AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Kansas City Missouri. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/kansas-city-mo 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/kansas-city-mo https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:22:29 -0500 Enjoy a free Conservation Carnival with special exhibits and nature activities Kansas City, Mo. – Forty years ago, the Burr Oak Woods Nature https://www.americantowns.com/news/celebrate-with-mdc-the-burr-oak-woods-nature-center-40th-anniversary-oct-1-at-blue-springs-31452420-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/celebrate-with-mdc-the-burr-oak-woods-nature-center-40th-anniversary-oct-1-at-blue-springs-31452420-kansas-city-mo.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Founded in 1992 by Chris McDaniel, Heartland Financial Group provides life, health and annuity products to the senior market. The company completed https://www.americantowns.com/news/blue-springsbased-insurance-marketer-heartland-financial-group-sells-to-integrity-marketing-group-31452332-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blue-springsbased-insurance-marketer-heartland-financial-group-sells-to-integrity-marketing-group-31452332-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Travelers beware, changes are coming to Kansas City International Airport this week. It's another sign that the new terminal will open soon. https://www.americantowns.com/news/kansas-city-international-airport-closes-second-of-three-economy-parking-lots-31452333-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kansas-city-international-airport-closes-second-of-three-economy-parking-lots-31452333-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The City Plan Commission soon will review whether four corner buildings eyed for demolition at 31st and Main streets warrant historic protection https://www.americantowns.com/news/tour-the-31st-and-main-buildings-eyed-for-historic-designation-photos-31453582-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tour-the-31st-and-main-buildings-eyed-for-historic-designation-photos-31453582-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Kansas City real estate panelists said the area must build on economic momentum from the coming Kansas City International Airport terminal and Kansas https://www.americantowns.com/news/kansas-city-cre-experts-consider-how-to-spread-the-wealth-on-big-local-development-31453583-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kansas-city-cre-experts-consider-how-to-spread-the-wealth-on-big-local-development-31453583-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Compass Minerals plans to become a leading U.S. supplier of lithium for the rechargeable battery industry. The $252 million jolt from a Koch https://www.americantowns.com/news/compass-minerals-lands-252m-investment-from-koch-for-its-lithium-production-project-31453584-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/compass-minerals-lands-252m-investment-from-koch-for-its-lithium-production-project-31453584-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 For MyDigiRecords CEO and founder Dr. Saroj Gupta and Chief Marketing Officer Chris Humphreys, the recent investment is a “huge deal.” The https://www.americantowns.com/news/kc-health-tech-startup-lands-sizable-investment-from-terry-dunn-31453585-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kc-health-tech-startup-lands-sizable-investment-from-terry-dunn-31453585-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 With a new-build multifamily complex at Ninth and Wyandotte streets, a development partnership aspires to strike a contrast with nearby adaptive reuse https://www.americantowns.com/news/multifamily-builders-acquire-ninth-and-wyandotte-corner-properties-31453586-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/multifamily-builders-acquire-ninth-and-wyandotte-corner-properties-31453586-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Children’s Mercy is leveraging the most advanced genome sequencing system in the world to not only diagnose rare diseases, but diagnose them https://www.americantowns.com/news/childrenrsquos-mercy-taps-new-genomic-testing-system-to-diagnose-rare-diseases-faster-31453587-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/childrenrsquos-mercy-taps-new-genomic-testing-system-to-diagnose-rare-diseases-faster-31453587-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 In celebration of the company's 100th anniversary, Disney will bring an exhibit to Kansas City in 2023. Read more at Kansas City Business https://www.americantowns.com/news/disney-world-premiere-exhibition-will-make-stop-in-kansas-city-in-2023-31453588-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/disney-world-premiere-exhibition-will-make-stop-in-kansas-city-in-2023-31453588-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Electrical infrastructure is aging in Kansas City and across the country, and one local engineering firm is getting ready to tackle the big job ahead. https://www.americantowns.com/news/burns-amp-mcdonnell-creates-new-underground-electrical-team-31453589-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/burns-amp-mcdonnell-creates-new-underground-electrical-team-31453589-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Kansas City Chiefs fans outside the metro area who don't have tickets to Thursday's home opener will have use Amazon Prime to watch the https://www.americantowns.com/news/amazon-prime-to-exclusively-deliver-lsquothursday-night-footballrsquo-31453590-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/amazon-prime-to-exclusively-deliver-lsquothursday-night-footballrsquo-31453590-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Previously working in multifamily investments for the brokerage, the new senior vice president will work in a variety of investment sales for the https://www.americantowns.com/news/northmarq-kc-promotes-senior-vp-in-investments-31453591-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/northmarq-kc-promotes-senior-vp-in-investments-31453591-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Kansas City, MO. Sept. 14, 2022–An arresting sculpture by Jan Hendrix, reminiscent of the pavilions found in 18th century gardens, will be https://www.americantowns.com/news/jan-hendrix-sculpture-installed-at-nelsonatkins-31453922-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/jan-hendrix-sculpture-installed-at-nelsonatkins-31453922-kansas-city-mo.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Two Kansas City coffee shops, both family-owned, made it into the top 50 of Yelp's Top 100 U.S. Coffee Shops. Read more at Kansas City Business https://www.americantowns.com/news/two-kansas-city-spots-make-yelp-ranking-of-top-100-us-coffee-shops-31454210-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/two-kansas-city-spots-make-yelp-ranking-of-top-100-us-coffee-shops-31454210-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500