Segment 1: Commercial real estate projects are surging throughout the metro.
Major developments popping up in the Plaza, Crossroads, and downtown may not be changing the skyline (yet), but they are making Kansas City "taller." Today, the city's foremost reporter on downtown development shared details on new and in-the-works office buildings, apartments, and hotels, and discussed how "downtown is becoming a more dense and vibrant place."
- Kevin Collison, founder of CitySceneKC.com
Segment 2, beginning at 27:24: Government employees are back to work, but the shutdown's impact lingers.
While the partial government shutdown has ended, many federal workers still struggle to get life back on track. Today, we talked to three organizations that provide support to federal employees in Kansas City, many of whom live paycheck-to-paycheck, and learned how they're helping those facing financial insecurity due to the shutdown.
- Marci Nielsen, government affairs consultant for Government Employees Health Association
- Sarah Biles, director of communications for Harvesters
- Deonne Christensen, president and CEO of Mazuma Credit Union
Individuals affected by the federal government shutdown can get food assistance at the following locations and times:
- 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31 at IBEW Local Union 304, 3906 NW 16th St., Topeka, Kansas 66618
- 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1 at Heartland Community Church, 12175 S. Strangline Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062
- 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2 at Harvesters, 3801 Topping Ave., Kansas City, Missouri 64129
For more information, visit Harvesters.org or call 877-353-6639.
