News & Issues
Big Halloween Weekend at Union Station Includes Spooky Attic
By Kevin Collison Union Station is scaring up so new business this Halloween season by opening its unused attic space as a haunted house attraction. The 14,000 square-foot labyrinth of macabre displays, spooky sounds and a couple dozen actors out to frighten visitors is simply called “The Attic.” Union Station also will be hosting “Spookfest:…
Waddell & Reed Nears Decision on Downtown Office Tower
Waddell & Reed is considering two sites near the Power & Light District in downtown Kansas City for its new headquarters.
Waddell & Reed Coming Downtown, Two Sites Considered HQ Finalists
Editor’s note: The Enhanced Enterprise Zone Board endorsed the property tax abatement recommended for the Waddell & Reed development Wednesday, the recommendation will now go to the Kansas City Council for consideration. During a presentation, attorney David Frantze, who represents the firm, said the total project value is $140 million and 250,000 square feet of…
Trove of Historical Records Comin’ To Kansas City
The State Historical Society of Missouri has announced receipt of a $250,000 lead gift from the Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation toward relocating and expanding a research center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Fog of Vaping Crisis Engulfs Teen Lives
Kansas City-area teens and school districts are closely monitoring developments in the vaping-related lung injury outbreak.