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MARC survey: Kansas Citians have good quality of life

Seventy-nine percent of Kansas City-area residents say their quality of life is good or excellent, according to a survey commissioned by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in partnership with the Mid-America Regional Council. This number is up from 74 percent… more

New Coworking Space Launches in Lee’s Summit  

Bridge Space, Lee’s Summit first coworking space and entrepreneur incubator, officially opened Wednesday evening in the former Post Office in Downtown Lee’s Summit. The space, which provides open coworking and private offices, operates through monthly memberships – members will have… more

Sprint to Sell Headquarters, Lease Back the Space It Needs

In a move that heralds the changing nature of Sprint's relationship with the region, the telecom giant has announced its plans to sell its Overland Park campus and lease only the space the company needs. Sprint's CEO, Michel Combes, announced… more

Kauffman Affiliate, UMKC Launching Start-Up Networking Forum

Entrepreneur Business Basics, a Kauffman Foundation affiliate, will unveil a new piece of the support ecosystem for entrepreneurs this week, in partnership with the Block School of Management at UMKC. The organization announced today that it would launch Kansas City’s… more

Forbes: Lawrence is the Best Place to Retire in Kansas

What does Lawrence offer retirees that other cities do not?  Forbes has released its 2018 rankings of the best places to retire in each state. While Columbia takes the title in Missouri, Lawrence is ranked No. 1 in Kansas. Lindsey… more

NAFTA: Handling Uncertain Trading Times

Mexico is Kansas City’s second-largest export market after Canada, which means the stakes are high for our city as with the Trump administration's efforts to revise the North American Free Trade Act. With Kansas City companies exporting primarily automobile parts,… more

Burns & McDonnell to Expand Campus, Hire in Waves

Burns & McDonnell is expanding its headquarters to make room for more jobs. The company announced this week that it would break ground on a $42 million expansion (which includes a 550-stall parking garage and 142,000 square-foot office building) to… more

Adventist Adding Ottawa Hospital to Network

The owners of Shawnee Mission Health, an anchor for acute-care hospital services in Johnson County, have expanded their reach to Ottawa, 45 miles to the southwest. The medical center's parent, Florida-based Adventist Health System, says it has signed a letter… more

CWA Opposes Proposed Merge Between Sprint and T-Mobile

To the chorus of voices chiming in on Sprint Corp.'s bid to merge with T-Mobile, add the Communications Workers of America--the national labor group today announced its opposition to the deal. The CWA submitted comments the Federal Communications Commission, listing… more

CVS Opens Northland Distribution Center

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson headlined a list of dignitaries who gathered Friday for the ribbon-cutting of a new CVS retail distribution center, which will add more than 360 jobs to the Kansas City area. The facility, covering 760,000 square feet,… more