Yesterday | Business Journal
Overhead Door distributor enlists in Border War
North Kansas City-based D.H. Place Co. is looking on both sides of the state line for a new home for its 300 employees, the latest company to enter the cross-border business fray, The Kansas City Star reports.
The Star's editorial | Welcome news on Kansas City water rates
Talk about water torture for Kansas Citians.The city’s water rates have soared in the last five years by more than 65 percent, including the latest 12 percent increase on May 1.None of this is a secret to hundreds of thousands of customers who see the higher rates reflected on their monthly bills.
Kansas Citians honor the price of liberty on Memorial Day
Several hundred Kansas Citians gathered on Memorial Day to honor the price of liberty.Under a pale blue sky, and with just enough breeze to give flags the proper snap, the setting at the Liberty Memorial framed a civic observance of service and sacrifice.“Today we take a moment to pause and remember the names and faces of those who have ... (more)
Doug Alpert, the spiritual leader of Congregation Kol Ami, is now officially a rabbi.
Boulevard Brewing gets small business chamber award
Before John McDonald delivered his first keg of pale ale from the back of his pickup truck to a local restaurant, he had set a long-term goal: distribute 6,000 barrels a year.Now, 23 years after launching Boulevard Brewing Co., the Kansas City brewer produces 175,000 barrels a year, making it the 10th largest craft brewery in the country.
The Star's editorial | Get promises to Kansas City voters in writing
Kansas City officials must be upfront with voters — not try to mislead them — as the countdown begins for two unusual campaigns before the Aug.
Lewis Diuguid | Let's have an all-out streetcar fund drive
In the 1950s and early 1960s my mother used to take my siblings and me for streetcar rides from our home to shop in downtown St.
Shining a Light on an Architectural Innovator
Following up on his insightful essay on the politics of architectural reputation seen through the career of Louis Curtiss, Keith Eggener examines the architect's innovations with glass curtain walls.
Yael T. Abouhalkah | Here's City Hall's secret on new tax plan
Mayor Sly James and City Council members Thursday talked for a long time about a proposed half-cent sales tax increase headed for the Aug.
Culture Alfresco: Denton Yockey & Starlight Theatre
A new season of live theater is about to get underway at Starlight Theatre . The Swope Park theater with its iconic towers has been entertaining Kansas Citians under the stars for more than 60 years.
Northern Missouri Rotarians Meet In Lee's Summit
Over two hundred Rotarians will gather in Lee's Summit May 18 and 19 for their annual Rotary International District 6040 Conference.
The Star's editorial | Name change could be game change
As names go, the University of Missouri-Kansas City doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue.
The Star's editorial | A flawed fire union contract
Mayor Sly James and other City Council members have been patting themselves on the back recently for working out a new three-year pact with Kansas City’s powerful fire union.
Painting/Wallcovering Contractor
Arkema Announces Sale of Peninsula Polymers Unit to Management-Led Group
Arkema Coating Resins, a business unit of Arkema, announced the sale of the Peninsula Polymers business, a national distributor of coatings raw materials, to an investment group headed by the business's current management.
The Star's editorial | KC is paying a big price for falling behind
Kansas Citians have taken on staggering amounts of debt in recent years with hefty mortgages, multiple credit cards and costly student loans.But here’s something most residents don’t consider while toting up their IOUs.Borrowing by City Hall to pay for everything from a bigger Bartle Hall to new water lines to taxpayer-subsidized economic ... (more)
PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger talked about public television's history, mission and its future yesterday at Union Station as part of The Kansas City Chamber 's Insight Kansas City speaker series.