News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
East Crossroads Apartment Plan With Affordable Units Moving Forward
By Kevin Collison Design work has begun on a 190-unit apartment project in the East Crossroads that will include affordable housing and a fitness center open to the public. Developer Michael Collins has acquired the 1.2-acre site southeast of Truman Road and Holmes from the city and is anticipates beginning construction on his ‘Mohawk at…
KC Named ‘Tech Hub,’ Opening Door to Massive Federal Grants
The Kansas City region — stretching from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri — is now a federally designated tech hub, offering access to grants.
Nick’s Picks | Here’s Your Kansas City News Forecast
This week’s Kansas City news forecast calls for changes in the unseasonably warm weather and a slew of local elections in early November.
Big West Bottoms Redevelopment Project Wins Key Tax Incentives
By Kevin Collison A $526 million plan that would revitalize a big section of the West Bottoms by restoring dozens of historic buildings and repairing its crumbling infrastructure won vital tax incentive support from a city development agency Thursday. The sweeping proposal by New York-based SomeraRoad, which already has backing for its plan at City…
East Side Development Sales Tax
In 2017, voters approved a 1/8 cent sales tax with the goal of spurring economic development in disadvantaged neighborhoods of the city. So far, the Central City Economic Development (CCED) sales tax has awarded over $53 million and funded 39 projects. This month, Flatland in Focus investigates these projects and gages their effectiveness in addressing…