Posts Tagged ‘Tyler Enders’
Plaza retailers concerned for employee safety after recent shootings, upticks in thefts, harassment at iconic KC shopping district
No business owner should have to deal with ongoing incidents that threaten the safety of their employees and customers, Tyler Enders shared, but that’s the reality for some entrepreneurs on Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza. Employees at Made in KC’s marketplace location on the Plaza were closing up for the night Sept. 2 — the…
Read MoreThey walked right past us: Small biz owners shocked by low NFL Draft sales, now wary of World Cup
A massive surge in visitors and foot traffic as Kansas City hosted its first NFL Draft failed to score many points outside the event grounds this weekend, as countless small businesses along the city’s urban corridor reported a sharp dip in revenue. “I think we’re all looking at our numbers and everything right now, and…
Read MoreMade in KC reveals plans for Barrywoods shop in the Northland (and where it’ll open next)
Made in KC is intentionally growing where local demand takes it, said Keith Bradley, detailing the brand’s expansion plans that hinge on customer convenience and include a new store in a prominent Northland shopping center. “We realized that we don’t have a strong presence in the Northland,” said Bradley, a co-owner of Made in KC…
Read MoreCity OKs plan to replace urban farm near Plexpod in Midtown with 100-unit Park 39 apartment project
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] The City Plan Commission narrowly endorsed a planned apartment project that would replace the Cultivate KC urban farm…
Read MoreHow Kansas City’s new airport terminal became a sprawling art gallery for 28 diverse creatives
Every major milestone in Kathy Minhsin Liao’s life has been marked by travel, she shared, making airports synonymous with transition. “My [art]work at the new terminal is called ‘Hello and Goodbye,’ and it touches on my personal experience of the fluidity of travel. When you’re at the airport, you’re in that limbo space of thinking…
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