One of the flights being added is to a city getting more than 90 travelers a day from Kansas City, even without nonstop service.

Joette Pelster, who built up the Coterie Theatre, as well as other major Kansas City arts institutions, has died. Pelster’s death comes shortly after she announced that she would retire as executive director of the Coterie Theatre. The nonprofit theater’s annual budget increased from $600,000 to $1.6 million under her leadership, according to a release. Pelster’s impact on the Kansas City arts scene stretched across organizations and art forms. She formerly was marketing director for the…

Joette Pelster, who built up the Coterie Theatre, as well as other major Kansas City arts institutions, has died. Pelster’s death comes shortly after she announced that she would retire as executive director of the Coterie Theatre. The nonprofit theater’s annual budget increased from $600,000 to $1.6 million under her leadership, according to a release. Pelster’s impact on the Kansas City arts scene stretched across organizations and art forms. She formerly was marketing director for the…

The opening of a new Rally House store in Overland Park is part of a growth streak that has lasted most of this year, and extended across the country. The Lenexa-based sports apparel retailer’s newest store opened last week in Overland Park’s Stanley Square retail center. The store is in the former Smoke ’n’ Fire location at 8030 W. 151st St. Rally House claimed more than 140 locations in 14 states in a release announcing the opening of the Overland Park location. That’s up from 106 stores…

The opening of a new Rally House store in Overland Park is part of a growth streak that has lasted most of this year, and extended across the country. The Lenexa-based sports apparel retailer’s newest store opened last week in Overland Park’s Stanley Square retail center. The store is in the former Smoke ’n’ Fire location at 8030 W. 151st St. Rally House claimed more than 140 locations in 14 states in a release announcing the opening of the Overland Park location. That’s up from 106 stores…

More than 1,000 new transportation projects began in Missouri and Kansas in the first year after a major federal infrastructure funding bill, according to an industry group study. Work began on 872 transportation projects in Missouri and 198 in Kansas in the first year after the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, according to research by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The study, based on U.S. Treasury data through Sept. 30, found that more than 29,000…