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IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI THIS WEEK, MAYOR SLY JAMES WAS MOURNING THE LOSS OF HIS ELDEST
THIS WEEK, MAYOR SLY JAMES WAS MOURNING THE LOSS OF HIS ELDEST SON.
MOURNING THE LOSS OF HIS ELDEST SON. ERIC JAMES DIED IN STRING FIELD
SON. ERIC JAMES DIED IN STRING FIELD AFTER A PROTRACTED ILLNESS.
ERIC JAMES DIED IN STRING FIELD AFTER A PROTRACTED ILLNESS. HE WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN IN
AFTER A PROTRACTED ILLNESS. HE WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN IN HIS EARLY 40s.
HE WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN IN HIS EARLY 40s. THE MAYOR HAS THREE OTHER
HIS EARLY 40s. THE MAYOR HAS THREE OTHER CHILDREN.
THE MAYOR HAS THREE OTHER CHILDREN. WHILE JAMES WAS NOT AT
CHILDREN. WHILE JAMES WAS NOT AT THURSDAY'S MAIN COUNCIL SESSION,
WHILE JAMES WAS NOT AT THURSDAY'S MAIN COUNCIL SESSION, EARLIER IN THE WEEK HE APPEARED
THURSDAY'S MAIN COUNCIL SESSION, EARLIER IN THE WEEK HE APPEARED BEFORE A SPECIAL CHARTER REVIEW
EARLIER IN THE WEEK HE APPEARED BEFORE A SPECIAL CHARTER REVIEW PANEL TO ARGUE IN FAVOR OF MORE
BEFORE A SPECIAL CHARTER REVIEW PANEL TO ARGUE IN FAVOR OF MORE MAYORAL POWER.
PANEL TO ARGUE IN FAVOR OF MORE MAYORAL POWER. HE WANTS THE AUTHORITY TO HIRE
MAYORAL POWER. HE WANTS THE AUTHORITY TO HIRE AND FIRE THE CITY MANAGER.
HE WANTS THE AUTHORITY TO HIRE AND FIRE THE CITY MANAGER. WHILE HE SAID HE HAS A GREAT
AND FIRE THE CITY MANAGER. WHILE HE SAID HE HAS A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH CURRENT CITY
WHILE HE SAID HE HAS A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH CURRENT CITY MANAGER TROY SCHULTE, BUT HE
RELATIONSHIP WITH CURRENT CITY MANAGER TROY SCHULTE, BUT HE CONTENTS GETTING THINGS DONE
MANAGER TROY SCHULTE, BUT HE CONTENTS GETTING THINGS DONE TAKES TOO LONG.
CONTENTS GETTING THINGS DONE TAKES TOO LONG. SO IF HE HAS A GREAT
TAKES TOO LONG. SO IF HE HAS A GREAT RELATIONSHIP, WHY ARE THINGS
SO IF HE HAS A GREAT RELATIONSHIP, WHY ARE THINGS TAKING SO LONG?
RELATIONSHIP, WHY ARE THINGS TAKING SO LONG? BE WE LIVE IN KANSAS CITY.
TAKING SO LONG? BE WE LIVE IN KANSAS CITY. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD A
BE WE LIVE IN KANSAS CITY. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD A MAYOR COME OUT AND SAY I WANT
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD A MAYOR COME OUT AND SAY I WANT LESS POWER EVER.
MAYOR COME OUT AND SAY I WANT LESS POWER EVER. THERE IS ALWAYS AN EFFORT BY THE
LESS POWER EVER. THERE IS ALWAYS AN EFFORT BY THE MAYOR TO GET MORE AUTHORITY,
THERE IS ALWAYS AN EFFORT BY THE MAYOR TO GET MORE AUTHORITY, MORE RESPONSIBILITY.
MAYOR TO GET MORE AUTHORITY, MORE RESPONSIBILITY. YOU KNOW, MARK FUNKHOUSER MADE A
MORE RESPONSIBILITY. YOU KNOW, MARK FUNKHOUSER MADE A REAL ATTEMPT TO GET RID OF THE
YOU KNOW, MARK FUNKHOUSER MADE A REAL ATTEMPT TO GET RID OF THE CITY MANAGER, WHICH BACKFIRED
REAL ATTEMPT TO GET RID OF THE CITY MANAGER, WHICH BACKFIRED BIG TIME ON HIM.
CITY MANAGER, WHICH BACKFIRED BIG TIME ON HIM. I THINK THIS IDEA OF MAYOR JAMES
BIG TIME ON HIM. I THINK THIS IDEA OF MAYOR JAMES TRYING TO RECRUIT MORE AUTHORITY
I THINK THIS IDEA OF MAYOR JAMES TRYING TO RECRUIT MORE AUTHORITY TO HIMSELF IS AN OLD STORY IN
TRYING TO RECRUIT MORE AUTHORITY TO HIMSELF IS AN OLD STORY IN KANSAS CITY.
