University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellor Mauli Agrawal sees the building bolstering the school's reputation as a research institution and driving job growth.

The Kansas City streetcar has one of the highest daily and annual ridership averages compared with 13 other streetcar systems in the U.S., despite being one of the smallest.

The streetcar route will get new signs and other improvements as part of the $351.7 million project to extend the line to the Country Club Plaza area.

The $1.5 billion-asset foundation, founded by the late Cerner CEO and his wife, picked a new leader.

The Kansas City, Kansas, health care provider will pour millions in federal dollars into building a $30 million health center. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran helped steer the funding to the nonprofit.

Our "20 to Know" series continues with these Kansas City-area health care leaders. They help keep patients — and businesses — hale and hearty.