Local News

Sheraton O.P. the Latest Hotel to Have Layoffs

COVID-19 has taken its toll on hotels around the metro area, and now one of the largest in Johnson County, Kan., is having layoffs. The Sheraton Overland Park is laying off, or furloughing, 151 employees as a result of the… more

AMC Theatres In Major Trouble

Leawood-based AMC Theatres, which has had its screens closed for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is facing a $2.4-billion loss as a result. There is is also reportedly a "going concern" that the company can remain in business,… more

Authorities See Protest Progress Tuesday

Protests around the Country Club Plaza over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis were reportedly more calm on Tuesday than prior days. No tear gas was deployed yesterday, though there were an estimated 30 arrests.  "From what I have… more

Q&A with … John Sweeney, Reece Commercial

John Sweeney is a brokerage executive with Reece Commercial in Kansas City. Q. What’s your sense of how bankruptcies by major retailers will affect the market here? A. It will affect landlords and employment most of all.  There remain plenty… more

Dick’s Sporting Goods Sees Sales Plummet

Dick's Sporting Goods, which has seven locations in the metro area, saw same-store sales drop in its first quarter by nearly 30 percent. Management said that the same-store-sales drop of 29.5 percent was driven primarily by the spread of COVID-19.… more

Home Buyers and Sellers Bounce Back

The Kansas City area saw a major spike in home-sales transactions month over month, according to Zillow. Newly-pending sales were up 32.3 percent, while they rose 9.6 percent week over week. Those numbers are above the national average of 4.2… more

OSHA Revises Construction Guidelines

Two primary new rules have been issued by OSHA for those in the construction industry dealing with COVID-19. The agency said that construction firms must record symptoms of employees, as defined by CDC rules, so that contract tracing can be… more

Can Malls Triumph Over COVID-19?

Malls around the country have been struggling for a while, due to challenges from e-commerce and competition from mass-merchandise chains. Meanwhile, several around the metro area, including Oak Park Mall, in Overland Park, and the Legends Outlets, in Kansas City,… more

Royals Switch Legal Home to Delaware

The Kansas City Royals have switched the team's corporate home to Delaware, following the $1-billion purchase of the team by local businessman John Sherman. Formerly called Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp. as a corporate entity that was based in Missouri,… more

Jerome Labat Named CTO of Cerner

Jerome Labat, formerly with HPE Software, has been named chief technology officer of North Kansas City-based health-technology firm Cerner Corp. He will reportedly "will lead efforts to strengthen Cerner’s technology focus and accelerate cloud-enabled SaaS platforms and solutions." Before HPE,… more