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Platte County school district seeks $73M from bond proposal

Leaders from the Platte County, Missouri, R-3 School District will host an information session Thursday evening to answer questions about a no tax levy bond initiative on the April ballot. District leaders said the bond will not raise taxes within… more

Coping with COVID: Operation Safe encourages eligible KCMO residents to apply for Tier 3 vaccine

Officials advocating with Operation Safe are urging Missouri residents in the Kansas City metro to apply to get vaccinated at their mass inoculation site. Clay County officials are especially asking those who are considered Phase 1B, Tier 3 residents, to sign… more

Former AT&T headquarters could see $60M update

Property at 500 E. Eighth Street in downtown Kansas City once home to AT&T could receive a major make-over investment. Maxus Properties Inc. bought the building in April 2019, paying $6.85 million for 377,800 square feet. Now, the company is… more

Metro receives first shipments of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Around 50,000 doses of the recently-approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 were signed off to be shipped to Missouri on Sunday, Feb. 28. Of those, 10,000 are to be sent to Kansas City and were expected to have arrived in the… more

Stormont Vail creates alternative COVID vaccine scheduling option

Stormont Vail Health has established a COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Line as another option for individuals to schedule their vaccine appointment. COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available based on the allocation Stormont receives from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and… more

Olathe-based Terracon acquires Virginia geotech company

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Kansas City sees opening of new F&M MAFCO facility

F&M MAFCO, a leading international supplier of tools and equipment company, announced the opening of an expansive facility in Kansas City, Mo. The recent opening comes three months after the opening of a new Indiana facility. Located in North Kansas… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas City Mayor requests help from FEMA with COVID-19 vaccination events

On the same day Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to hold COVID-19 mass vaccination events in the city, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson again named Arrowhead Stadium as a possible site for such… more

Top area public company Garmin surges past $4B in annual revenue for first time

One of the Kansas City area’s top public companies experienced a record boost in annual earnings during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. Garmin Ltd. total revenue climbed to an impressive high near $4.2 billion by the end of 2020, an 11… more

Waddell & Reed cancels plan to move Downtown

The acquisition of Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. in late 2020 is beginning to have a clearer impact after a Tuesday announcement confirmed the company will not be moving into a downtown Kansas City building intended to serve as Waddell’s… more