Misc Crossroads News

[FlippantCitizen]

what in the fresh hell is going on at 17th and walnut today

Some event for Big Brother Big Sister is what I gathered. The Crossroads was busy tonight.

[normalthings]

Lead Bank is coming to 1801 Main in the Crossroads.

http://tinyurl.com/n8vneu3

The branch location:

http://tinyurl.com/mnpxhgt

Lead Bank was bought out. New owner is planning to move personally to Kansas City

[Cratedigger]

Fintech billionaire who made her money with Square/Block. Even moving her son here and looking for schools for him. Seems like it isn't just a PR move. Will be pretty neat to have her connections injecting some more life into the KC startup scene. While it's coming back and there having been some successes (like the largest exit for a KC startup ever this week), it was thrown off by Covid.

Still not sure why Techstars pulled out of KC after Lesa Mitchell left.

[normalthings]

Fintech billionaire who made her money with Square/Block. Even moving her son here and looking for schools for him. Seems like it isn't just a PR move. Will be pretty neat to have her connections injecting some more life into the KC startup scene. While it's coming back and there having been some successes (like the largest exit for a KC startup ever this week), it was thrown off by Covid.

Still not sure why Techstars pulled out of KC after Lesa Mitchell left.

Interestingly, Forbe's estimates that she lost most of her wealth this year (poor market conditions). Hopefully she keeps her business's downtown.

[bspecht]

Still not sure why Techstars pulled out of KC after Lesa Mitchell left.

Startup tech talent (different that big co talent) & investment environment has been pretty stagnant/below pace for 5+ years tbh. I would not consider KC a relevant startup city right now, we've been passed by many places recently.

[trexel94]

Fintech billionaire who made her money with Square/Block. Even moving her son here and looking for schools for him. Seems like it isn't just a PR move. Will be pretty neat to have her connections injecting some more life into the KC startup scene. While it's coming back and there having been some successes (like the largest exit for a KC startup ever this week), it was thrown off by Covid.

Still not sure why Techstars pulled out of KC after Lesa Mitchell left.

I believe she will be the only billionaire in the KC metro as Min Kao (founder of Garmin) moved to NYC recently after selling his Leawood home and Neal Patterson is dead. Hopefully they'll plant down roots and become involved in various projects and initiatives. The Kauffmans can't do everything especially since Kao and Patterson did little for KC. Obviously it's their money but considering the sheer amount of public incentives their companies absorbed.

[TheUrbanRoo]

Fintech billionaire who made her money with Square/Block. Even moving her son here and looking for schools for him. Seems like it isn't just a PR move. Will be pretty neat to have her connections injecting some more life into the KC startup scene. While it's coming back and there having been some successes (like the largest exit for a KC startup ever this week), it was thrown off by Covid.

Still not sure why Techstars pulled out of KC after Lesa Mitchell left.

I believe she will be the only billionaire in the KC metro as Min Kao (founder of Garmin) moved to NYC recently after selling his Leawood home and Neal Patterson is dead. Hopefully they'll plant down roots and become involved in various projects and initiatives. The Kauffmans can't do everything especially since Kao and Patterson did little for KC. Obviously it's their money but considering the sheer amount of public incentives their companies absorbed.

Who is the woman? Can't find the name.

[trexel94]

Fintech billionaire who made her money with Square/Block. Even moving her son here and looking for schools for him. Seems like it isn't just a PR move. Will be pretty neat to have her connections injecting some more life into the KC startup scene. While it's coming back and there having been some successes (like the largest exit for a KC startup ever this week), it was thrown off by Covid.

Still not sure why Techstars pulled out of KC after Lesa Mitchell left.

I believe she will be the only billionaire in the KC metro as Min Kao (founder of Garmin) moved to NYC recently after selling his Leawood home and Neal Patterson is dead. Hopefully they'll plant down roots and become involved in various projects and initiatives. The Kauffmans can't do everything especially since Kao and Patterson did little for KC. Obviously it's their money but considering the sheer amount of public incentives their companies absorbed.

Who is the woman? Can't find the name.

