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Posts Tagged ‘Economic Development’

Kansas City Shopping Malls at an Economic Crossroads

By | July 10, 2024 | 8
Shoppers at Oak Park Mall on a recent Saturday morning.

While new owners plan to revive the Country Club Plaza, Oak Park Mall and Independence Center – the area’s last enclosed malls – face different futures.

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Missouri Governor on Kansas City Chiefs: ‘I’m Not too Worried About Kansas at this Point’

By | July 9, 2024 | 0
Chiefs flag waves in Arrowhead Stadium.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday he doesn’t think the Kansas City Chiefs want to leave Arrowhead Stadium for Kansas. He hasn’t talked to the team’s owners.

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Kansas City Approves Funds for Park Over South Loop Downtown

By | May 28, 2024 | 0
This stretch of Interstate 670 downtown will be capped, and officials hope the first two blocks will be finished by the 2026 World Cup.

The Kansas City Council has approved millions in state and federal funding for the four-block South Loop project. Half could be open before the 2026 World Cup.

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KC Named ‘Tech Hub,’ Opening Door to Massive Federal Grants

By | October 24, 2023 | 0
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks at Union Station in Kansas City during a ceremonial Tech Hubs announcement.

The Kansas City region — stretching from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri — is now a federally designated tech hub, offering access to grants.

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Sales Tax for East Side Projects Grapples with Growing Pains

By | October 19, 2023 | 1
Founder Myron McCant looks through a window at the children served at KD Academy child care.

Kansas City’s Central City Economic Development (CCED) sales tax program has produced mixed results and faces political headwinds as the time for renewal looms.

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