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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | World Cup, Snow and the Holiday Season Loom

The World Cup, the first snow of winter and the beginning of holiday season events top the week’s news agenda in Kansas City.

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Planning for Greenline Downtown Recreational Trail Makes Progress

By Kevin Collison The proposed Greenline recreational trail loop around downtown has received significant funding to help plan its eastern and southern legs, and advocates are hopeful it will land  $750,000 in additional federal assistance soon. “There has been some good and exciting momentum on some of the sections,” said Jared Campbell of the Downtown…

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Mac Bets Big on Main in Response to Housing Demand and Streetcar

By Kevin Collison Mac Properties’ plan for a 325-unit, mid-rise apartment project at Main and Armour is all about responding to increasing population growth in a Midtown that will soon benefit from streetcar access, its developer said Wednesday. “We’re going to get you a great place for a restaurant, some other goods and services, and…

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Rendering looking south along Main Street of Mac Properties' proposed 1 W. Armour project.

Mac Properties Unveils Big New Project Along the KC Streetcar

Mac Properties plans to build a 325-unit apartment complex in Midtown designed to take advantage of growing demand along the new streetcar line. The project won’t include affordable housing units.

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

Finding Your Future in the Emerging Marijuana Industry 

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

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