Loews Now Majority Owner of Planned Downtown Convention Hotel, Preliminary Construction Expected to Begin...
By Kevin Collison
New York-based hotel giant Loews has increased its investment stake to become majority owner of the planned 800-room downtown convention hotel and...
Downtown UMKC Arts Campus Idea Revived, Barney Allis Plaza in the Mix
By Kevin Collison
The possibility of a UMKC arts campus in downtown Kansas City is being floated again and this time Barney Allis Plaza is...
New VisitKC Exec Anticipates Filling a ‘Saturated’ Downtown Hotel Market
By Kevin Collison
The first time Jason Fulvi visited Kansas City 13 years ago, he flew back to Pittsburgh convinced there was no need to...
North Loop Pedestrian Accident ‘Robs’ Downtown of Huge Advocate
By Kevin Collison
Downtown Kansas City lost one of its most enthusiastic champions when Jared Miller was struck and killed by a semi-truck late Saturday...
Civic Leader Warren Erdman Speaks Out on UMKC Downtown Conservatory Funding Veto: ‘I Played...
By Kevin Collison
Warren Erdman, the leader of the local effort to obtain state money for the proposed UMKC Downtown Conservatory, warned today that any...
Children’s Mercy Hospital Plans Nine-Story Research Tower on Hospital Hill
By Kevin Collison
Children's Mercy Hospital is planning a nine-story research tower at its Hospital Hill campus, continuing a boom of healthcare-related construction in that...
Keystone Innovation District Concept Taking Shape, Big Civic Endeavor at 18th and Troost
By Kevin Collison
The Keystone Innovation District proposal took its first concrete step recently when backers signed a predevelopment agreement for the planned site of...
City’s Development Agency Relocates to River Market
By Kevin Collison
The New York-based owner of the 3Y building in the River Market has landed an influential tenant, the Economic Development Corp. of...
Mayor Hosting Rock the Block Celebration Saturday at Washington Square Park
The sixth annual "Sly's Rock the Block" celebration, a free, family-oriented event, will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Washington...
