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Posted December 19, 2023 Kansas City, Mo. has been placed among the 25 most affordable and fastest-growing cities, according to an analysis from GoBankingRates. Kansas City ranked in the No. 7 spot with leading factors attributed to the average typical…
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Posted December 19, 2023 Chipotle, and its $50 million venture fund Cultivate Next, have invested in a Wichita-area agricultural startup that specializes in autonomous weeding robots. Cultivate Next announced its investment in the agricultural tech company Greenfield Robotics last week,…
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Posted December 19, 2023 Independence hopes to enter a $20 million lease-purchase agreement for the vacant Government Employees Health Association Inc. building. The property is located at 20201 and 20221 E. Jackson Drive, off Interstate 70. The agreement would see…
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Posted December 19, 2023 Riverside is hoping to begin construction of a new amphitheater as early as 2024 following its initial proposal at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting last week. The open-air designed amphitheater would seat 15,000 people with…
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Posted December 18, 2023 Westlake Ace Hardware announced the opening of a new location at the former Sears Home & Life in Overland Park. It is located at 6327 W. 119th Street and will feature approximately 12,000 square feet of…
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Posted December 18, 2023 Johnson County Community College president Andy Bowne announced he will be resigning effective Jan. 2, 2024. During the Board of Trustees meeting last week, Dr. Andy W. Bowne, EdD, announced his resignation as president. He became…
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Posted December 18, 2023 The University of Missouri-Columbia announced Kansas City-based architecture firm DLR Group joined the Memorial Stadium improvement project, University of Missouri Athletic Department announced Friday. The partnership between the institution and DLR Group was announced during a…
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Posted December 15, 2023 The Jackson County Legislature plans to vote Monday on a ballot question to ask voters to extend the 3/8th-cent sales tax for the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs. The vote will be regarding an ordinance to…
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Posted December 15, 2023 Lenexa-based Digital Ally, Inc. announced its subsidiary Kustom Entertainment entered into an amendment with Clover Leaf Capital Corp. to form a business combination valued at $222 million. A business combination for Kustom Entertainment and Miami-based Clover…
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Posted December 15, 2023 The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City announced it will be hosting a forum on Feb. 13 in Kansas City to showcase the latest cutting-edge innovations in agribusiness and tech. The eighth annual Ag Innovation Forum…
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