Jacqueline Reses

[TheUrbanRoo]

I believe she will be the only billionaire in the KC metro

John Sherman, and maybe Cliff Illig? But for sure Sherman.

[FangKC]

Donald Hall Sr. (Hallmark) is as well.

[KCPowercat]

Sounds awesome
Kansas City Star: Attention, cheese lovers: Local dairy will open cafe with rooftop deck in Kansas City.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/busines ... 22591.html

[brewcrew1000]

Fintech billionaire who made her money with Square/Block. Even moving her son here and looking for schools for him. Seems like it isn't just a PR move. Will be pretty neat to have her connections injecting some more life into the KC startup scene. While it's coming back and there having been some successes (like the largest exit for a KC startup ever this week), it was thrown off by Covid.

Still not sure why Techstars pulled out of KC after Lesa Mitchell left.

I believe she will be the only billionaire in the KC metro as Min Kao (founder of Garmin) moved to NYC recently after selling his Leawood home and Neal Patterson is dead. Hopefully they'll plant down roots and become involved in various projects and initiatives. The Kauffmans can't do everything especially since Kao and Patterson did little for KC. Obviously it's their money but considering the sheer amount of public incentives their companies absorbed.

Who is the woman? Can't find the name.

Wonder if she is bought a home in the Lake Lotawana area, on her twitter she has a picture of Patriot Gun and Pawn that is on South 7 Highway in Blue Springs.
https://twitter.com/jackiereses/status/ ... 93/photo/1

[DaveKCMO]

These brothers brought artisan Mexican designs to the streets of KC; now Pancho’s Blanket is opening a Crossroads shop
https://www.startlandnews.com/2022/09/p ... blanket-2/

[Chris Stritzel]

Not sure if it was made public, but Price Management (not Price Brothers) now owns the former Bob Jones Shoe parcels at the southwest corner of 19th and Grand. It's a bog enough site for a teardown and replacement, but who knows what'll happen.

[hartliss]

Not sure if it was made public, but Price Management (not Price Brothers) now owns the former Bob Jones Shoe parcels at the southwest corner of 19th and Grand. It's a bog enough site for a teardown and replacement, but who knows what'll happen.

Don't they also own the parking lot to the east?

[Chris Stritzel]

Not sure if it was made public, but Price Management (not Price Brothers) now owns the former Bob Jones Shoe parcels at the southwest corner of 19th and Grand. It's a bog enough site for a teardown and replacement, but who knows what'll happen.

Don't they also own the parking lot to the east?

No. That parking lot is owned by TI - 20th and Grand LLC. Not much that I can find about them beyond the registered agent is Michael Flanagan, a lawyer whose office is on State Line Road. The LLC was formed in May 2020.

[normalthings]

Not sure if it was made public, but Price Management (not Price Brothers) now owns the former Bob Jones Shoe parcels at the southwest corner of 19th and Grand. It's a bog enough site for a teardown and replacement, but who knows what'll happen.

Don't they also own the parking lot to the east?

No. That parking lot is owned by TI - 20th and Grand LLC. Not much that I can find about them beyond the registered agent is Michael Flanagan, a lawyer whose office is on State Line Road. The LLC was formed in May 2020.

The block-sized parking lot is supposed to be owned by Price. not sure if that is still the case.

[KCtoBrooklyn]

The following item was on last week's City Council Agenda:

Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a development agreement, purchase option agreement, and real estate sales contract with Grayson Capital or its affiliates for the sale of surplus City property located at 1531 Holmes Street; and provide a 120 day period for those negotiations

This is the entire east side of that block. The city also owns the NW corner of 16th and Charlotte adjacent to this site, but I don't see an indication that would be included as well.

Grayson Capital is a new commercial development company launched by a former JE Dunn exec.

https://rejournals.com/industry-veteran ... nsas-city/

https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/ ... -firm.html

[KCPowercat]

Baseball stadium moves?

[TheUrbanRoo]

Either way they've got to start getting more development going in the E Crossroads. It's beens stagnant and the west is getting all the projects..