Kansas City, Missouri


KC Small Business Lending Declines For Q1 2023

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reported Friday that small business lending has taken a fall in Q1 2023. Small business commercial and industrial (C&I) lending dropped sharply in Q1 with a decrease of 15.9 percent from the same… more

KC Council Vote on MBE/WBE, Meta Project Not Satisfying All

The Kansas City Council last week voted—belatedly—to amend its contract with Facebook parent Meta by restoring goals for including minority- and women-owned businesses in the multi-billion-dollar Northland project. Still, it was too little, too late, says Joe Mabin, vice president… more

Liquor License Requirements for Workers Are No More, KCMO City Council Votes Unanimously

Last Thursday, Kansas City, Missouri, City Council voted 10-0 to end the liquor license requirement for bar and restaurant workers.  Signed into law on Sunday, Ordinance No. 230419 will result in approximately 8,000 restaurant workers in the area affected. Previously,… more

Buckingham’s Local Footprint Widens

Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC announced Friday, May 18 it will acquire Madison Wealth Advisors, LLC with the merger set to complete in the third quarter of 2023. Madison Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser based in Lee's Summit, MO.… more

The KC Streetcar Southern Expansion Means Big News For UMKC Athletes

The University of Missouri-Kansas City issued Monday a request of proposals for the development of a five-acre parcel next to the streetcar at 51 Street and Brookside Boulevard. [caption id="attachment_33462" align="alignleft" width="711"] University of Missouri-Kansas City[/caption] UMKC Chancellor Mauli Agrawal… more

More Data Center Operations Coming to KC

With Kansas City already targeted as home for the world’s largest data-center operations, another player is suiting up to get into that game: An operating unit of Google has added more than 235 acres to a nearly 80-acre plot it… more

Truman Med Centers Is Now University Health

Truman Medical Centers, a legacy health-care system with roots that go back more than 150 years, opened a new chapter in that history this morning by announcing that it would rebrand as University Health. In a video presentation that included health-care… more

Niagara Bottling Looks at $216 Million Plant Expansion

Niagara Bottling LLC is considering buying a 637,368-square-foot speculative industrial building from VanTrust Real Estate, northwest of 112th Street and North Airworld Drive. The space would be used as a bottling facility specifically for flavored beverages. The Northland investment by… more

Northland Multisports Complex Breaks Ground

Construction is beginning on a $36 million multi-sport facility north of the river. The complex, near Missouri Highway 152 and Platte Purchase Drive, will have ten synthetic turf fields to be used for soccer, football, baseball, softball and lacrosse. It will… more

In a Nutshell: Strong Jobs Report Despite Trouble Finding Workers

On July 2nd The Street received the jobs data for the month of June, and those numbers did not disappoint. The Labor Department announced that job growth accelerated in June (to 850,000); however, the unemployment rate was unchanged as uncounted… more