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KC Streetcar Looks West to KU Med in Proposed New Study

By | October 1, 2021 |

A potential extension of the streetcar on West 39th Street to KU Med and Hospital (background) would be more technically challenging that any of the current extensions being considered by the KC Streetcar Authority.

The Kansas City Streetcar Authority is considering a one-mile streetcar extension that would take passengers west on 39th Street from the new Main Street line and across the state line border to the KU Med Center.

Future of Work: The Future of Workplaces

By | September 15, 2021 |

Union Station and the Kansas City skyline lit up at night.

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing where and how we work. Workplaces, now more than ever, aren’t just places to get things done. They’re increasingly a battleground over health and safety.

Future of Work: The Great Divide

By | September 8, 2021 |

The COVID-19 pandemic has done nothing to change the work style of Eric King, chef manager at the University of Kansas Health System.

The COVID-19 pandemic accentuated and accelerated a growing divide between people who can work remotely and those in professions that require them to work in-person.

24/7 Child Care Becoming a Thing in Kansas City

By | September 3, 2021 |

Myron McCant and Penny Dale-McCant pose in front of what will become the new KD Academy.

A local couple with a heart for serving Kansas City’s east side is fulfilling their promise to provide more high quality and accessible child care, even overnight.