http://kcur.org en http://kcur.org/post/new-american-city <p>We're live from the Kauffman Center at the <a href="http://www.cityage.org/thenewamericancity/">CityAge, New American City Conference</a> as part of a double bill featuring <em>Central Standard</em> and <em>Up To Date</em>.</p><p> Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:03:03 +0000 Matthew Long-Middleton and Jabulani Leffall and Julie Denesha 28475 at http://kcur.org The New American City http://kcur.org/post/main-street-kansas-city <p>During our last presidential election, there was a lot of talk about Main Street vs. Wall Street. But here in Kansas City, our Main Street is home to big-business and to small-businesses, to restaurants and to empty storefronts, to innovative theaters and payday lending shops.</p><p> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:18:44 +0000 Andrea Silenzi and Jabulani Leffall 16509 at http://kcur.org Main Street Kansas City http://kcur.org/post/incubator-planned-small-time-contractors-prospect <p>The community development corporation Blue Hills Community Services has been working to rebuild the Blue Hills neighborhood for the past 38 years. And they've just begun construction on their latest project: a $3 million energy-efficient renovation of a building at 50th and Prospect. The new center will house the organization's headquarters, and provide office space and training for about a dozen small-time contractors at a time. The contractor incubator will be the first of its kind in the Kansas City area.</p> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:18:20 +0000 Sylvia Maria Gross 11311 at http://kcur.org Incubator Planned For Small-Time Contractors On Prospect