Tag: Bob Long

EDCKC celebrates leaders who transformed KCMO through equitable development projects

By Tommy Felts / May 16, 2024

Reshaping Kansas City doesn’t come without focused, intentional efforts by development advocates and officials, said Mayor Quinton Lucas, offering a toast to one of his city hall predecessors and her work to revitalize the heart of the city. “​​Many of us are blessed to remember Mayor Kay Barnes thinking about what downtown could be, and…

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Tax bill guts historic tax credits used to rehab Westport Commons, Kemper, lofts

By Tommy Felts / November 13, 2017

Plexpod Westport Commons wouldn’t exist without the historic tax credits used to make the massive renovation and preservation project financially feasible, said developer Butch Rigby. A GOP-led tax reform bill introduced this month to simplify the tax code, however, would eliminate the Reagan-era tax credit program, which provides a 20 percent federal tax credit for…

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