The brands are promotin’ some ball: KC businesses look to capitalize on Royals’ playoff return

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Missouri Business Alert, a member of the Kansas City Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and The Kansas City Beacon. Click here to read the original story. [divide] The Kansas City Royals are back in the Major League Baseball postseason…

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Some 18th & Vine leaders say losing downtown stadium could have ‘a tremendously negative impact’

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. [divide] Businesses were split on their reaction to the vote on April 2 that rejected the extension of a 3/8th-cent sales…

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Crossroads small biz owners to Royals: Come back with a better plan (and put it in writing)

It didn’t have to be this way, said Crossroads business owners, blaming Tuesday’s failed stadium sales tax initiative on what they viewed as a lack of transparency and legally binding agreements, too many last-minute deals and changes, and a disregard for community input. Most, however, hope the conversation isn’t entirely finished. Jackson County voters this…

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Voters hand Royals, Chiefs a resounding defeat on sales tax that would’ve funded stadium projects

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. [divide] The 3/8th-cent sales tax extension would have helped build a new Kansas City Royals stadium downtown as well as fund…

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Royals draft KC fashion designer: ‘You’ve got one chance; let’s knock it out of the park’

Whitney Manney has been called up to the big leagues, the Kansas City fashion designer shared, and she’s swinging for the fences with a hometown team collaboration. On Thursday’s opening day at Kauffman Stadium, the owner of the KC-based WHITNEYMANNEY label debuted a three-look streetwear collection in partnership with the Kansas City Royals. The cut…

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