Kansas Adjusts Offer Aimed At Spurring Cerner, Wizards Development Near Speedway
by Kevin Collison (Analysis | Kansas City Star - December 8)
Kansas has sharpened its original offer to encourage a proposed $414 million Cerner and soccer development by Kansas Speedway, offering to make $48.5 million available upfront. more details | go to article

Deal Accelerates Downtown's Momentum
by Kevin Collison (Article | Kansas City Star - May 13)
The proposed Sprint Center arena is the latest wave in an incoming $1.6 billion tide of investment announced the past two years in Kansas City's long-struggling downtown. Mayor Kay Barnes, major downtown property owners and an array of top local and national companies have coalesced in an effort to reverse a half-century of disinvestment in the region's economic heart. more details | go to article

Arena Plan Gets Financial Boost
by Kevin Collison (Article | Kansas City Star - May 12)
A Denver billionaire with extensive sports and entertainment holdings will have an important stake in an arena financing plan, Mayor Kay Barnes is expected to announce today. Anschutz Entertainment Group, whose principal owner is Philip Anschutz, is expected to make a significant investment in an 18,500- to 20,000-seat arena being considered for 14th Street and Grand Boulevard, according to several sources with knowledge of the deal. more details | go to article