Panasonic Energy Co. Ltd. has leased half of a large industrial building under construction near its future $4 billion electric-vehicle battery plant in De Soto. The Japan-based company becomes the first tenant in the Flint Commerce Center.

NorthPoint Development has secured an incentive approval for a 357-unit apartment community across from its Northland headquarters through the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority's START program.

An Urban Lab KC presentation of concepts for restricting or closing some Country Club Plaza streets to vehicles drew significant interest from more than 120 attendees Monday evening, including Mayor Quinton Lucas.

Jackson County Sports Complex Authority officials on Monday joined the public discourse around a new Royals ballpark. They emphasized that the team, not Jackson County, will bear responsibility for the coming timeline around the $2 billion-plus project.

Assembly of the 150-foot-tall KC Wheel soon will be visible to passersby near the former Carter-Waters industrial site, just west of Kansas City's IRS Processing Center. It will anchor Pennway Point, a family-friendly entertainment district.

Years ago, Sporting Kansas City's parent agreed to annual $3 million penalties if it and Cerner Corp. did not meet a payroll threshold at the former Continuous Campus and Children's Mercy Park. OnGoal continues to haggle with state and local officials years after Cerner's departure from Kansas City, Kansas.