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Hunt Midwest Taking Second Floor of Corrigan Station II
Hunt Midwest is locating a satellite office in downtown and will occupy the second floor of the Corrigan Station II building at 19th and Main next to a streetcar stop. The commercial real estate firm, which has its primary offices in SubTropolis, is the second major tenant landed in the three-story office building that opened…
Jackson County Moving Up to Quality Hill
By Kevin Collison Jackson County is moving to Quality Hill, that is 200 of its administrative employees now working at the historic, downtown Courthouse building. The Jackson County Legislature approved the purchase of the former Argus building at 1300 Washington for $9 million this week. The move is intended to provide non-court employees with better…
Major Renovation Project Part of Kansas City PBS ‘Picture This’ Initiative
By Kevin Collison Kansas City PBS has begun the public phase of its “Picture This” campaign, a $16.5 million initiative that will renovate its office and news production facility near 31st and Main, and strengthen its multi-platform journalism work. The bulk of the funds, $12.5 million, will be used to renovate and re-envision the complex…
Dillard’s Said to be in Talks for Plaza Nordstrom Site
(Editor’s note, updated April 12: Nordstrom is no longer listing a plan to open a Plaza location on its website. The Plaza owners have released a statement: “Taubman and Macerich, the owners of Country Club Plaza, and Nordstrom have mutually agreed not to move forward with the new Nordstrom store slated for the district. Taubman…
Dubliner Bids Farewell after 10 Years in P&L District
By Kevin Collison The Dubliner, one of the Power & Light District’s most prominent, locally-based tenants, closed Thursday after operating 10 years as, its co-owner lamented, the most “beautiful Irish pub in the Midwest. “I hope it remains an Irish pub,” Ryan Haverty said. “We all felt very lucky and honored to be able to…