Construction
Posted January 14, 2025 An analysis from the Associated General Contractors of America shows the construction sector has increased by 8,000 positions in December with contractors expecting to increase their headcounts in 2025. Construction employment in December was 8,316,000, an…
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Posted December 31, 2024 A new analysis from the Associated General Contractors of America shows construction jobs have increased in 234 metropolitan cities, including Kansas City. Construction employment increased in 234, or 65 percent, of 358 metro areas between November…
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Posted December 17, 2024 The St. Louis-based construction firm Navigate Building Solutions has expanded to the Kansas City market by adding a new office in Overland Park. The new office is located at 6400 W. 110th Street, Suite 200. It…
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Posted December 3, 2024 Copaken Brooks has broken ground on its apartment complex development in the Crossroads and announced a new name for the building. Located at 1818 Main Street, The Refinery will be a 16-story apartment tower featuring 54…
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Posted November 19, 2024 A new warehouse and manufacturing facility is coming to Shawnee and is expected to be operational by 2026. The project, dubbed “Project Zenith,” will be an 83,640-square-foot manufacturing warehouse located at 5327 Martindale Street in western…
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Posted November 18, 2024 Updated at 3:22 p.m., November 21, 2024 Kansas City-based Patmos announced it plans to repurpose the Kansas City Star's former printing press building into a new flagship data center. The 400,000-square-foot building plotted on roughly 5…
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Posted November 18, 2024 Charles Garney, founder and former CEO of Garney Construction, passed away on Wednesday, two weeks before his 93rd birthday. A Kansas City native, Garney was born on Nov. 27, 1931. He founded North Kansas City-based Garney…
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Posted October 10, 2024 The Starlight Theatre has begun work on its $40 million project to improve the venue and create new community programs. Starlight hosted a groundbreaking celebration for its Uniquely KC, a $40 million capital campaign that will…
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Posted September 27, 2024 The University of Missouri Department of Athletics has received $25 million from an anonymous donor for the Memorial Stadium Improvements Project. Laird Veatch, University of Missouri director of athletics, announced the department received a $25 million…
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Posted September 20, 2024 The University of Kansas celebrated a milestone this week as the final steel beam for the new David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium was set. On Thursday, over 100 members of the Kansas Football program visited the…
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