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Oracle Closing Former Cerner World Headquarters in North Kansas City

By Kevin Collison Oracle is pulling the plug on the former world headquarters of Cerner in North Kansas City, relocating its employees to its Innovations Campus in south Kansas City. “In order to provide employees with the best environment in which to work and collaborate, we are consolidating our workforce into the recently expanded Innovations…

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The former Cerner Corp. headquarters in North Kansas City.

Oracle Closing Former Cerner World Headquarters in North Kansas City

Oracle is pulling the plug on the former world headquarters of Cerner in North Kansas City, relocating its employees to its Innovations Campus in south Kansas City.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Farewell to a Former Mayor, Halloween and the Midterm Election

Nick’s Picks this week range from the funeral for former Kansas City Mayor Charles B. Wheeler to Halloween and issues on the ballot in the upcoming election.

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Thirsty? Your Hoppy Guide to the Downtown KC Craft Beer Scene

(Editor’s note: This article was last updated Dec. 26, 2022) Kansas City’s downtown craft beer scene traces its hoppy roots back to Nov. 17, 1989. That’s the date John McDonald, founder of Boulevard Brewing, delivered his first keg of Pale Ale to Ponak’s Mexican Kitchen just a few blocks down the road on Southwest Boulevard….

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Green Dirt Farm Bringing Café and Cheese to East Crossroads

By Kevin Collison It’s a big transition from the gentle hills outside Weston to the post-industrial vibe of the East Crossroads, but Sarah Hoffman believes her hospitality and green approach to making cheese will find a great second home there. It also helps to have a lot of microbreweries and craft distillers in the new…

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