The Kansas City Council on Thursday is set to vote on final lease and development agreements for a downtown Royals stadium after an hours-long committee meeting on Tuesday. Sports economists and municipal finance analysts see several vague or questionable provisions included in the city's 165 pages of stadium documents.

First Citizens Bank is trying to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Overland Park-based Hunkeler Eye Institute that claims the bank should take responsibility for processing about $550,000 in fraudulent charges from a credit card machine cloned by a criminal.

Recent Port KC policy changes mean incentive-seeking developers now must provide ongoing disclosure of lawsuits, bankruptcies, criminal cases and regulatory issues — or risk summary rejection by the agency.

Three of seven leaders who attended the retreat either confirmed plans or expressed interest in hosting conferences in Kansas City. One conference is set for October.

The project would include an accredited music college with 10,000 square feet of student housing, as well as a conference center, arena, community stage and other amenities.

Fast-growing Lever1 has a new owner with more resources to drive its growth.