Clay County

KCMO Budget Holding Up…For Now

Kansas City's budget situation is currently holding up despite challenges from COVID-19, but council members are preparing for a scenario that could get worse. So far, there have been no layoffs or furloughs of city employees and a $1.7-billion budget… more

Q&A With … Quinton Lucas, Kansas City Mayor

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas talks about weighing business and health concerns in the age of COVID-19 as restrictions are eased for restaurants and other businesses.  Q. Is it tough to balance the health concerns you have for the public… more

KCMO Restaurant Reopening Guidance Is Here

Kansas City, Mo., has released its long-awaited guidelines for reopening restaurants in the city. Starting on May 15, establishments will be able to open for in-dining businesses as long as they follow a specific set of rules put forward by… more

Baseball at Kauffman in July?

Major League Baseball is considering a proposal to start the regular season in July, with teams playing at their home stadiums, as long as it doesn't violate states' reopening rules. Though the games would be played at the stadiums, the… more

KCMO Starts Reopening Plan May 15

Kansas City, Mo., will start what Mayor Quinton Lucas is calling "responsible reopening" on May 15. "As we continue working to increase our testing capacity and contact tracing capabilities, I implore all who can to continue working from home and… more

Hostess Brands Has Strong Quarter Despite COVID-19

Hostess Brands had a favorable first quarter despite the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, with revenues rising in the double digits. Sales rose 14.4 percent, hitting $243.5 million, mostly due to the $320-million acquisition of Voortman Cookies Limited in December.… more

KCMO’s Reopening Plans Might be Delayed

Kansas City's reopening plan for restaurants and others businesses might be delayed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the Triumph Foods plant in St. Jospeh, which employees several KC residents, as well as another one at the McCrite Plaza at… more

Q&A With … Stephen Penn of KPMG

Stephen Penn is the office managing partner for KPMG in Kansas City. Q. Six weeks into the carnage, what's the damage assessment report you would deliver on the state of regional business? A. There’s probably a lot more going to… more

Sealy Buys Nine-Building KC Industrial Portfolio

Sealy & Company, a Dallas-based commercial real estate firm, has purchased nine industrial buildings in Kansas City totaling just under 560,000 square feet. One of them is in Executive Park, in the industrial area of the Northeast neighborhood and is… more

City Revisiting Plans for Hotel in Former KC Fed Bank Building

Though no action was taken on the measure yesterday by a city council committee, funding for a hotel in the former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, at 925 Grand Blvd. The current proposal, known as Grand Reserve, by developer… more