Primed for HQ2? Gardner area was made for Amazon, Kansas legislator says

By Tommy Felts | October 30, 2017

Plans for bringing Amazon’s HQ2 to Southwestern Johnson County were laid in the 1800s, Bill Sutton said. “As soon as the (Santa Fe, Oregon, and California) trails divided here, all of this was in the cards,” said Sutton, a Kansas state representative whose district encompasses Gardner and Edgerton. “If the trails divided here, then guess…

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Olathe mayor touts startup community in pitch for Amazon HQ2

By Tommy Felts | October 20, 2017

With a workforce rich in entrepreneurial spirit, Amazon would be wise to tap Kansas City for its second headquarters, Michael Copeland said. “The climate has cultivated world-class start-up businesses and nurtured corporate giants, and it’s been a source of support and stability for everything in between,” said Copeland, mayor of Olathe. “It fosters risk-taking and…

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Is KC enough for Amazon? Pros and cons

By Tommy Felts | October 12, 2017

Correction: An earlier version of this story used an incorrect figure for Kansas City streetcar ridership. It has since been corrected to  reflect the system’s more than 3 million riders. Kansas City wants Amazon. But does the online retail giant want KC? With only a few days remaining before the deadline to submit proposals for…

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Leaders say Kansas City is prime for Amazon HQ2

By Tommy Felts | September 8, 2017

In the wake of news Amazon is planning a second, U.S. headquarters, a group of Kansas City organizations is tossing Kansas City’s proverbial hat in the e-commerce giant’s shopping cart. Amazon announced Thursday it plans to invest more than $5 billion in a new headquarters that could create as many as 50,000 jobs in which…

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