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Thank You Royals for an Incredible Season

The magic carpet ride on which the Royals carried our community for the last 30 days came to a quiet end last night as the Giants won the seventh and deciding game of the 2014 World Series by a 3-2… more

Hearing Set for Luxury Apartment Project in Overland Park

City planners in Overland Park will have scheduled a Nov. 10 review for a request by EPC Real Estate Group to build 200 luxury apartments and a modest amount of retail space near the city’s Downtown. The development group, less… more

Royals fall short from claiming its second world championship

The San Francisco Giants hold on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series. Giants ace pitcher and World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner came in to preserve the one run lead and compile… more

Jenna Bush Hager to Address ABWA Conference in Overland Park

Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush, will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2014 American Business Women's Association's National Women's Leadership Conference, which convenes Thursday at the Overland Park Convention Center. The former first daughter is now… more

Populous Bags Churchill Downs Upgrade

Kansas City-based Populous, the global sports design firm, is leaving its mark on the world’s premier name in horse racing as part of an upgrade at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville. The track’s owners, in announcing the project today, said… more

KC Home-Building: Behind the Numbers

Home building through the first nine months of the year reached its highest point since the real-estate crash of 2007, according to new statistics from the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City. Through September, builders secured 6,294 permits in… more

Thankful for the All-Star Game

I have always thought that Major League Baseball's use of the All-Star game to determine home field advantage for the World Series was one of the dumbest ideas ever. Today I've determined it's pure genius. So thank you All-Star MVP… more

Federal Health Insurance Exchange for Small Businesses Launches in Missouri

The Department of Health and Human Services launched a series of on-line insurance exchanges Monday in five states, including Missouri. Known as SHOP exchanges, the Small Business Health Options Program is being put in place after a one-year delay as part… more

Royals Fall to Giants in Game 4

Kansas City starts off strong with a 4-1 lead only to see it erode to a productive 16 hit 11 run rally by the Giants to capture Game 4. What started looking good for the Royals heading into the bottom… more

Growing KC Logistics Sector Gets Another Boost

  A Connecticut-based transportation logistics firm will bring 125 jobs to that growing Kansas City business sector, Gov. Jay Nixon’s office has announced. XPO Logistics will make a $1.2 million capital investment to open its first freight brokerage in Missouri.… more