The special tax district will help fund $26.7 million in renovations at Westchester Square, including facade upgrades, roof repairs and parking improvements.

Tesseract Ventures CEO John Boucard grew up in Kansas and started his company in Overland Park. But he says its headquarters needs to be in Florida to be close to the money, clients and talent that will help the company grow.

Investment group Carojoto LLC in late June acquired the mostly vacant Penntower office building along the southern streetcar for a reported $5.47 million.

The legislation revives and sweetens state incentives that helped build the Kansas City Power & Light District, while also creating tax credits for converting office buildings into housing.

Burns & McDonnell promoted the general manager of its California region to become the firm's first chief people officer. Rashmi Menon has worked for the employee-owned business since 2020.

Orlando is a popular destination for Kansas City travelers, according to local airport officials, with more than 1,000 travelers a day heading to the home of Walt Disney World Resort.