Jackson County

Metropolitan Community College Feeds Manufacturing Workforce

It's a tough environment to find employees no matter what industry you're in. But manufacturing is faced with a major skilled-labor shortage. Metropolitan Community College has worked to change that, and a new grant from the U.S. Department of Labor… more

Jackson County Legislature Strongly Disputes Property Tax Hikes

Thousands of Jackson County residents received an unwanted surprise in the mail this month in the form of a county assessment letter valuing their properties.  Since then, there have been stories of enormous assessed-value increases. In some cases, they more… more

Building a Recession-Proof Business … Just In Case

[caption id="attachment_22223" align="alignleft" width="480"] From left: HealthJoy's Dorfman, Swell Spark's Baysinger, PayIT's Gordon and Andy Rieger.[/caption] Legitimate tariff-strife aside, by most economic measures, the economy doesn't look like it's going to face a major recession the likes of 2008 any… more

Isle of Capri, Harrah’s To Have Same Owner

Two of the biggest casinos in the Kansas City area are on track to have the same ownership. Isle of Capri Casino owner Reno, Nev.-based Eldorado Resorts, is purchasing Caesars Entertainment Corp., owner of Harrah's North Kansas City, for $17.3… more

Flashcube Apartments Development Lands $33M in Financing

The Flashcube Apartments project at 720 Main St. has its redevelopment future more secure. Owner WI Flashcube landed a $32.95-million redevelopment loan in a deal arranged by John Schorgl of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage's Kansas City office. The financing came from UC… more

VIDEO: Sean Miller: K.C. Employee Retention Improving

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPu9j-mjbzU&feature=youtu.be[/embed] There's a lot of talk about the difficulty Kansas City area employers' ability to retain workers, but the situation has constantly improved over the years, says Sean Miller, chief executive officer of insurance firm Robert E. Miller Group. More… more

K.C. Development Community Pleased with Question 1 Vote

If Question 1, a referendum on Tuesday's election ballot had passed, a 50-percent cap would have been placed on the amount of tax abatement paid by developers for projects considered economic development in Kansas City. Not surprising then, that the… more

Probiotic Holdings Grows Industrial, Consumer Business, Raises $9M

Kansas City-based Probiotic Holdings, which manufactures probiotic materials used in agricultural, consumer and industrial products is growing, and investors have put $9.3 million toward its operations so far this year. The company has 44,000 square feet of offices, laboratories and… more

Sprint Brings 5G to Kansas City, Other Cities

Kansas City is one of five metro areas nationally to have a 5G network operated by Sprint. The announcement came today during a presentation by company CEO Michel Combes and others. Sprint's Kansas City 5G network covers 625,000 people and… more

Academy Bank Parent Purchases KCB Bank

[caption id="attachment_22007" align="alignleft" width="480"] KCB Bank headquarters, in Kearney.[/caption] Academy Bank is growing in the Northland with the purchase off KCB Bank and its six branches there in various cities, as well as Bonner Springs. Dickinson Financial Corp. (DFC), Academy's… more