Corporate

‘It’s pretty gross’: Nearly 30,000 federal workers in Kansas City brace for layoffs

By Tommy Felts / February 3, 2025

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Kansas City Beacon, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story from The Kansas City Beacon, an online news outlet focused on local, in-depth journalism…

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How Trump’s views on climate raise questions for Kansas’ biggest bet: a $4B Panasonic plant in De Soto

By Tommy Felts / February 3, 2025

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Kansas City PBS/Flatland, a member of the Kansas City Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, The Kansas City Beacon, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story. [divide] Headwinds don’t dampen enthusiasm of company executives, government officials The mammoth $4…

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Meet six coalitions earning grants through Kauffman Foundation’s new ‘Collective Impact’ funding pathway

By Tommy Felts / January 31, 2025

Systemic change happens when communities come together to drive transformation through collaboration, said Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace, announcing a half-dozen grants to high-capacity organizations with strategies to close economic mobility gaps in the Kansas City region. The “Collective Impact” planning grants of up to $500,000 are awarded to the winning coalitions are the first piece of…

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KC team leaves its mark on Superdome; How your gameday Super Bowl view could be thanks to this Lenexa firm

By Tommy Felts / January 29, 2025

A five-year, $560-million renovation at the Ceasars Superdome in New Orleans culminates Feb. 9 in a Super Bowl rematch featuring the hometown team of an engineering firm responsible for much of the work at the massive historic arena. Henderson Engineers, a Lenexa-based building systems design firm, recently completed a wide range of renovation projects within…

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Spokes Café banks on new downtown coffee spot, cycling operations under same roof as neighboring customers 

By Tommy Felts / January 27, 2025

A new home inside the Commerce Bank Building in downtown Kansas City moves Dan Walsh’s popular coffee shop across the street — and saves him the struggle of finding a different location amid Spokes Café’s pending displacement as a longtime fixture at 10th and Walnut streets. Walsh recently announced the relocation — the artisanal breakfast and…

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