Economy
Tips for Buying a New Car in Today’s Market
With supplies low and demand high, dealers have more leverage and buyers must work harder to find a new car. Here are some tips to help navigate a problem that isn’t going away soon.
Steamboat Arabia Owner Talks About Shoving Off to St. Charles
David Hawley, the owner of the Steamboat Arabia Museum, says St. Charles officials are wondering why Kansas City is allowing them to lure his top tourism draw away.
Steamboat Arabia Museum Ponders Move from KC to St. Louis Suburb
The Steamboat Arabia Museum, one of Kansas City’s bigger tourism draws, has a tentative agreement to set sail from the City Market to St. Charles, Missouri.
‘Highway to Hemp’: Building, Making and Dreaming Big with Hemp Fiber
Manufacturers are finding new ways to make sustainable products using hemp fiber.
Highway to Hemp: ‘Wild West’ of the CBD Market
Prices for CBD plummeted in 2019 as producers flooded the market, but those who stayed in the game are hopeful that FDA approval will blossom the industry.
Unemployed, But Too Young to Retire
The job search experience can be difficult, especially among women at midlife and older.
T-Mobile Sprints to the Future
T-Mobile, which acquired Sprint in 2020, has maintained its Kansas City area employment levels and community engagement since the merger as it pursues emerging technologies.
Lake City Ammo Plant May Reload
Congress has approved language for the National Defense Authorization Act that reverses the previously proposed cuts to small ammunition production at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.
Fertilizer Washes off Midwest Farm Fields and Taints Communities’ Drinking Water, Poisons Gulf of Mexico
As rainfall events become more intense and frequent, fertilizers applied to Midwestern farmland wash away, contaminating waterways near and far.
‘Americans Always Rebuild’: Biden Promotes Infrastructure Investments in Kansas City Speech
President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to tout the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill he signed into law last month, expected to bring billions in spending on roads and bridges, clean water, public transportation, high speed internet and more to Kansas and Missouri.