Economy

A potential extension of the streetcar on West 39th Street to KU Med and Hospital (background) would be more technically challenging that any of the current extensions being considered by the KC Streetcar Authority.

KC Streetcar Looks West to KU Med in Proposed New Study

By Kevin Collison | October 1, 2021

The Kansas City Streetcar Authority is considering a one-mile streetcar extension that would take passengers west on 39th Street from the new Main Street line and across the state line border to the KU Med Center.

Union Station and the Kansas City skyline lit up at night.

Future of Work: The Future of Workplaces

By Mary Sanchez | September 15, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing where and how we work. Workplaces, now more than ever, aren’t just places to get things done. They’re increasingly a battleground over health and safety.

The COVID-19 pandemic has done nothing to change the work style of Eric King, chef manager at the University of Kansas Health System.

Future of Work: The Great Divide

By Debra Skodack | September 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic accentuated and accelerated a growing divide between people who can work remotely and those in professions that require them to work in-person.

Myron McCant and Penny Dale-McCant pose in front of what will become the new KD Academy.

24/7 Child Care Becoming a Thing in Kansas City

By Catherine Hoffman, Cody Boston | September 3, 2021

A local couple with a heart for serving Kansas City’s east side is fulfilling their promise to provide more high quality and accessible child care, even overnight.