Voters in Jackson County have rejected a 40-year extension of a 3/8th-cent sales tax. The extension would have helped fund a new downtown stadium for the Kansas City Royals and maintain and repair Arrowhead Stadium. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, voters rejected Question 1 by a margin of 58-42 percent. Over 78,000 voters said … Read more
‘A Golden Era’: Kansas City Royals announce Crossroads location for new stadium site Updated: 5:28 PM CST Feb 13, 2024 GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M MATT FLENER IN FOR LAURA AND I’M KELLY ECKERMAN. AFTER MONTHS OF WAITING AND MISSED DEADLINES, WE NOW KNOW WHERE THE ROYALS WANT TO BUILD A NEW STADIUM. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM … Read more
Kansas City business leaders are urging the renewal of the sports stadium sales tax, saying that small businesses would be hurt if the tax is not renewed. Jason Carter-Solomon, a commercial banker, believes that a downtown stadium in Kansas City will create synergy, allowing for better economic activity and more dollars for small businesses. “Right … Read more
The rise in Japan’s business service prices held steady at a three-decade high, in a development likely to fuel speculation that the Bank of Japan will inch its way toward normalizing policy in coming months. The country’s services producer price index, a gauge measuring the costs of a range of goods and services provided by … Read more
KANSAS CITY, MO — As businesses head into year two of legal marijuana, they hope to continue to capitalize on booming sales. “Missouri loves their marijuana,” said Michael Wilson, CEO and co-founder of Franklin’s, a marijuana business in Parkville. “This isn’t the way people used to make things in their garage. This looks like an … Read more
For decades, transit officials in Los Angeles have wanted more riders like Roy Orecchio. The reality television showrunner, 50, is the definition of what planners sometimes call a choice rider — someone with the option to commute by car but who opts to take transit. To get from his home in Lincoln Heights to work … Read more