Our friends at the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance have made a great video to help tell the developer’s story about how the KC Streetcar investment inspired their developments, and how … Read More
Where Are They Now? Cornerstone Finalist St. Michael’s Veterans Center
*This story is part of the Where Are They Now? series, created to update and inform KMCO citizens on current and past EDC Cornerstone Finalists. “The goal was always for … Read More
Kansas City Is Growing A New Skyline!
A quick scan across the Kansas City skyline shows evidence of a story that’s unfolding in front of the eyes of people all over the country. In addition to the … Read More
Riverfront Project is Just the Beginning
On June 10th, the Port Authority of Kansas City announced a new agreement with Indianapolis-based mixed-use developer Flaherty & Collins Properties, to lease 5 acres of a 45-acre parcel of … Read More
The KC Skyline Is Changing!
All over the Country, a push toward urban renewal and downtown living is bringing people in from the suburbs and outlying towns and back to urban centers. High-rise apartment complexes … Read More
Kansas City Breaks Ground On Streetcar Line
Fifty-seven years after streetcars stopped running in Kansas City, an enthusiastic crowd gathered for the official groundbreaking to bring them back to downtown. “It’s a day that we get on board … Read More
Ford Transit Supplier Grupo Antolin Opens Headliner Plant In Kansas City
Gov. Jay Nixon recently joined Kansas City Mayor Sly James, the Spanish Ambassador to America, Ramón Gil-Casares Satrústegui, and community leaders to cut the ribbon on Grupo Antolin’s new manufacturing … Read More
New Development Helps Restore the Beauty and Prosperity of Historic Troost Avenue
Troost Avenue is a Kansas City landmark with a long and varied history. It was named for Dr. Benoist Troost, one of the founders of Kansas City and the first … Read More
Bannister Mall Site to Become Cerner Campus; Largest Office Development in Kansas City History
Anyone who drives along 435 near Bannister Road is familiar with the former Bannister Mall site. Once a million-square-foot retail mall, the Bannister Mall officially closed down in 2007 and … Read More
Hardesty Renaissance Groundbreaking
Hardesty Renaissance marked the official commencement of the redevelopment of the former Hardesty Federal Complex at a groundbreaking ceremony today at noon. Thanks to Councilman Scott Wagner, Councilman Jermaine Reed, State … Read More