Economy

Maria Morales her son Carlos, a graduate of Shawnee Mission South High School, are part of the family team managing their janitorial service firm, which is trying to expand, but has difficulty finding enough willing, qualified workers to hire.

Help Wanted: A Daily Struggle for Immigrant-owned Local Firm

By Mary Sanchez | February 15, 2023

President Joe Biden spent little time addressing immigration in his State of the Union speech. But it’s shaping our economic future. Help wanted.

Close up of a hand holding a lighter up to the end of a joint.

Missouri’s Rapid Transition to Recreational Marijuana Pays Off

By Cami Koons, Emily Woodring | February 9, 2023

Recreational marijuana sales totaled $8.5 million in Missouri during the first three days ending on Sunday. That was more than twice as much as medical marijuana sales during the same period.

Kansas Coalition Pushing Payday Loan Reform

By Tammy Worth | November 22, 2022

A coalition in Kansas has come together to push reform of the payday loan industry.

Man in hat trims cannabis plants in a large cultivation site.

Finding Your Future in the Emerging Marijuana Industry

By Cami Koons | November 9, 2022

Career opportunities are available at many ancillary businesses that stand to benefit after Missouri voters approved recreational marijuana.

Aerial view of a conceptual rendering of the South Loop Link Park.

Big Plan to Cover Downtown’s South Loop Taking Shape

By Kevin Collison | September 2, 2022

Port KC is leading efforts to build the proposed South Loop Link, an ambitious $160 million plan to cover four blocks of the downtown freeway loop with a park.