In another sign of budding urban development, a grocery soon will sprout where a parking lot now sits in the historic Strawberry Hill neighborhood of downtown Kansas City, Kan.
The Merc Co+op plans to open a $6 million, 12,000- to 14,000-square-foot grocery at the southwest corner of Fifth Street and Minnesota Avenue by early 2020. Currently, there is no full-service grocery in the vicinity. (more…)
When it comes to the health care industry in Kansas City, there are some big players—Cerner Corp., Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City and several hospital systems. These organizations are often in the headlines.
Yet some smaller companies are carving a niche for themselves by providing patient-centered care in their own way. (more…)
A trend rippling across the nation has reached Kansas City, and now it’s spreading out to its suburbs in Eastern Jackson County: the resurgence of downtown.
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The U.S. criminal system held nearly 2.3 million individuals in prisons, correctional facilities, detention centers and local jails in March 2018, according to the prison policy initiative, a nonprofit, non-partisan research organization.
As of 2016, Kansas held 18,000 people in prison, while Missouri held 50,000; and of that combined 68,000, 61 percent were in state prisons.
The statics are astounding, but so are the efforts to increase workforce programs to assist returning citizens (individuals formerly incarcerated) and ultimately curb recidivism. (more…)
KC Rising, a collaborative strategy to beef up the regional economy, is rolling out new initiatives that bode well for entrepreneurs. (more…)
Development is booming in Kansas City. Big projects currently under way include construction of a new downtown convention center hotel, redevelopment of Kemper Arena in the West Bottoms and construction of a single-terminal facility at Kansas City International Airport. (more…)
North Kansas City, Mo., covers less than five square miles on the metro map, but roughly 900 businesses operate within its modest boundaries. More than 25,000 workers—more than five times the number of residents—come here daily, and a growing number of consumers are flocking to the city’s breweries, restaurants, shops and unique entertainment options. (more…)
It’s been a cold winter in Kansas City, but the residential real estate market is hot. (more…)
Toward the end of last year, Next to Nature Farm found itself at a critical point in the business. (more…)
Contractors nationwide are experiencing a shortage of skilled labor in construction, according to a recent survey. Those same contractors expect strong demand for construction services in the next 12 to 24 months—setting the industry up for a potential bottleneck. (more…)
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