TO HIMSELF IS AN OLD STORY IN KANSAS CITY. THERE IS GENERALLY PUSHBACK
KANSAS CITY. THERE IS GENERALLY PUSHBACK AGAINST IT.
THERE IS GENERALLY PUSHBACK AGAINST IT. BUT THERE IS SOME
AGAINST IT. BUT THERE IS SOME JUSTIFICATION FOR IT.
BUT THERE IS SOME JUSTIFICATION FOR IT. AS THE MAYOR POINTS OUT, HE IS
JUSTIFICATION FOR IT. AS THE MAYOR POINTS OUT, HE IS ALWAYS BLAMED FOR EVERYTHING
AS THE MAYOR POINTS OUT, HE IS ALWAYS BLAMED FOR EVERYTHING THAT GOES WRONG, BUT HE DOESN'T
ALWAYS BLAMED FOR EVERYTHING THAT GOES WRONG, BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RUN CITY
THAT GOES WRONG, BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RUN CITY HALL THE WAY HE SHOULD.
HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RUN CITY HALL THE WAY HE SHOULD. YOU KNOW, DAVE IS RIGHT.
HALL THE WAY HE SHOULD. YOU KNOW, DAVE IS RIGHT. NOTHING MAY HAPPEN HERE AT LEAST
YOU KNOW, DAVE IS RIGHT. NOTHING MAY HAPPEN HERE AT LEAST IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE LONG-TERM
NOTHING MAY HAPPEN HERE AT LEAST IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE LONG-TERM TRAJECTORY BEGINS TO SUGGEST AS
IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE LONG-TERM TRAJECTORY BEGINS TO SUGGEST AS THE YEAR PASS, MAYORS ARE
TRAJECTORY BEGINS TO SUGGEST AS THE YEAR PASS, MAYORS ARE PICKING UP MORE AND MORE
THE YEAR PASS, MAYORS ARE PICKING UP MORE AND MORE AUTHORITY,
PICKING UP MORE AND MORE AUTHORITY, AUTHORITY, AND SOME DAY IN THIS
AUTHORITY, AUTHORITY, AND SOME DAY IN THIS TOWN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
AUTHORITY, AND SOME DAY IN THIS TOWN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
TOWN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT. THE FOLKS WHO SUPPOSEDLY
STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT. THE FOLKS WHO SUPPOSEDLY REFORMED THIS TOWN AFTER
THE FOLKS WHO SUPPOSEDLY REFORMED THIS TOWN AFTER PENDERGAST DID A MARVELOUS JOB
REFORMED THIS TOWN AFTER PENDERGAST DID A MARVELOUS JOB OF FRACTURING ALL RESPONSIBILITY
PENDERGAST DID A MARVELOUS JOB OF FRACTURING ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND POWER IN THIS TOWN.
OF FRACTURING ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND POWER IN THIS TOWN. WIEWF GOT A -- IT'S VERY HARD IN
AND POWER IN THIS TOWN. WIEWF GOT A -- IT'S VERY HARD IN THIS DAY AND AGE.
WIEWF GOT A -- IT'S VERY HARD IN THIS DAY AND AGE. IF A CITY REALLY WANTS TO
THIS DAY AND AGE. IF A CITY REALLY WANTS TO COMPETE, WANTS TO PUT ITS BEST
IF A CITY REALLY WANTS TO COMPETE, WANTS TO PUT ITS BEST GAME FORWARD IN AN INCREASINGLY
COMPETE, WANTS TO PUT ITS BEST GAME FORWARD IN AN INCREASINGLY INTERNATIONAL WORLD, WHICH WE'VE
GAME FORWARD IN AN INCREASINGLY INTERNATIONAL WORLD, WHICH WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A MUCH STRONGER
INTERNATIONAL WORLD, WHICH WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A MUCH STRONGER EXECUTIVE BRANCH IN THIS TOWN.
GOT TO HAVE A MUCH STRONGER EXECUTIVE BRANCH IN THIS TOWN. JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH IN THIS TOWN. JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THE MERITS, NICK, AND POINT OUT,
JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THE MERITS, NICK, AND POINT OUT, EVERYONE, WHEN MARK FUNKHOUSER
MERITS, NICK, AND POINT OUT, EVERYONE, WHEN MARK FUNKHOUSER WAS MAYOR, THE IDEA OF A STRONG
EVERYONE, WHEN MARK FUNKHOUSER WAS MAYOR, THE IDEA OF A STRONG MAYOR DIDN'T ENTHRALL EVERYBODY
WAS MAYOR, THE IDEA OF A STRONG MAYOR DIDN'T ENTHRALL EVERYBODY BECAUSE OF THE WAY MARK
MAYOR DIDN'T ENTHRALL EVERYBODY BECAUSE OF THE WAY MARK FUNKHOUSER RAN THAT OFFICE.
