Economic Opportunity
Midtown Plaza Project Nears Completion, Second Phase Planned
By Kevin Collison The first phase of the Midtown Plaza apartment project, the renovation of a 1970s office building at 3420 Broadway, is nearing completion with a second phase of the long-delayed development expected to be introduced at City Hall soon. The conversion of the seven-story, former Missouri Gas Energy building into 108 apartments was…
Plaza Luxury Apartment Tower Returns, Potential 2022 Start
By Kevin Collison A 15-story, luxury apartment project first proposed five years ago near the Country Club Plaza is returning to City Hall next month with a potential groundbreaking in the second half of next year. “The Madison” development planned by Block Real Estate Services would occupy a vacant triangular lot where Roanoke Parkway and…
Riverfront Soccer Stadium Planned, Big Step Up for Future Port KC Projects
A $70 million, privately funded women’s professional soccer stadium planned for the riverfront should spur future housing projects and quicken streetcar expansion.
Amazon Planning First Metro Retail Store at Country Club Plaza
By Kevin Collison The first Amazon retail outlet in Metro Kansas City is in the works for the Country Club Plaza, according to a permit application filed with the city last week. The online retail giant is planning to locate its store in the corner space formerly occupied by the Tesla car dealership at 450…
Amazon Making Plans for Country Club Plaza Store
The first Amazon retail outlet in the Kansas City area is in the works for the Country Club Plaza.
Federal Pandemic Program Became a ‘Godsend’ to Kansas City Venues
Shuttered Venue Operators Grants went to 48 businesses in Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, for a collective total of nearly $51.2 million, to help survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stories of Pandemic Unemployment: ‘It … Eats Away at You’
Low wages, risky jobs put LGBTQ+ People, BIPOC and women in the economic line of fire pre- and post-pandemic.
Another Key Corner Acquired Along Streetcar Extension Route
By Kevin Collison Another key corner along the planned Main Street streetcar route at 31st street has been acquired by a developer including the 134 year-old Jeserich building and an adjacent building housing Lufti’s Fried Fish. An entity controlled by PriceMgmtCo, 31 Main LLC, has bought the half-dozen properties northeast of 31st and Main where…
Former Inmates Are Often Locked Out of the Job Market
Lansing Correctional Facility will soon launch a new Career Campus designed to teach inmates skills to fill in-demand jobs.
Plan to Rebuild Barney Allis Plaza Revived by Council
(Updated Sept. 3. Supporters of rebuilding Barney Allis Plaza and its underground garage hope to obtain City Council approval next March to fund the estimated $61.7 million project, the Downtown Council board was told today. The board was presented with a schedule for the proposed Barney Allis project by Bill Crandall, a consultant for the…