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Posts Tagged ‘Economy’

James Cash Penney’s Legacy Lingers, While His Namesake Company Scrambles to Save It

By | August 12, 2020 | 0
J.C. Penney Museum

Hamilton, Missouri, the boyhood home of retailing legend James Cash Penney, works to preserve his memory even as his namesake company struggles in bankruptcy.

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Big Crossroads Plan Calls for Office Tower and Housing at 20th and Main

By | July 15, 2020 | 0
The Podium complex

Developer Vince Bryant has proposed a $310 million mixed-use redevelopment plan for a four-block site in the Crossroads area of Kansas City.

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Sharing Shelter Becomes More Frequent Choice During Hard Times

By | June 12, 2020 | 0
Rooftops

Multigenerational housing has been on the rise since 1980, especially during times of economic distress. Nearly one in five Americans are now living with a combination of grandparents, their adult children, their young children and/or relatives.

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Opportunity Zones: Hopes and Dreams Don’t Always Become Realities

By | June 10, 2020 | 0

A Flatland examination of Opportunity Zones has revealed a tale of confusion, ambivalence, bitterness — and yes, still hope — for a program designed to help America’s economically distressed communities.

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Liberty’s Effort To Regulate Lenders Generates More Interest

By | June 4, 2020 | 0
Cash

Installment lenders are battling Liberty in court and in the Missouri legislature over new regulations designed to curb high-interest lending.

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