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Keystone Innovation Center, image courtesy of BNIM

Report: Plans for Keystone innovation campus on East 18th collapse as interest, deals expire

By Tommy Felts / January 6, 2022

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by CityScene KC, an online news source focused on Greater Downtown Kansas City. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the weekly CityScene KC email review. [divide] An ambitious proposal for a Keystone Innovation District campus on East 18th Street has experienced a major setback…

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In years past, drivers have relied on old-fashioned maps to guide them along their routes. A new technological upgrade is designed to make their jobs easier. (Emily Wolf/The Beacon)

Hey, where’s that snowplow? Kansas City adopts a new tech for guiding more than 100 trucks

By Tommy Felts / January 6, 2022

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by The Kansas City Beacon, a non-profit online news outlet focused on in-depth journalism in the public interest, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the twice-weekly Kansas City Beacon email newsletter. [divide] With winter in…

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John Sherman, Kansas City Royals; image courtesy of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Kansas Citian of the Year: Royals owner’s work echoes legacy of Ewing Kauffman

By Tommy Felts / November 24, 2021

A startup veteran and newfound Kansas City icon has been named Kansas Citian of the Year. John Sherman, controlling owner of the Kansas City Royals and founder of LPG Services Group and Inergy L.P., was surprised with the honor Tuesday night during the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s 134th annual dinner.  “I was having…

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A rendering of how a gondola line could look crossing the West Bottoms at State Line Road and West Ninth Street. (Rendering from SOM/HR&A Advisors report)

Planner pitches two-mile gondola over West Bottoms, linking KCK, KCMO downtowns

By Tommy Felts / November 15, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story originally published by CityScene KC, an online news source focused on Greater Downtown Kansas City. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the weekly CityScene KC email review. [divide] The idea of using gondolas for mass transit in Kansas City is back, but this time it’s being floated…

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Kansas City International Airport concessions rendering

Why one chef calls city’s airport vote a ‘life-changing event for small businesses in Kansas City’

By Tommy Felts / October 9, 2021

A freshly stamped plan to bring more than a dozen women- and minority-owned businesses — among 40 local brands — to Kansas City’s new airport terminal is a surreal turn for Laronda Lanear, the Kansas City chef said, noting the project’s opportunity for generational impact. “It’s going to change my life, my daughter’s life. It’s going…

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