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Development

UMKC Health Gets A Upgrade

Happy Thursday, Kansas City! UMKC is getting a new $120M medical and dental building and the renderings look amazing.

• Room For Learning: This week, UMKC released renderings of what the new project will look like. The new 6-story, 200,000-square-foot building will replace the on-campus parking lot currently at 25th and Charlotte.

• Orders Thank You Letters: The $120M building is being built thanks in part to the Hall Family’s $15M donation to help build what will be known as the Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Building.

• Many Hands: The university also secured over $70M in funding from the state with the Sunderland Foundation kicking in another $30M toward the building.

The Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Building is just one of many projects being developed on Hospital Hill in recent years. It joins the Children’s Mercy Tower and University Health buildings I & II as well.

Economy

Can KC Keep The Big XII Tournament?

The Big XII Women’s Basketball media day was this week, and a huge topic of conversation was whether Kansas City will continue to host the Big XII tournament for men’s and women’s basketball.

• Signs Look Good: After receiving questions about potentially moving the tournament, commissioner Brett Yormark said that thanks to the tournament’s success, they are in talks to keep it here until 2031.

• Proven Success: Last year’s tournament was a huge success financially as well. The men’s tournament drew its highest ticket-grossing in history and the women’s tournament was up 20% year over year.

• Boosting Confidence: At least one person is counting the good omen as a success. Kathy Nelson, president and CEO of KC Sports Commission and Visit KC, said this is a huge win and one that’s been in the works for a while.

The Big XII tournament will resume in March of 2024 with both the men’s and women’s tournaments coming to the T Mobile Center. We also like to consider this event the unofficial beginning of spring.

Food & Drink

From Gas Station To Current Stadium

The Kansas City Current has announced its first restaurant that will go into the new stadium.

• BBQ, Of Course: The Current’s Stadium, which will be ready for next season, will feature a hometown favorite, Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que.

• Stadium or Gas Station?: Joe’s will set up shop in a prominent location in the northeast corner of the stadium, and will serve local favorites like the Z-Man in both chicken and brisket.

• Only The Beginning: According to Current President Allison Howard, the team will continue to name local vendors in the coming weeks which will be available inside the stadium for next season.

We’ll keep you posted as the team continues to announce which vendors get selected over the next several weeks.

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In Other News

• 🎅Christmas Is Back: Winter Skies, the popular Christmas pop-up bar, is returning Nov 16.

• 🍺Hoppy 2024: Boulevard has announced its 2024 lineup of new beers and it will be adding a twist to the classics.

• 🏒Ice Ice Baby: The Mavericks return for another season this Friday with a home opener Saturday against Wichita.

• 🏎️Start Your Engines: Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are becoming quite the business duo. The two both invested in Formula 1 racing last week.

• 🏬Bye-Bye Macy: A new developer has purchased the vacant Prairie Village Macy’s with plans to add a grocery store and two other businesses.

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