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KCPowercat wrote:

admb4ku wrote:It is a strategic default to try and get a better interest rate. The project isn't in financial trouble.

Lol.

That's the company line. If you don't want to believe it, then that's on you.

It is a strategic default to try and get a better interest rate. The project isn't in financial trouble.

Last time I received my alumni money request from KU, I let them know that 1) I am a successful businessman who's company matches 1:1 on university donations 2) if Kansas has enough money to offer KC companies millions of dollars to move across the border, I sincerely doubt if KU really needs my do...

Adm....do you not agree there is a large difference between rosedale and ok joes?  Seems you are trying to paint this as a stateline issue in this discussion that's not really happening except in your own mind. There is a large difference in quality, other than that, not really.(I like Rosedale, ju...

This. I like gates better.  If I want super lean meat and cheese, I'll go to a deli at a price chopper. If I want some true KC BBQ, I'll go to gates, bryants, lc's, jackstack downtown, rosedales (which is in kck) etc. OK Joes is JoCo bbq.  Clean and sterile with a touch (very small touch) of urban ...

I know and I guess you know, but it sure seems to have become the flagship of kc bbq.  It's typically the first bbq place people recommend on internet forums etc.  The visiting media now goes there rather than some of the more urban and established places in the city.  It's by far the first bbq pla...

mean wrote: Apparently the GSA doesn't want to rent parking from the county / UG. That's just one more cost.

And the UG, the tax break capital of the midwest, wouldn't give them free parking if they wanted it in order to keep them? Come on.

That may be the case, but the dude who made this decision is not from anywhere near JoCo, and neither are about half the employees. Another rumor I heard from a reliable source (which you guys are going to LOVE ) is that the GSA was concerned that there are almost 700 people working the building bu...

chingon wrote: There are 2 Kansas Citys. And neither is in Kansas.

My postal address disagrees

I'm fine with everything KCK has done up to the Cerner and soccer stadium project which I simply think should have been built downtown.  At least the office complex.  With the amount of money that Kansas is handing out, you would think they would have just a bit more say in how it's spent. I also d...

Now, both projects have been excellent additions to the metro and both have created mass amounts of investment in their respective areas, but I don't agree with KCK putting all their eggs west of 435 while the rest of the city rots away.  All they did is build themselves a nice little suburb out th...

As a guy who is happy about both developments, this is a stupid comparison. It might be a legit comparison if the Royals were downtown or there was an NBA/NHL team in Sprint, but still probably not. The Village West area is quite a bit bigger than P&L as well. And just because Village West is bo...

The KC gambling market is already saturated and MO will probably repeal the $500 loss limit. For those two reasons alone, I wouldn’t be surprised one bit if a casino never happens in KCK till Kansas reworks the gambling laws.   They plan to take so much in taxes, it will be difficult for a casino t...

Basic retail services. Downtown KCK has thousands of daytime workers, but really no support retail (dry cleaners, sit-down casual restaurant/sandwich shop) to help them out. There's certainly a number of thrift/specialty stores further to the west that cater to specific parts of the population, but...