A historic Kansas City hotel could be under new ownership in the next few months.

Almost eight years ago, Southwest Airlines Co. CEO Gary Kelly said "it's time for some airport improvements" at Kansas City International Airport (Code: MCI). Besides Kelly, the star of the show was "Missouri One," a Boeing 737-700 painted with Missouri's seal. During an April 15, 2015, event that commemorated Southwest's more than 30 years serving Missouri, the company's longtime and now-former CEO revealed the 143-seat aircraft and said the Dallas-based airline was committed to growing its operations…

David Starling, who served as a top leader at Kansas City Southern for eight-and-a-half years, has died. He was 73. "On behalf of the entire Kansas City Southern family, we feel shock and profound sadness for the sudden loss of our former leader and friend, Dave Starling. Dave was such a great, yet humble and understated leader, who deserves so much credit for the remarkable integration and growth of the KCS, U.S.-Mexico network," CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer said in a Monday release. When the Kansas…

Here's a sampling of the responses from some of the nearly 10,000 people who attended the new terminal's community open house.

Party City Holdco Inc. is auctioning off 12 of its leases in six states — including one in the Kansas City area. The Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey-based party goods and Halloween specialty retailer (NYSE: PRTY) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in mid-January as part of a pre-negotiated restructuring. According to a bankruptcy auction flyer, the 10,000-square-foot store at 541 E. Markey Parkway in Belton is among the leases being auctioned. A local employee confirmed that the Cass County store is…

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