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Outdoor Workers Make Adjustments to Survive Extreme Heat

By | August 25, 2023 |

David Richardson, a Kansas City Public Works employee, sitting in a city truck.

Extreme heat is forcing employers and their outdoor workers to make adjustments in order to maintain health while keeping the economy running.

Search Continues for Food and Retail Employees at New KCI

By | July 26, 2023 |

Lovell Holloway, general manager for Vantage Airport Group, the lead developer of KCI's concessions.

Businesses hope to employ 1,000 workers at the new Kansas City International Airport (KCI) terminal. But they remain about 400 employees short of that goal.

Details of Massive KC Solar Project Begin to Emerge

By | May 30, 2023 |

An aerial view of the Florida Power & Light Echo River Solar Energy Center in Wellborn, Florida.

Evergy is among the companies responding to Kansas City’s request for proposals to develop a massive solar farm at Kansas City International Airport.

Affordable Housing In Kansas City, At What Cost?

By | May 17, 2023 |

Tenants have been meeting to discuss their goals and the lawsuit they plan to join. (Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Flatland KC)

For years, poor living conditions and health issues plagued tenants in an affordable housing complex in Kansas City. Now, tenants are fighting back.

Missouri Farmers Add Carbon to Their List of Crops

By | February 22, 2023 |

A man stands in a field that has dead corn stalks and a young cover crop. He is digging for a soil sample. Next to him is a green four wheeler.

More farmers are joining a program to sell the carbon sequestered on crop land.

Economy

Outdoor Workers Make Adjustments to Survive Extreme Heat

Search Continues for Food and Retail Employees at New KCI

Details of Massive KC Solar Project Begin to Emerge

Affordable Housing In Kansas City, At What Cost?

Missouri Farmers Add Carbon to Their List of Crops

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