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The KC 2026 Bid Committee will meet with FIFA on March 10 as part of the host city selection process. Pitch and stadium experts will be presented field specs, site plans and related topics surrounding Arrowhead Stadium. As Sporting KC…
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The numbers of COVID-19 patients at The University of Kansas Health System continue to improve on Monday, March 8. Fourteen people with the active virus are being treated, down from 15 on Friday. Of those 14 patients, three are in…
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Penske Automotive Group Inc. announced it entered into an agreement to acquire Kansas City Freightliner, a retailer of medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks. Penske expects the acquisition is to generate $450 million in annual revenue and build further scale within…
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North Kansas City real estate agency Maxus Properties Inc. is proposing a $45 million project that would deliver more apartments to the River Market area. Construction plans include 11 stories with 235 apartments, two of the stories to house parking…
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North Kansas City-based Cerner Corp. has made the decision to put up for sale its office location at 3315 N. Oak Trafficway. The property is now listed through Colliers. The decision to sell the location – located just blocks away…
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A large swath of the Midwest region is showing promising rates of total doses administered, according to a U.S. COVID-19 vaccination tracker from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the tracker, the percent of the total population…
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A new Blue River Biosolids Improvements Facility under construction for KC Water will deliver new cost-effective and environmentally friendly processes for removing solid waste, all at the cost of $150 million. Despite the multi-million bill, KC Water said it will…
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A state-wide broadband initiative in Missouri will pour $248 million to achieve broadband expansion to communities across the state, including counties that make up the Kansas City, Mo. region. The multiyear initiative to expand broadband availability aims to reach 61,000…
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Economic activity in the Kansas City Federal Reserve District expanded slightly over the last two months, according to the latest Beige Book release from the Federal Reserve System. The Beige Book is a Federal Reserve System publication about current economic…
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KBP Investments, one of the largest Yum! Brands franchisees in the U.S., announced on Thursday that it is bringing on Heather Neary, previously president of American pretzel shop chain, Auntie Anne’s. Neary joins KBP as executive vice president and general…
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