Jackson County
Burns & McDonnell is expanding its headquarters to make room for more jobs. The company announced this week that it would break ground on a $42 million expansion (which includes a 550-stall parking garage and 142,000 square-foot office building) to…
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Mexico is Kansas City’s second-largest export market after Canada, which means the stakes are high for our city as with the Trump administration's efforts to revise the North American Free Trade Act. With Kansas City companies exporting primarily automobile parts,…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson headlined a list of dignitaries who gathered Friday for the ribbon-cutting of a new CVS retail distribution center, which will add more than 360 jobs to the Kansas City area. The facility, covering 760,000 square feet,…
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AN ENTIRE URBAN COMMUNITY IS BEING RECREATED RIGHT BEFORE OUR VERY EYES. Say what you will about the Keynesian power of public dollars to jump-start business activity, and perhaps even create new business sectors, but what’s happening in Kansas City…
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Bar K Dog Bar, a dog park, bar and coffeehouse hybrid, officially opened this week on the western edge of the Berkley Riverfront Park. It is among three new developments hitting the area within three years–Union Berkley Riverfront luxury apartments…
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The good news, if you’re a renter in Kansas City (and perhaps, less-than-good news if you’re a landlord): This metro area ranks No. 6 nationwide in terms of rental ability, according to a Census data analysis by the online real-estate…
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Less than two miles separate the main campuses of the University of Kansas Hospital and Saint Luke’s flagship medical center near the Country Club Plaza. Which means, according to the editors of U.S. News and World Report, that residents of…
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Jason Fulvi is the new President and CEO of Visit KC, the board of directors announced today. Fulvi previously worked at VisitPITTSBURGH for 16 years, most recently as the executive vice president. He will start his role with Visit KC…
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The legalization of medical marijuana, a minimum wage hike and stricter rules for state politicians are all questions Missouri voters will answer on November 6, 2018. This morning, the Missouri Secretary of State's office approved a host of initiatives, all…
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Paul Kempinski is the new President and CEO of Children's Mercy Hospital, the group announced today. Kempinski will officially take over November 1. Kempinski is currently with the Nemours/Alfed I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. He also serves…
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