News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Kansas Citians Share Hopes for South Loop Link
More than 1,650 people have shared their wishes for the proposed $200 million South Loop Link over the freeway in downtown Kansas City.
California Life Science Software Firm Opening Downtown Hub
Veeva, a San Francisco-based firm that develops cloud-based software for the global life sciences industry, is opening an engineering hub downtown this Fall in the lightwell office tower. The firm is leasing 10,000 square-feet for what is described as its second “purpose-built Work Anywhere office space.” The other location is Boston. The engineering hub will serve…
Sports Wagering Bill Remains Mired in Missouri Senate Split Over Gambling Expansion
The odds that the Missouri General Assembly will pass sports gambling legislation during this year’s session area dwindling.
Nick’s Picks | NFL Draft Prep Disruptions Begin
The NFL Draft is still more than two weeks away, but prep work on the huge event will start causing traffic headaches this week.
Lux Living Briefs Neighborhood on 14th & Wyandotte Hotel, Apartment Plan
By Kevin Collison Lux Living provided fresh details of its planned hotel and apartment project at 14th and Wyandotte along with updated renderings at a briefing to the Downtown Neighborhood Association Thursday. The project calls for a 10-story, 200-room boutique hotel to be built on a vacant, rubble-strewn lot at 1319 Wyandotte and a 20-story…