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Robert Langenkamp is stepping down as president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, effective July 8. His interim replacement is Greg Flisram, senior vice president of business and real estate development, who has been…
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The damaging floods in the region seem never ending this year, and property owners have certainly felt the pain. For some small-business owners in the Kansas City, Mo., region, though, some of that might be abated. Non-farm and non-agricultural small…
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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRJeKjE1PXk[/embed] When giving advice to startups, Lenora Payne, chief executive officer and founder of Technology Group Solutions, tells them not to be afraid to mention Kansas City and the big corporations associated with the town when dealing with vendors and…
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[caption id="attachment_22245" align="alignleft" width="460"] Arterra, a luxury high rise in the Crossroads, has spaces for rent.[/caption] Here's some good news for residential renters and not-as-good-news for landlords: Kansas City rent growth year over year rose 2.8 percent, below the national…
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Thousands of Jackson County residents received an unwanted surprise in the mail this month in the form of a county assessment letter valuing their properties. Since then, there have been stories of enormous assessed-value increases. In some cases, they more…
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It's a tough environment to find employees no matter what industry you're in. But manufacturing is faced with a major skilled-labor shortage. Metropolitan Community College has worked to change that, and a new grant from the U.S. Department of Labor…
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[caption id="attachment_22223" align="alignleft" width="480"] From left: HealthJoy's Dorfman, Swell Spark's Baysinger, PayIT's Gordon and Andy Rieger.[/caption] Legitimate tariff-strife aside, by most economic measures, the economy doesn't look like it's going to face a major recession the likes of 2008 any…
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The Flashcube Apartments project at 720 Main St. has its redevelopment future more secure. Owner WI Flashcube landed a $32.95-million redevelopment loan in a deal arranged by John Schorgl of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage's Kansas City office. The financing came from UC…
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Two of the biggest casinos in the Kansas City area are on track to have the same ownership. Isle of Capri Casino owner Reno, Nev.-based Eldorado Resorts, is purchasing Caesars Entertainment Corp., owner of Harrah's North Kansas City, for $17.3…
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City Wide Maintenance Co., the Lenexa-based building-maintenance and janitorial-services franchisor, is opening its first location in Canada, in southwestern Ontario, and the firm has plans to further expand in the country. The company's leadership announced its intention to enter Canada…
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