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By James Dornbrook –  Staff Writer, Kansas City Business Journal Jun 4, 2021 Updated Jun 4, 2021, 6:32am CDT The pandemic profoundly shaped this year’s Top 150 Private Companies List, with gains and losses following broad industry trends. From an overall revenue standpoint, banks and homebuilders/remodelers had a good year. Commercial construction-related companies, travel and hospitality regressed. Of course, …

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MW Builders Inc. didn’t have to wait long or look far to see how the Covid-19 pandemic would hamper construction. The Lenexa-based general contractor faced early “ups and downs” just wondering whether crew members fearful of catching the disease would show up for work consistently, President Todd Winnerman said. “There was a lot of uncertainty with the …

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Shawnee has release design concepts for Wilder Bluff Park. Image via city of Shawnee’s website. ____________________________________________________________________ The city of Shawnee has released new concepts for Wilder Bluff Park. Located on about 40 acres near 55th Street and Belmont Drive, the park will feature trails, a scenic lookout, playgrounds, a splash pad, shelter and open lawn area. …

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The biggest apartment development to date in the Hospital Hill area of Troost Avenue, 2501 Beacon Hill, has begun pre-leasing and is expected to accept its first residents in July. The 249-unit apartment project occupies a full block southeast of 25th and Troost and is managed by NorthPoint Development. Work on the $40 million development began early …

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  LANE4 Property Group began construction on two sites within the Kansas City metro for its newest independent senior living development concept, Novel Place. The facilities are located at 95th and Metcalf in Overland Park, and Hwy 40 and Hwy 7 in Blue Springs. “Novel Place is setting a new standard for affordable, yet convenient, …

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On Sesame Street, the Neighborhood Adds a Foster Home July 8, 2019 Kim Phagan-Hansel Elmo introduces the new Sesame Street character, Karli, a muppet in foster care, during May. Photo: Sesame Workshop-Zack Hyman There’s a new kid on the Sesame Street block, and her story centers around foster care. Karli was introduced during National Foster …

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Many Kansas Citians are familiar with the iconic McQueeny Lock building in the West Crossroads. Visible from northbound commuters on I-35, the structure is recognizable by its two unique sculptures, representing Biology and Chemistry, gracing the front entry. It was many years later, when the property became available on the market, that three local contracting …

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