnishings are the Western Auto Lofts. Westwood public park could be turned … Read more
2023 is the year of efficiency and IT optimization. Cloud computing continues to play a central role for European enterprise IT, so are IT costs. Consequently, avoiding or reducing cloud resource waste is a top C-Suites’ priority. FinOps is fast becoming a critical part of IT organizations’ strategy for its systematic approach to managing costs … Read more
The number of claims filed in the $725 million Facebook privacy settlement may constitute the largest class in a lawsuit in U.S. history, lawyers said in a San Francisco court Thursday. The administrator in charge of vetting claims has received more than 28 million applications for a payment, said Lesley Weaver, co-lead counsel for the … Read more
Paqui has pulled its “One Chip Challenge” products from store shelves as officials continue to investigate the cause of death of a 14-year-old boy who ate one of the spicy chips hours before he died. In a statement on its website, the chip company said the challenge is “intended for adults only,” and that the … Read more
Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue may serve up its next metro-area location with an expansion into Kansas City’s Northland. The cherished local barbecue chain is exploring a 11,043-square-foot restaurant at 8001 NW Roanridge Road, in the Edgewood Farms development, but it hasn’t finalized plans to build. The City Plan Commission on Tuesday approved final development plans … Read more
We are a very inquisitive species with a remarkable long-term record of adaptation and with even more remarkable recent accomplishments in making the lives of most of the world’s population healthier, richer, safer, and longer. Still, fundamental constraints persist: We have changed some of them through our ingenuity, but such adjustments have their own limits. … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A host of new developments reveal Kansas City is on the rise, but along with that appear to come higher rent prices. According to research from Rent.com, the Kansas City metro has seen the most significant yearly increase. Kansas City has jumped 16.17% in just a year for monthly rent costs. … Read more
Europe is gradually recovering from the worst energy crisis in a generation, which started as a tight supply market in 2021 and quickly escalated into a full-blown global supply shock, with energy prices peaking in Q3 2022 at levels unseen in decades. This year, as prices and supply readjust to profoundly changed market fundamentals, Europeans … Read more
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new ad is taking the push to bring the Kansas City Royals to North Kansas City to a new level. A new campaign launched this week to entire the Royals to move north of the Missouri River. “We’re a major league county, and this is our opportunity to get … Read more
The Country Club Plaza’s owner defaulted on nearly $300 million in debt, a setback that could put the iconic retail center in position for an ownership shakeup. The Plaza’s ownership, a 50-50 joint venture between Taubman Centers and The Macerich Co., defaulted on the $295.2 million balance of its acquisition loan, effective May 9. The … Read more