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Posts Tagged ‘Development’

Missouri Capitol Showdown Looms Over Kansas City Landfill

By | March 7, 2023 | 0
Rep. Mike Haffner, R-Pleasant Hill, speaks during the 2022 legislative session. Haffner is sponsoring legislation that would block a proposed landfill on the boundary between Kansas City and Raymore.

The prospect of a landfill on the edge of Kansas City near a golf course community has pitted several mayors against a company with an army of lobbyists.

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Crypto Company’s Cryptic Foray Blocked in Rural Kansas

By | March 2, 2023 | 0
someone holds a phone with the flashlight on up to a table. Next to them sits a stack of signs that read "we say NO to Crypto"

A small rural Kansas town has rallied against plans to build a crypto mining facility.

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Lux Living Proposes 30-Story Skyscraper Next to Power & Light Building

By | March 1, 2023 | 0
Rendering of a 30-story apartment and hotel building next to the historic Power & Light Building.

Lux Living has submitted a proposal for a 30-story apartment and hotel tower adjacent to the historic Power & Light Building.

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KCATA Rejects Tax Break for Mac Properties in Midtown

By | February 23, 2023 | 0
The Mac "1 W. Armour" proposal looking northwest along Main Street with the proposed segmented apartment building in the foreground.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority board has rejected a controversial tax break request by Mac Properties for a big Midtown apartment complex.

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Ziplines, Aerial Park Envisioned for Hy-Vee Arena ‘Space Frame’

By | February 17, 2023 | 0
Plans for an aerial park using the "space frame" supporting the Hy-Vee Arena roof include ziplines extending over the Kaw River and a harness course utilizing the frame.

Brad McDonald plans to open an “aerial park” featuring ziplines that cross the Kansas River atop the Hy-Vee Arena in the West Bottoms.

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