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A strong community benefits agreement needs to be part of any lease deal for a new Royals ballpark, local politicians and activists say. KC worker and tenant groups pushing Royals to promise jobs ...
Part of the site houses the former Sprint offices, now occupied with other corporate tenants. The property is located west of Leawood’s Town Center Plaza , a shopping center with stores, a 20 ...
Proposed Royals stadium The Royals development would displace at least eight restaurants, seven shops and 12 other organizations. The former Kansas City Star printing facility would be demolished ...
In 2021, John Sherman started talking openly about his desire for a move downtown. [1]While the Royals ownership committed $1 billion towards a stadium and ballpark district, a larger chunk of the funding would come from the passing of an election referendum for a 40-year, 3/8th-cent sales tax to help finance the new Royals ballpark and renovate Arrowhead Stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs.
A strong community benefits agreement with the Royals that guarantees living-wage union jobs and truly affordable housing could transform service and hospitality work for thousands of workers ...
“This has the potential to be life changing for a lot of people,” said one leader surveying the Royals’ $2 billion plan for a new downtown stadium.
Surrounding business owners worry they will be displaced if a new Royals stadium is built at the site of the former Star printing plant.
The stadium is the sixth-oldest stadium in the majors and has hosted the 1973 and the 2012 MLB All-Star Games, along with Royals home games during the 1980, 1985, 2014, and 2015 World Series. Between 2007 and 2009, Kauffman Stadium underwent a $250 million renovation, which included updates and upgrades in fan amenities, a new Royals hall of ...