KCRag Forum

AlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 4:32 pm On the topic of In-N-Out...

I did some research earlier this year on acquiring one. The rules are that all locations must be within 500 miles of one of the three distribution center, so that they can deliver the food without having to freeze it.

They just put a distribution center in Lancaster, TX (south of Dallas) recently. On a radius map, KC is *just* within a 500 mile radius of this location. Theoretically, they could put an In-N-Out here at some point. We'd be the only midwestern city to ever get one though, unless you count Wichita.

AlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:24 pm ^They could put one in the Midwest and we might still be out of range. We’re a lot closer to Dallas than we are so many of those Midwest cities.

The office listings come as Cerner looks to consolidate employees at its Innovations and Realizations campuses in south Kansas City, and transition most associates to a hybrid workforce model.

earthling wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:41 am I've been getting many direct emails from Cerner internal recruiters and have ignored them as I'm not looking. They have my resume from many years ago, indicating how far back they are needing to look into their database. Now they have been offering work from anywhere as part of description, not just WFH. This could impact KC employment base if allowing workers to live anywhere. And it's for some positions I'm hardly qualified for, suggesting they are desperate so may fill locally intended positions to someone living elsewhere that doesn't have a Cerner office.

It's picked up to daily emails over the last week. These aren't system generated with an option to remove from list so I was going to reply to tell them I'm not interested and to remove me from list but am tempted to reply with slight interest as an opportunity to suggest they open a flex space downtown (WeWork/Plexpod) as the place to collaborate - and how undesirable the new location is.

Riverite wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:59 am I actually told HR people that when they reached out to me and were in OP

earthling wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:41 am I've been getting many direct emails from Cerner internal recruiters and have ignored them as I'm not looking. They have my resume from many years ago, indicating how far back they are needing to look into their database. Now they have been offering work from anywhere as part of description, not just WFH. This could impact KC employment base if allowing workers to live anywhere. And it's for some positions I'm hardly qualified for, suggesting they are desperate so may fill locally intended positions to someone living elsewhere that doesn't have a Cerner office.

It's picked up to daily emails over the last week and second call for same position at times. These aren't system generated with an option to remove from list so I was going to reply to tell them I'm not interested and to remove me from list but am tempted to reply with slight interest as an opportunity to suggest they open a flex space downtown (WeWork/Plexpod) as the place to collaborate - and how undesirable the new location is.

In October 2013, Cerner won approval for more than $1.6 billion in city and state TIF incentives, a figure that later rose to $1.745 billion, in what watchdog groups at the time identified as the nation's largest TIF award.

However, the company would loss access to $1.07 billion of that figure if project areas are not designated for its 11 outstanding phases by October 10, 2023, or within 10 years of its original TIF plan approval, local development attorneys have said.
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Cerner saw higher-than-expected development costs for its first four Innovations office projects, which totaled about $621 million, up from the expected $574.3 million, largely due to higher costs, according to data the company presented.

Despite that uptick, the assessed value for the first two office sites came in almost $16 million lower than anticipated, at $24.8 million, down from a $40.6 million projection. The third and fourth office properties' assessed values have not yet been determined.

Correspondingly, through 2020, Cerner's offices generated less revenue from increases in property taxes, or $4.8 million versus a $7.4 million estimate, for the company to use in covering eligible project costs under its TIF deal. Cerner also captured a smaller amount in economic activity taxes (EATs) through its TIF and Super TIF incentives, or $12.8 million compared with its projected $18.4 million.
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The company said in June that 75% of associates will have flexibility to work in its offices or remotely, with the balance split among those working remotely or in person full time. Thompson said Cerner's current return-to-office date will be Jan. 10.