Construction trade unions and Edgemoor, the developer of the new billion-dollar-plus single terminal at Kansas City International Airport, agree on terms that will allow non-union minority firms to bids.
Boulevard Brewing Company has temporarily closed its Tours & Recreation Center to address plumbing problems in the nearly 100-year-old building at 2534 Madison Ave. The Beer Hall’s reopening is TBD.
Lion’s Choice was founded in St. Louis in 1967 and now has 27 locations in that area. It is now expanding its Missouri footprint with two locations in the Kansas City metro, in Independence and Olathe.
Southern Charm Gelato Shoppe has opened at 511 Nichols Road on the Country Club Plaza. It will serve 16 flavors made in-house daily, according to owner and founder Jeff Martin.
Downtown Kansas City’s iconic Savoy Hotel has been transformed into 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City, a boutique hotel with a contemporary art gallery and chef-driven restaurant.
The Wheatley-Provident hospital building, near the 18th and Vine district, has been purchased and will be restored by a development team. The hospital opened in 1918 and was run by and for black residents.
The European Union has fined Google a record $5 billion for forcing cellphone makers that use the company's Android mobile operating system to install Google apps.
Photographer Jenny Wheat, who has a studio in the Crossroads, plans to open a weekday breakfast and lunch cafe in the former YJ’s space. Wheat Neighborhood Table plans to open Sept. 1.
The Grain Belt Express, a long-delayed power line project that would connect the Eastern power grid to the “Saudi Arabia of Wind” in western Kansas, cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when the Missouri Supreme Court struck down a regulatory obstacle in its path.
Block & Co. claims it found five interested buyers or tenants for Bluhawk development and that two — Cosentino’s and First National Bank — signed on the dotted line. Bluhawk’s developer denied it owes Block commissions on those deals.
A federal judge issued his order against Kevin Brandes, William Graham and their companies, including those that promised million-dollar prizes that no one ever won, in court action by Missouri and the Federal Trade Commission.
The Melting Pot on Country Club Plaza temporarily shut down after a routine inspection July 13. The inspector found mouse droppings in several areas and gnats throughout the kitchen and some in the dining room.
Nick and Jake’s opened in Overland Park in 2001. The owners have since added locations in the Parkville and south Plaza. Now they plan to open in the former Ruby Tuesday’s in Shawnee later this year.
After six years in the East Bottoms, The Local Pig and Pigwich will take the spot where Winslow’s BBQ space in the City Market for a late fall opening.
In his new memoir, due out Aug. 7, KC mayoral candidate Jason Kander talks about his life in Army, emotional distress when he returned home after a deployment to Afghanistan, and an early mentor named Sly James.
Fast-growing Shamrock Trading Corp. buys vacant land at 95th and Metcalf. Shamrock CEO Tom Sullivan suggest the land could be used for an expansion of its office campus.
The old Savoy Hotel at 9th and Central streets has undergone a $50 million transformation and is reopening as the 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City. The boutique hotel features 120 rooms, a contemporary art museum and a chef-driven restaurant.
