Jackson County
The new Chair-Elect designate of the American Hospital Association is Dr. Melinda Estes, the President and CEO of Saint Luke's Health System. She will become the official chair in 2020, meaning she will be the top-elected official of the national…
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Burns & McDonnell made a splash recently with the hiring of Jeff Sittner, a former HOK designer. Sittner, a veteran designer in Kansas City, has worked on sports arenas and stadiums in the United States and around the world. The firm…
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Something to think about with the regional commercial real-estate scene: An article published last week by the Financial Times said Commercial Real Estate lending is shrinking in a big way. Not 2006-2007 big, but still steeply enough to take notice.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Representative Gail McCann Beatty will serve as the next Director of the Assessment Department in Jackson County. Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. made the announcement today. “While many know Gail as the current Minority Leader in the Missouri House…
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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…
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