Clay County

Presidential Visit Will Shut Down Parts of Downtown

UPDATE: This morning, the Kansas City city manager tweeted out that parts of downtown will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m and asked for people to avoid Downtown Kansas City during that time.  The city manager also said… more

Best Big Cities? KC Didn’t Crack the Top 30

Today WalletHub released its ranking of the Top Big Cities to Live in for 2018, and Kansas City, Missouri didn't even crack the top 30. The City of Fountains instead came in at number 40 on this list, more than… more

Riddle to Lead Black & Veatch Construction

Neil Riddle has been chosen as the President of Black & Veatch Construction, Inc. (BVCI) the company announced this week. Riddle comes to BVCI from Caddell Power in Atlanta, Georgia,  where he served as President and "had complete P&L responsibility for… more

Kansas City to Host 2022 National League of Cities Summit

Kansas City will be the home for the 2022 National League of Cities City Summit, the organization announced this week. From November 16-19, thousands of city leaders, corporate partners and staff will come to Kansas City for seminars on policymaking… more

The Consequence of the Straw Strike

On Monday, Starbucks announced it would eliminate the use of plastic straws in its stores by the end of 2020—replacing them with single-use plastic lids instead. The trend is now reaching the Midwest as some local KC restaurants are also bucking the… more

HyVee Arena on Schedule for Fall 2018

Councilman Scott Taylor fondly remembers Kemper Arena as the place where he saw bands like Hall and Oates, Neil Diamond and Kenny Rogers (his mom forced him, he says) play.  Today, he says he hopes that Hyvee Arena will help… more

Elite Sports to Open 5 Facilities Across Kansas and Missouri

Olathe-based Elite Sports will open 5 youth sports facilities across the Kansas City Metro to tune of at $25 million investment.  The company says the facilities will bring more than 500 jobs to the KC metro area.   "Our new facilities… more

Kehoe Appointed Lieutenant Governor

Governor Mike Parson has appointed Mike Kehoe (R) as the new Lieutenant Governor of the State of Missouri.  In the press release from the office of the Governor, Parson said, "The Lieutenant Governor position is an important position, not just… more

Birth Rate vs. Real Estate

Of all the economic impact related to the Millennial generation’s effect on the world, the latest one could hit you right in the mortgage. A recent article from Forbes suggested that this generation’s decision to delay having children—thus dropping the… more

Former Hallmark Exec Appointed to State Board of Education

Carol Hallquist, the former President of the Hallmark Corporate Foundation and founder of PrincipalsConnect, has been appointed to the Missouri State Board of Education by Governor Mike Parson.  She will be joined by fellow new-appointee, Peter Herschend, who is the… more