Arrowhead Considers a Glow-Up

Sports

Arrowhead Considers A Glow-Up

Good morning and happy Monday, Kansas City! On the heels of another Super Bowl-winning campaign and looking forward to a 2026 World Cup, Chiefs President Mark Donovan discussed the future of Arrowhead last week at the Chiefs training camp.

• Three Diverging Paths: Donovan made it clear that three options remain on the table for the 51-year-old Arrowhead Stadium: renovate, rebuild, or relocate, with renovation seemingly being the preferred option.

• Renovation: With renovation as the focus, financing becomes a concern. With the KC Royals’ potential move away from the sports complex, that now puts the 3/8th cents sales tax to maintain the complex in limbo.

• World Cup ‘26: As hosting the World Cup in 2026 looms in the distance, Donovan says that balancing fan experience and meeting the necessary FIFA requirements for the stadium will prove to be a challenge in the coming years.

You can read more about what Donovan had to say about all things Arrowhead here.

Business

Signal Theory Makes Things Official In KC

Signal Theory, an advertising firm that employs roughly 100 employees in the KC area, has decided to officially move its headquarters from Wichita to KC.

• Local Advertisers: Signal Theory is the 6th largest advertising firm in the city, working with household brands like John Deere, Bose, Sonic, and AMC.

• Follow The Money: While the company will still maintain its Wichita offices, most of the employees, including the entire C-suite, live in Kansas City making it a no-brainer for the company to make the move official.

• Westport During the Week: In 2019, Signal Theory moved its Kansas City offices from the Crossroads to its new headquarters in Westport which is a massive 42,000-square-foot facility that won a Capstone award for the renovation.

To see more of Signal Theory’s work, including its award-winning John Deere ads, go to their Instagram here.

Opening

New Concept Zooming into Aspiria Campus

A significant portion of the former Sprint campus in Overland Park will now be redeveloped by a Florida-based indoor karting and games company.

• Start Your Engines: Andretti Indoor Karting and Games announced they will be turning 11610 Nall Ave. into a 96,000-square-foot family entertainment facility featuring indoor go-karting, laser tag, virtual reality games, and an arcade.

• Already Andretti: Overland Park is the latest Andretti location to open with nine locations already across the US, including five across Texas alone.

• Many New Businesses: In 2019, the campus which was used exclusively for Sprint operations, was purchased by Occidental Management and turned into the Aspiria Campus which houses several businesses and restaurants.

Andretti Indoor Karting and Games hope to be open for families to visit by next summer.

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