Downtown shines One Light on residential growth
Leaders of The Cordish Companies and Kansas City praised the progress made in Downtown during the past decade as the group broke ground on the $79 million One Light luxury apartment […]
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Downtown KC to land Omaha tech firm, MindMixer
MindMixer, a growing tech firm founded two years ago in Omaha has found a new home in the Crossroads Arts District of Downtown and expects to employ 85 people. […]
DTC, Central Library to celebrate Crossroads Academy’s 2nd year
The Central Library, the Crossroads Academy and the Downtown Council will collaborate on a special breakfast event next week to mark the home stretch of the second full year of […]
One Light residential tower to break ground on Monday
You are invited to a milestone event in Downtown Kansas City at 2 p.m. Monday at 13th & Walnut. A ground-breaking ceremony is set for Monday in the Power & […]
KCPT illustrates residential growth boom in Downtown
KCPT, Kansas City’s public television station, is airing a new story about Downtown residential growth — in terms of population and residential properties. Check it out here! KCPT’s story on The […]
Sprint Accelerator welcomes its first 10 startups to Downtown
After a christening by Sprint Corp. CEO Dan Hesse, the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator officially kicked off its program last week by welcoming its first 10 startup tech companies — all new to […]
Sprint Accelerator welcomes innovators to its grand opening
A smorgasbord of inquisitive Kansas City professionals converged on the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator during its official public unveiling on Wednesday in the Crossroads Arts District, reported The Kansas City Business […]
Crossroads Academy honors Downtown Council, CID
Downtown’s newest icon dreamed BIG on Thursday evening before a sold-out audience of supporters at its annual dinner celebration. The Crossroads Academy, Downtown’s charter elementary school, held its Dreaming BIG in […]
‘Surge in apartment growth boosts Downtown’s revival’ – KC Star editorial
“The sudden resurgence of interest in Downtown apartment construction is a testament to the power of past and current investments in the heart of Kansas City,” according to the lead editorial in The […]
Mayor on streetcars: ‘We’re making history here in Kansas City’
The new Downtown streetcars may still be two years from roll out, but we got our first peek at them during a special ceremony during First Friday festivities. According to reporter Lynn […]
Sprint gets its entrepreneurial mojo back; start-up accelerator expected in the Crossroads
Sprint is seeking an elite group of entrepreneurs with big ideas for improving health care using mobile technology. Leaders of early-stage mobile technology companies from across the United States now can […]
CID, PIAC team up to repair infrastructure in River Market
The City of Kansas City, Missouri and its Public Improvements Advisory Committee (PIAC) have built a great and productive great partnership with the River Market Community Improvement District (RMCID). Since the fall of […]