Construction
High hopes for south Kansas City’s Project Fairway have faltered, plans for its construction recently canceled by the City Plan Commission just as plans were drawing near to final approval. Proposed plans for the massive 700,000-square-foot fulfillment center had been…
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After a slight retreat in August, the modest improvement in construction activity in September is welcome news, a good but not great report that reflects both soaring builder confidence and also likely some stubborn obstacles preventing the industry from truly finding…
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Drury University will break ground on its first new academic building in two decades at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29. A limited number of guests, including donors, trustees, civic leaders and members of the campus community, will attend the…
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The online retailer Amazon plans a one million-square-foot fulfillment center in the Wichita area. The Wichita Eagle reported Friday that the center will be in Park City and will be similar to one in Kansas City, Kansas. Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon’s…
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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.8 million grant to the city of Moberly, Missouri, to make water and wastewater infrastructure improvements needed to support businesses growth. The…
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By some demographers’ reckoning, the cohort of Americans between 20 and 29 years old is now almost evenly divided between Millennials and Generation Z. As the latter group continues to lay the cornerstones for careers, the late-stage Millennials are kicking…
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A drop in housing inventory has swept the nation, impacting some regions more than others. In Kansas City, the significant and mostly unpredictable drop in inventory has bumped prices up in the area, total inventory in the metro dropping the…
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Tension surrounding a new Clay County annex building escalated in September after a Kansas City, Mo. inspector issued a stop work order for the site. Now, construction is back on track for the $20 million project located at Missouri 152…
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Industrial development in the Kansas City region has gained attention recently as numerous approved developments are already underway. Particularly around the Interstate 49 corridor, five industrial developments in the metro have taken root Kansas City SmartPort tracks buildings, intermodal centers…
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Tomorrow, Metropolitan Community College’s Penn Valley campus will upturn the first shovels-full of dirt where a completed Engineering Technology building will sit next year. In a 1 p.m. groundbreaking ceremony to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the event will…
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