Thomas White
Workforce and Economic Impact Reporter, The BeaconEmail Thomas at thomas@thebeacon.media
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The 11-page "community impact partnership agreement" commits at least $55 million to Kansas City over 30 years — approximately 9 cents back for every dollar the city is investing. Here’s what the public gets and how it compares to other deals. -
Privately-employed KC Streetcar operators, maintenance workers and maintenance technicians voted 41-11 to join the Teamsters union. Operators say their wages weren't keeping up with inflation, and they had no formal paid sick days or standardized break schedules. -
The questions covered water and sewer infrastructure, affordable housing, aging civic buildings and a sales tax for development in the urban core. -
Question 3 on the Aug. 4 election asks Kansas City voters to extend the 1/8-cent Central City Economic Development tax that helps fund projects in the urban core. -
Kansas City voters will see Question 4 (water) and Question 5 (sewer) on their Aug. 4 ballot. Here's what to know about the ballot language, the history behind the bonds, what they will fund and where the money comes from. -
Financing affordable housing is difficult, but a new Kansas City Regional Housing Fund backed by local foundations hopes to create or preserve thousands of homes across the nine-county area. A similar fund in Cleveland offers an early look at what to expect. -
Argentina vs. Algeria filled the screens of The Quaff in downtown Kansas City, one of the few bars allowed extended liquor sales during the World Cup. But even though it was a Tuesday night, the party continued long after the match ended. -
Missouri loosened its liquor laws for the World Cup. Then Kansas City reined them in — restricting 23-hour liquor sales only to businesses in certain neighborhoods that submitted security plans. -
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. -
With hotel bookings lagging and ticket prices topping $1,000, some wonder whether fans will camp out in the area.
