News & Issues
New Plan Would Redevelop Former AT&T Building Into Apartments
By Kevin Collison The vacant, former AT&T office building at 500 E. Eighth St. would be redeveloped as a 265-unit apartment project under a fresh proposal that’s been submitted to a city development agency. The Bernstein Cos. of Washington D.C. has a contract to purchase the property from its current developer, Maxus Properties of North…
Unemployed, But Too Young to Retire
The job search experience can be difficult, especially among women at midlife and older.
West Plaza Flats Importing ‘Co-Living’ Concept to KC
(Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Dec. 28, 2020) By Kevin Collison Construction has begun on a five-story apartment project at 44th and Belleview that’s introducing a lifestyle imported from Denmark and an imposing tower crane above the West Plaza. The 102-unit West Plaza Flats development is being built on a 1.5-acre site at…
Special KCPD Unit Focuses on Saving Lives, One Drunk at a Time
Meet Kansas City police officer Douglas Davidson. He has the distinction of arresting more people for drunk or otherwise impaired driving than any other member of law enforcement in Missouri.
Work Begins on $52M Apartment Project in Freight House District
(Editor’s note: This updated article originally appeared on Aug. 16.) By Kevin Collison The 193-unit Tracks apartment project in the Freight House District has begun construction, two years after it was first proposed. The $52.5 million development is being built by Milhaus, an Indianapolis developer that also recently completed the 338-unit Artistry KC apartment complex…