Washington Prime Group, which owns about 100 malls nationwide, including a majority stake in Leawood's Town Center Plaza and Town Center Crossing properties, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after missing an interest payment earlier this year.

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, soon could expand an existing STAR bond district to account for newly planned Homefield projects. Commissioners are not currently considering additional STAR bonds, though Homefield could request them in the future.

Developers stand to save on expenses of building new Class B workforce housing, at a time of high demand, by retrofitting existing extended-stay hotels with apartments, one firm found.

Independence will borrow up to $45 million from the Missouri Development Finance Board to help meet anticipated upcoming bond payment spikes for the Crackerneck Creek project.

Independence will borrow up to $45 million from the Missouri Development Finance Board to help meet anticipated upcoming bond payment spikes for the Crackerneck Creek project.

Milhaus expects to seek city approval later this summer for a $54.8 million apartment proposal on part of a block across from the University of Kansas Medical Center campus.