Another round of Kansas City-area development projects will receive funding through the Kansas Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) program. The highly anticipated Rock Island Bridge renovation in Kansas City, Kansas, will take home of the most grant funding in the metro area. Its developer, Flying Truss LLC, received $4 million. The redevelopment will include 11,000 square feet of entertainment space with a food hall, bars, coffee shops, a lower-deck event space, seating for more than 250, office…

Panasonic Energy Co. Ltd. started vertical construction this week in De Soto on its $4 billion electric-vehicle battery plant, moving on from about six months of preliminary site work. Workers erected the facility's first steel beam on Wednesday, according to a release. They finished moving 4.5 million cubic yards of earth, a process that started in November. Two Panasonic officials came to the site for the occasion. Panasonic Allan Swan, president of Panasonic Energy of North America and Carl…

The National WWI Museum and Memorial anticipates lots of tourist and media attention during the NFL Draft. Its grounds will play a key role in the event. CEO Matthew Naylor talks about what the gala means for his organization.

New Mexico homebuilder Hakes Builders will make an entrance into the Kansas City area with two subdivisions in Leavenworth County.

Amazon.com Inc. opened its second facility in Liberty and plans to hire 500 people there to specialize in fulfilling orders for heavy items. The giant retailer already employs about 6,000 people at 12 Kansas City-area facilities.

Rob Ellerman loves basketball (he built himself a private gym), and he handles his residential real estate team like a point guard: setting the pace, leading, distributing, scoring — and winning.