Friday Facts: February 10
State of the Cities/County: Your EDC’s most fun event of the year has been set for March 30th. The State of the Cities/County luncheon will be held at Harrah’s in North Kansas City beginning at 11:30AM and concluding by 1:00PM Our mayors have a good time poking fun at their cohorts while letting you know what is going […]
<strong>Real Drama at Harper Haus Music Company</strong>
(EDC affiliate Midwest Small Business Finance helps hundreds of small businesses each year. We are sharing some of their entrepreneurial stories to support their efforts.) Since Harper Haus Music Company involves stage performances, art and music, it shouldn’t be surprising that the business has a dramatic story to tell. Founded in 2018 by Michelle Harper, […]
<strong>Horn Group Purchases Former Sam’s Town Casino</strong>
The former Sam’s Town Casino has been purchased by an investment group led by Dave Horn, the organization responsible for the successful revitalization of Metro North Crossing and Antioch Crossing centers. The former Sam’s Town property had been operated as a training center by Cerner Corporation, then was listed for sale in 2021. The original Sam’s […]
Friday Facts: February 3
Jabroni, Burrowhead and Dork Defined: Just in case your EDC was not the only one who had never heard of “jabroni” before Travis Kelsey’s rant we give you this from The Rock. Burrowhead was almost as clever as it was bulletin board material so we’ll let Mike Hilton explain. We’ll let a true dork explain a dork. Please don’t take this time […]
Friday Facts: January 27
Dr. Clemens to Retire: One of the worst kept secrets has been officially announced. After eight years of being in charge and 23 years with the North Kansas City School District, Superintendent Dr. Dan Clemens will retire following the 2023-2024 school year. Your EDC has enjoyed watching Dr. Clemens lead the way as the district became the second largest in […]
Friday Facts: January 20
O’Neil Bridge to Close: At this week’s MARC Total Transportation Policy Committee meeting MoDOT District Engineer Chris Redline announced that beginning February 6thsouthbound 169 Highway will be closed until the fall of 2024 so that the connection to the new Buck O’Neil Bridge can be completed. After the meeting we had a nice conversation with Director Redline […]
<strong>Southbound Highway 169/O’Neil Bridge Closing Feb. 6</strong>
Crews with the Buck O’Neil Bridge project will be making significant traffic pattern changes beginning in February. This includes the total closure of southbound U.S. 169 from the Charles Wheeler Downtown Airport to Fifth Street in downtown Kansas City beginning on Monday, Feb. 6, until fall 2024. This, more than 600-day closure, is part of the construction of the […]
<strong>Drive for Northland Workforce Development Center Gets Financial Boost</strong>
A rendering of a projected 145,000 square foot workforce development center includes several spaces for collaboration and partnership with the Northland and Kansas City school and business communities.
Friday Facts: January 13
Dr. King Celebration at Jewell: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” The Clay County African American Legacy and the Northland Martin Luther King, Jr. Program Committee invite the community to attend the 39th annual Northland Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, […]
<strong>NEBA To Develop Three-Pronged Effort for Helping Businesses</strong>
During their Jan 10 meeting, members of the Northland Education and Business Alliance (NEBA) discussed several efforts they will launch this spring to help businesses and schools connect and increase opportunities.