Diane Stafford
The Kansas City Star
Kansas City, MO, United States
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Lawns sacrificed to increased density in booming midtown Kansas City
Residential neighborhoods between Westport and the Country Club Plaza are losing lawns to larger apartment buildings. → Read More
KCP&L outage form revealed customer phone numbers online
KCP&L recently warned about scam bill collection calls as its website made customers’ phone numbers freely available. It has stopped the disclosures. → Read More
KC startup reveals curious name change
EveVerify will become Zoloz, but won’t share furthers details until September. → Read More
Kansas City workers to rally for $10 an hour despite Missouri override
Low-wage workers and organized labor plan a #PayTheWage protest outside a Kansas City McDonald’s on Thursday. → Read More
Proposed moratorium on Westport redevelopment rejected by Kansas City Plan Commission
The Kansas City Plan Commission rejected a request to fast track a temporary halt to Westport area development or demolition. → Read More
Kansas City Plan Commission rules on short-term rental ordinance for Airbnb, HomeAway
The Kansas City Plan Commission approved, with slight modifications, an ordinance to regulate Airbnb, HomeAway and other short-term rentals. → Read More
How to regulate Airbnb rentals? Kansas City wrangles complexities
City Hall and Airbnb hosts don’t see eye to eye on short-term rental regulations. Now the Kansas City Plan Commission must mediate. → Read More
KCP&L warns Kansas City consumers of electric bill phone scam
The electric utility sees an uptick in fraudulent attempts to get customers’ money or financial information. → Read More
Trump’s Labor Department eyes remake of Obama’s stalled overtime rules
New regulations that were to have made more U.S. workers eligible for mandatory overtime pay remain in limbo. → Read More
Higher minimum wage gets KC voters’ support; attention turns to statewide campaign
Voters on Tuesday endorsed a measure to raise Kansas City’s minimum wage but Missouri has barred cities from setting their own wage floors. → Read More
Kansas City rally launched statewide minimum wage petition drive for Missouri
Labor and low-wage worker advocates launched a statewide initiative petition campaign Tuesday morning to raise Missouri’s minimum wage. A rally coincided with an election day in Kansas City where voters face a local minimum wage question. → Read More
KC businessman pledges $1 million from his company to help entrepreneurs
Mike Wrenn, CEO of Affinity Worldwide, will give $1 million to the Kansas City Startup Foundation, which also has acquired the Center for Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development in a gift from Affinity. → Read More
He has 6,000 ornaments, 11 trees — here’s who you meet at a Keepsake convention
Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Club collectors met in Kansas City Friday for the 30th anniversary of the club’s founding. → Read More
Photographer captures haunting images inside Metcalf South mall before its demolition
A photographer has chronicled scenes of the once-vibrant shopping center known as Metcalf South mall in Overland Park, Kan. → Read More
Kansas City voters can vote Aug. 8 on a minimum wage increase that Missouri says they can't have
Kansas City voters on Aug. 8 will see a ballot proposal to raise the city’s minimum wage above Missouri’s - but it’s something the state legislature says they can’t do. → Read More
Jobs are available in the KC area — if you want them
Statistics indicate hiring growth and a generally strong labor market in the Kansas City area, but many posted job openings are unfilled. → Read More
Aldi plans job fairs for store and warehouse openings in the Kansas City area
The Aldi grocery chain will hold job fairs on Aug. 7, 10 and 14 in the Kansas City area to fill immediate store and warehouse openings. Available positions pay $12 to $18 an hour. Employees who average 25 hours a week are eligible for health and dental benefits. → Read More
Developer targets ‘high challenge’ area in midtown KC for commercial upgrades
Kansas City urban redeveloper Butch Rigby is working on another midtown urban renewal project, seeks tax abatements for a rehab of the former Bitterman Candy buildings. → Read More
Amazon says it needs to fill 50,000 U.S. job openings
The e-commerce company Amazon announced a national hiring day for Aug. 2, but events aren’t planned for the Kansas City area. → Read More
Clawing away at retail history at Metcalf South Shopping Center
Demolition continues of the former Metcalf South Shopping Center, which will become 95Metcalf South, anchored by a Lowe’s home improvement store. → Read More