@kcbjeditor

Editor of the Kansas City Business Journal. Who knew that being hopelessly curious could become a career.

 Kansas City, Mo.
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Joined March 2009
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Evergy reports 150,000+ customers w/o power due to storms as of 5 p.m. -- 62K in Johnson Co., 56K in Missouri part of metro. Restoration expected to be multiday effort.
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Developers have asked the FAA to evaluate a mixed-use skyscraper just west of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. If approved, the proposal would rank near the top of Kansas City's list of tallest buildings. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…

Developers study skyscraper next to Kauffman Center that would rate among Missouri's tallest

Developers that acquired properties next to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year are studying a mixed-use skyscraper that would rank among the tallest buildings both in...

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#Engineering jobs in #KansasCity are in high demand, yet firms are trying to find candidates in the same talent pool. KCBJ surveyed the Top 10 firms to see how many positions are open, and what each is doing to find professional workers. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…

Top 10 engineering firms share insight filling open jobs using the same shallow talent pool

Kansas City's top 10 engineering firms alone report about 1,200 open jobs in the area. Where are they finding hires when they're all dipping into the same shallow talent pool — especially when most...

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So how far down this list do you have to go to get a total cost of attendance below $80K? To No. 29. That's ridiculous (said the state school grad). bizj.us/1qgouy
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About all #KansasCity's coming South Loop Link atop Interstate 670 has in common with a standard park project is that both involve grass. Jon Stephens of #PortKC talks about the development. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…

Port KC CEO talks next steps for building, funding I-670 cap on South Loop

The project aims to serve as a connector between the Crossroads Arts District and the area inside the Downtown Loop, replacing a dividing trench with a four-block park. But getting there won't be...

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Rise of the Rest
@RiseOfRest29 Sep 2022
2.5M+ students reached, $3M raised. 🚀 Check out what's next for #RiseOfRest-backed @BoddleLearning in @KCBizJournal. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…

KCRise Fund banks again on Boddle Learning, an ed tech startup with KC roots

Boddle Learning, whose user base has surpassed 2.5 million students, closed a $3 million seed round that includes KCRise Fund.

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Major League Soccer
@MLS4 Sep 2022
Replying to @echelonbob
Here it is: xitter.cf/i/events/1550276374014…
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These seven products made in the #KansasCity area could be crowned the 'Coolest Thing Made in Kansas,' Voting is open to the public now. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…

Seven KC companies compete in annual 'Coolest Thing Made in Kansas' tournament

Voting for the Kansas Manufacturing Council's annual 'Coolest Thing Made in Kansas' competition has kicked off. These seven products made in the Kansas City area made the cut.

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Exclusive: Check out an East Crossroads site being pitched as a KC downtown baserball stadium site: bizj.us/1qg4b6

EXCLUSIVE: East Crossroads site pitched as a prospect for downtown Royals stadium

Two well-known sites — the East Village and 18th & Vine District — have dominated speculation about where the Royals might put a downtown stadium. But a new area of Downtown has emerged and is being...

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Big news: A company led by a tech billionaire who's been at @Square, @Yahoo and elsewhere is buying Kansas City's @Lead_Bank bizj.us/1qfyyi

Company led by tech billionaire Reses will buy fintech-focused Lead Bank

Jacqueline Reses leads a shell company called Luna Parent Inc. that has an agreement to buy Kansas City-based Lead Bank. The tech billionaire's background, resources and connections will greatly...

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🔊 ANNOUNCING! The Capital Access Center (CAC) has found a home with the @sbdckansas at @JCCC_ContinueED. Originally launched in July 2020 The CAC provides expert loan guidance at no cost to Kansas small businesses seeking capital. Help us welcome the CAC and CAC Director!
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Whereas coworking space often is associated with tech startups, a new #KansasCity business has set out to instead provide a home for small contractors, who otherwise might lack affordable space to grow. bizjournals.com/kansascity/i…

Trades CoWork carves out shared office niche for contractors, the trades

A new coworking concept has taken over a former artist's studio at 17th Street and Troost Avenue, with a blend of spaces and services designed to boost small contractor businesses past the trades'...

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Can’t beat an opportunity to meet great people AND be surrounded by history at @NLBMuseumKC.
Kansas City Business Journal@KCBizJournal23 Jun 2022
This morning's Meet the Business Journal event felt like a sold-out crowd. Thanks to everyone for coming out to the @NLBMuseumKC (ballpark) to see us!
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Land sales in #KansasCity's West Bottoms continue to amp up, with a Los Angeles buyer's acquisition of several Faultless Brands properties. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…

Another landowner — from another coast — makes West Bottoms land grab

Faultless Brands' former family ownership last week sold nearly 11 acres in the West Bottoms to a real estate design and development company based in Los Angeles. The properties sit just northeast of...

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Why will Twitter only let me like this once?!?
Kansas City Business Journal@KCBizJournal16 Jun 2022
It's official: #KansasCity will see some of the planet's best soccer players take the field during FIFA World Cup 2020 as the metro area hosts five to seven tournament games. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…

FIFA selects Kansas City as a host site for 2026 World Cup

Kansas City becomes one of 11 U.S. cities that will host World Cup games in 2026. The globe's most-watched sporting event — it dwarfs Super Bowl viewership — will deliver people, attention and money...

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KC planners recommend against $60M Cocina 47 mixed-use that seeks 115-foot height deviation, alternate parking plan in Country Club Plaza bizjournals.com/kansascity/n… via @KCBizjournal

KC planners reject $60M Plaza mixed-use, saying it exceeds height restrictions

City planners on Tuesday recommended that Council members reject Drake Development's plans for Cocina 47, a nine-story mixed-use proposal in the Country Club Plaza that seeks to deviate from the...

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Thomas Friestad@KCBJ_Thomas7 Jun 2022
BREAKING: De Soto plans suggest Panasonic could build two megaprojects at former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant bizjournals.com/kansascity/n… via @KCBizjournal

De Soto plans suggest Panasonic could build two megaprojects at former Sunflower Army Ammunition...

An advanced manufacturing company, reportedly Panasonic Corp., for months has considered Kansas and Oklahoma as finalists for a $4 billion megaproject, bringing as many as 4,000 jobs. But new...

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Breaking: @Oracle completes $28B purchase of @Cerner: bizj.us/1qfhuk

BREAKING: Oracle completes $28B purchase of Cerner

Larry Ellison, Oracle's chairman and chief technology officer, is set to discuss the acquisition during a Thursday virtual event.

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Hawaiian Bros. brings in a new financial kahuna to keep up with its ambitious growth plans. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…

Hawaiian Bros brings in new CFO to keep its fast growth rolling

The Kansas City company wants to bring its Hawaiian plate lunches to a couple dozen new locations in 2022.

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Thomas Friestad@KCBJ_Thomas18 May 2022
Rising construction costs have led to a $50 million project cost jump for the KC Current's upcoming riverfront stadium, but the venue itself will stay privately financed. The team seeks $6M state tax credits to help get its land site ready to build. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…

Kansas City Current stadium cost jumps $50M as team seeks tax credits

The Kansas City Current looks to break ground this fall on an 11,500-seat soccer stadium at the Berkley Riverfront, with a boost from state tax credits to prepare its land site for construction.

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