The whiskey company, J. Rieger & Co., was originally founded in 1887 in KC’s West Bottoms, but the advent of Prohibition forced it to close in 1919. It relaunched in … Read More
Master Visionaries of Midtown
Across Midtown, Exact Partners has been on a redevelopment roll. Most recently, the group celebrated the grand opening of The Acme (located at 3200 Gillham Road). The newly created 27 apartments and … Read More
Urban Café Receives RLF Loan from EDC Loan Corporation
After working in many kitchens in Chicago, Chef Justin Clark came to Kansas City to be the chef de cuisine at The Westin Crown Center. He then accepted a catering … Read More
Voters Approve Taxes for KC Streetcar Extension Along Main Street to UMKC
Voters in the expanded streetcar Transportation Development District (TDD) overwhelmingly gave their stamp of approval to the continuation of the popular downtown streetcar line through Midtown Kansas City to 51st … Read More
Congratulations to the 2018 Cornerstone Awards Winners!
From the Urban Youth Baseball Academy that’s bringing baseball and mentoring to the city’s urban youth to an 85,000-square-foot state-of-the-art Cerner Innovations campus, the 2018 Cornerstone Award winners are helping … Read More
Convention Center Hotel Set to Break Ground in Early 2018
This Christmas, Kansas City is finally getting something that’s been on its wish list for many years. A new four-star downtown convention center hotel is set to break ground in … Read More
What’s Next for the New KCI Project
We are thrilled that Kansas City, Missouri, voters overwhelmingly approved building a new single-terminal KCI, showing their belief in our city’s future as a top-tier market. A detailed yearly timeline … Read More
Vote YES for a New KCI – We Can’t Afford Not to
By now it seems like everyone is talking about whether to build a new KCI or renovate the existing structure and that many have formed an opinion. Most of the … Read More
Columbus Park Lofts Celebrates Halfway Marker!
The Columbus Park Lofts, just north of 5th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, broke ground in November 2015 and recently celebrated reaching the 50 percent completion mark with a “Topping … Read More
CenterPoint Properties Unveils New Spec Building In South Kansas City
CenterPoint-Kansas City Southern Intermodal Center developers recently held an open house for a new 450,660-square-foot speculative building in south Kansas City. The facility is located on 38 acres in the … Read More