7th annual Downtown Office Summit set for Oct. 18
Make plans now to join the Downtown Council for the Downtown KC Office Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Loews Kansas City Hotel, 1515 Wyandotte. This year our theme […]
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MLB Commissioner endorses new Royals ballpark
BallparkDigest.com – By Keith Reichard, Aug. 17, 2023 Team owner John Sherman has promised a decision on a new Royals ballpark by the end of September, as the team debates […]
Downtown KC to celebrate 816 Day on Wednesday (8/16)
816 Day is named after the city’s area code and takes place yearly on August 16th. On this date in 2018, Mayor Sly James signed Resolution 180592 to celebrate the […]
Urban Hero: Spotlight on Lisa Peña, Urban Hikes KC
Since 2005, the Downtown Council has recognized more than 100 small businesses and individuals as Urban Heroes, people who are passionate about making the urban community a more vibrant place […]
Latest word on KC Ballpark District; open letter from Royals owner John Sherman
The Kansas City Royals will announce the preferred site for a $2 billion new baseball stadium and mixed-use ballpark district in late September. In an open letter published July 25, Chairman and CEO John Sherman said the team will share an overview of its $1 billion ballpark district in the next 30 days.
Bill Dunn Sr., the face of JE Dunn Construction for decades, turns 100
By Ellen Cagle, Kansas City Business Journal, July 20, 2023 William Dunn Sr., who worked in construction most of his life and was the face of JE Dunn Construction for […]
Cordish begins conversion of Midland office building into workforce housing
The Cordish Companies is officially underway on a long-planned conversion of Downtown KC’s historic former Midland office building into workforce housing. The 135-unit project is expected to be completed in May 2024.
KC Streetcar track repairs, road closures to be featured on Up To Date
Gerend to discuss KC Streetcar track repairs, expansion plans on KCUR 89.3 Tom Gerend, executive director of the KC Streetcar Authority, will be featured @KCURUpToDate on Wednesday to provide updates […]
Buck O’Neil Bridge work to reduce I-70 to ONE LANE in each direction on Tuesday
Crews with the Buck O’Neil Bridge project will CLOSE the right lane of both eastbound and westbound Interstate 70 at Broadway Blvd. beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, […]
KC Streetcar track repairs expected to continue through July
Track repairs on the Main Street Bridge over I-670 continued over the weekend, and are estimated to last an estimated two to three weeks. Donna Mandelbaum, communications and marketing director […]
Vine Street Brewing opens in the historic 18th & Vine District
Kansas City’s newest brewery, Vine Street Brewing Co., represents ‘sacred soil’ in the 18th & Vine Jazz District.
EB Systems plants tech seeds at NFL Draft in prep for FIFA World Cup
This spring’s NFL Draft served as a beta test for Kansas City’s implementation of Jonathan Ruiz’s bluetooth technology that could help better prepare the city for the World Cup in 2026.