Layoffs at The Star

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I never liked Yael but the star is even more useless now.
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Cindy Hoedel also was laid off yesterday. I wonder how many more?
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Star buildings for sale 46 million. They will lease back for 15 years.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... ering.html
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Didn't the printing building cost $200+ million to construct in 2007?
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zonk wrote:Didn't the printing building cost $200+ million to construct in 2007?
yes. and their tax abatement was very notably extended recently.
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Extended how long you say? 15 years?

McClatchy is obviously hard up for cash. Somebody should make a killing, hope it's someone with vision.
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You will need a lot of vision to re-purpose that building, after McClatchy defaults on their lease. Which probably wouldn't be long.
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We already had this discussion. Aquarium.
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Because it's McClatchy and the operations are closely related:

Wichita Eagle sold their building to Cargil last fall (see uninspiring Cargill rendering... not that type of rendering: http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Cargil ... 14316.html) The old distribution sheds out back have already been demolished. Printing was moved to KC last spring, so they truck the paper down I-35 every morning.

They're moving into the bar district. http://www.kansas.com/news/business/art ... 12049.html
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grovester wrote:We already had this discussion. Aquarium.
Not sure if you're joking or not but I really like that idea.
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I like to wrap my fishes in newspapers.
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It's highly unlikely that the structure is water tight. We may have to settle for a terrarium with Komodo dragons and giant tortoises.
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As long as it's visible from 670 that's all that matters.
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grovester wrote:It's highly unlikely that the structure is water tight. We may have to settle for a terrarium with Komodo dragons and giant tortoises.
Why would the building need to be water tight? We're not talking about filling it with water. It's an iconic-type building in a good location for tourists and lots of land around it that would be developed with an aquarium project. And...I'd like to get credit for the aquarium idea when the building was first built. :)
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beautyfromashes wrote: Why would the building need to be water tight? We're not talking about filling it with water.
Can we talk about how cool that would be, though?
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Go big or go home.
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Fill it with sharks and have a sharknado.
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I wish Evel Knievel was still alive.
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Don't need an aquarium. I'm could see an indoor ski facility for summer or a year round indoor pool/water park.
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Doesn't matter as long as it's boozy.
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