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Office Tower Proposed at New 27th and Main Streetcar Stop

By Kevin Collison An $83.4 million office tower is in the works for vacant property owned by Crown Center near the planned 27th and Main streetcar stop. A preliminary plan for what appears to be a 12- to 14-story tower on a site northeast of 27th and Main has been filed with the Kansas City…

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A preliminary rendering of a proposed office tower at 27th and Main.

Office Tower Proposed Near Planned 27th and Main Streetcar Stop

An $83.4 million office tower is in the works for vacant property owned by Crown Center near the planned 27th and Main streetcar stop in Kansas City.

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Bert Wire's farm sits behind the "Farms Not Factories" sign near Chillicothe, Missouri,

As Regulations Vanish, One Missouri County is Ground Zero for Factory Farming Debate

The state eliminated local control over large animal feeding operations. Some rural residents want that power back.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Pandemic Recovery, Medicaid Fight and Baseball Returns

Nick Haines provides an update on COVID pandemic developments, the fight over Medicaid expansion in Missouri and other news affecting Kansas City this week.

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Baltimore Demo Leaves Question, What’s Next?

By Kevin Collison A small commercial structure at 1626 Baltimore owned by philanthropist Shirley Helzberg has been razed and a building she owns next door is slated to be demolished soon, leaving Crossroads neighbors curious about her future plans. The 14,000 square-foot vacant building at 1626 Baltimore was torn down recently. Pete Lacy, Helzberg’s real…

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