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Morgan Chilson/Kansas ReflectorPanasonic opened its 4.7 million-square foot plant in Kansas in July, but has not reached full capacity after the Trump administration dropped support for green energy and electric vehicles. Now, the company is trying to capitalize on rising demand for data centers. -
Courtesy/Kansas City CurrentThe Current are planning to expand the club’s stadium and entertainment district. The city could pitch in with a $235 million bond and a tax break for the area.
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Almost 400 Kansas City residents took advantage of a program offering cheaper short-term rental permitting during the World Cup, hoping to catch a windfall from the influx of tourists. Some aren't seeing the bookings they anticipated. -
June 1 marked the end of Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s free bus fare policy, the first in the country when it was implemented in 2020. Some riders are worried about how bus fare will affect their budget. -
La Autoridad de Transporte del Área de Kansas City volverá a cobrar tarifas a partir del próximo mes. Cuando eso ocurra, United Way colaborará con organizaciones sin fines de lucro de la zona para ofrecer tarifas gratuitas y reducidas. -
Riders across the Kansas City metro, on both sides of the state line, will have to pay to ride the bus for the first time since 2020. But some residents will qualify for free or reduced fare. -
Kansas City, the smallest World Cup host city, is preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors for the tournament. It's building a second transit system to get people where they need to go, but that will disappear when the crowds leave. -
![Gov. Mike Kehoe acknowledged some Montgomery County residents' concerns about electricity prices and environmental impacts at the announcement in High Hill of a Google data center this week but said the company had "done [the] work to ensure that their growth does not come at the expense of the community this center calls home"](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/857b50c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1141+0+5/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims3%2Fdefault%2Fstrip%2Ffalse%2Fcrop%2F2048x1152%200%200%2Fresize%2F2048x1152%21%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2F52%2F7774817644b8904f5f6a692270b7%2Fkehoeind.jpeg)
Supporters say the $15 billion project in Montgomery County, Missouri, will bring jobs and tax revenue. Some residents say no one asked them -
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will begin charging fares again next month. When it does, United Way will connect with area nonprofits to provide free and reduced fares.
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Google will operate the second data center in the New Florence area, which already has an Amazon Web Services data center in the works. -
It's the latest in a series of retaliations against city officials in Festus, Missouri, who voted in favor of a proposed hyperscale data center. -
Missouri and Kansas laborers unions float a potential affordable housing solution — investing pension money in projects that would also provide paid workforce training — that’s been done in other cities. -
After years of construction, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority’s Riverfront extension is now open. The 0.7-mile extension takes the streetcar from its previous northern terminus of the River Market to the Berkley Riverfront. -
A plan to renovate the Country Club Plaza is being reviewed by the Kansas City Council. Some neighbors and historic preservation advocates have concerns.
![Gov. Mike Kehoe acknowledged some Montgomery County residents' concerns about electricity prices and environmental impacts at the announcement in High Hill of a Google data center this week but said the company had "done [the] work to ensure that their growth does not come at the expense of the community this center calls home"](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4529a9a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1141+0+5/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims3%2Fdefault%2Fstrip%2Ffalse%2Fcrop%2F2048x1152%200%200%2Fresize%2F2048x1152%21%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2F52%2F7774817644b8904f5f6a692270b7%2Fkehoeind.jpeg)
