Jackson County
Posted April 29, 2026 The Kansas City Art Institute has named Jim Harrington as its new chief financial officer. Harrington joined the KCAI as CFO on April 16, according to a release. He brings with him more than 30 years…
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Posted April 29, 2026 Children's Mercy has announced plans to build a new $1 billion patient tower at its Adele Hall campus in downtown Kansas City. The tower will expand Children's Mercy’s total capacity by 25-30%. The Children’s Mercy Pediatric…
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Posted April 22, 2026 The Kansas City Royals and Hallmark Cards announced on Wednesday that they will be building a new baseball stadium at Crown Center. The Royals announced their plans for the new stadium at a media event on…
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Posted April 21, 2026 The KC Streetcar announced its Riverfront Extension will officially open next month. The KC Streetcar Riverfront Extension will hold its grand opening on Monday, May 18. The grand opening ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. The…
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Posted April 21, 2026 Copaken Brooks has acquired the 98,000-square-foot Kansas Commerce Center in Lenexa. The property acquisition was completed on April 8, according to a Monday release. The Kansas Commerce Center is a mixed-use property located at 95th Street…
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My Dad spent his boyhood in the central Kansas railroad town of Herington, a thriving burg at the time, with a population of about 4,500 in the 1930 census. When the uncle who raised him died in 1971, the town’s…
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Posted April 21, 2026 The Leawood City Council has approved an extension request from Royal Investment Group, the developers of the Oxford Promenade project. Council members voted to approve the 12-month extension during the City Council meeting on Monday. The…
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Higher education has not covered itself in glory in recent years. The headlines are replete with tales of rising costs, falling enrollments, and university presidents needing “context” to decide whether anti-Semitism is a bad thing. Although my wife and I…
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Posted April 21, 2026 Kansas City-based architecture firm Hoefer Welker has opened a new location in Orlando, Florida. The firm also announced two new leadership promotions in addition to the new office. Beth Hiltonen is now the managing principal for…
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The Valentine’s Day mass shooting that tarnished a citywide celebration of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory prompted Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves to declare afterward: “I’m angry at what happened today. The people who came to this celebration…
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