Port KC

An aerial photo of the Missouri River in downtown Kansas City on. Jan. 12, 2017.

Shaping the Future of the Missouri River

Kansas City is striving to strike a balance that allows the Missouri River to serve our competing needs for recreation, navigation, economic development and clean water.

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Martin City

Martin City Hopes for Opportunity Zone Boost

Martin City boosters now hope to leverage its unique down-home-but-high-tech vibe as an Opportunity Zone, a federal program that encourages investors to reinvest capital gains in economically distressed areas.

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NorthPoint riverfront apartment project

Big Apartment Project Coming to Missouri Riverfront

NorthPoint Development plans to break ground on a 353-unit apartment complex near Berkley Riverfront Park this summer after the Port KC board unanimously approved incentives for the project Monday.

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Missouri River channel

Taming the Mighty Mo

Port KC President and CEO Jon Stephens provides a brief curiousKC history of the channeling of the Missouri River.

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A barge on a river

The ABCs of Port KC

This week KCUR reporter Suzanne Hogan and KCPT reporter Mike McGraw are exploring the economics behind Missouri River navigation and Port KC development. During a conversation that aired today on KCUR 89.3, McGraw told Hogan, “Historically, the port has been just about the river and a big freight facility down in southern Kansas City. But…

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