BECAUSE OF THE WAY MARK FUNKHOUSER RAN THAT OFFICE. A LOT OF THE POWER OF THE MAYOR
FUNKHOUSER RAN THAT OFFICE. A LOT OF THE POWER OF THE MAYOR IN THIS CITY IS NOT OFFICIAL
A LOT OF THE POWER OF THE MAYOR IN THIS CITY IS NOT OFFICIAL POWER.
IN THIS CITY IS NOT OFFICIAL POWER. IT IS NOT STATUTORY POWER.
POWER. IT IS NOT STATUTORY POWER. IT'S THE POWER OF HIS OR HER
IT IS NOT STATUTORY POWER. IT'S THE POWER OF HIS OR HER INFLUENCE, HER STATURE IN THE
IT'S THE POWER OF HIS OR HER INFLUENCE, HER STATURE IN THE COMMUNITY, THE WAY HE OR SHE
INFLUENCE, HER STATURE IN THE COMMUNITY, THE WAY HE OR SHE PUTS AN OFFICE TOGETHER.
COMMUNITY, THE WAY HE OR SHE PUTS AN OFFICE TOGETHER. ON THAT SCORE, SLY JAMES IS ONE
PUTS AN OFFICE TOGETHER. ON THAT SCORE, SLY JAMES IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL POLITICIANS
ON THAT SCORE, SLY JAMES IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL POLITICIANS IN AND AROUND KANSAS CITY RIGHT
OF THE MOST POWERFUL POLITICIANS IN AND AROUND KANSAS CITY RIGHT NOW.
IN AND AROUND KANSAS CITY RIGHT NOW. WELL, AND AT THE END OF THE
NOW. WELL, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT IS HOW BUSINESS IS
WELL, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT IS HOW BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED, WHETHER IT'S A
DAY, THAT IS HOW BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED, WHETHER IT'S A BUSINESS CEO IN THE CORPORATE
CONDUCTED, WHETHER IT'S A BUSINESS CEO IN THE CORPORATE WORLD OR WHETHER IT'S POLITICAL.
BUSINESS CEO IN THE CORPORATE WORLD OR WHETHER IT'S POLITICAL. IT'S HOW YOU WORK SYSTEMS.
WORLD OR WHETHER IT'S POLITICAL. IT'S HOW YOU WORK SYSTEMS. IT'S HOW YOU FIN HE -- FINESSE
IT'S HOW YOU WORK SYSTEMS. IT'S HOW YOU FIN HE -- FINESSE SYSTEMS AND BUILD COALITIONS.
IT'S HOW YOU FIN HE -- FINESSE SYSTEMS AND BUILD COALITIONS. I AGREE.
SYSTEMS AND BUILD COALITIONS. I AGREE. IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU
I AGREE. IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO CONFORM A CONSENSUS.
IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO CONFORM A CONSENSUS. THAT'S WHY KAY BARNES WAS ABLE
ARE ABLE TO CONFORM A CONSENSUS. THAT'S WHY KAY BARNES WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE SO MUCH.
THAT'S WHY KAY BARNES WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE SO MUCH. SLY HAS BEEN ABLE TO PUT
TO ACHIEVE SO MUCH. SLY HAS BEEN ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A LOT OF ACTIVITY BASED
SLY HAS BEEN ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A LOT OF ACTIVITY BASED ON HIS ABILITY TO PERSUADE
TOGETHER A LOT OF ACTIVITY BASED ON HIS ABILITY TO PERSUADE PEOPLE.
ON HIS ABILITY TO PERSUADE PEOPLE. WHEN WE SAW MARK FUNKHOUSER WHO
PEOPLE. WHEN WE SAW MARK FUNKHOUSER WHO WAS DISMAL AT IT, THE CITY HAD
WHEN WE SAW MARK FUNKHOUSER WHO WAS DISMAL AT IT, THE CITY HAD ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS.
WAS DISMAL AT IT, THE CITY HAD ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. NEW LIFE FOR BANNISTER MALL.
ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. NEW LIFE FOR BANNISTER MALL. KANSAS CITY'S LARGEST PRIVATE
NEW LIFE FOR BANNISTER MALL. KANSAS CITY'S LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER IS GREEN LIGHTED BY THE
KANSAS CITY'S LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER IS GREEN LIGHTED BY THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CITY
EMPLOYER IS GREEN LIGHTED BY THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PLANS TO BUILD A 4.5 MILLION
COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PLANS TO BUILD A 4.5 MILLION SQUARE FOOT CAMPUS ON THE SITE
PLANS TO BUILD A 4.5 MILLION SQUARE FOOT CAMPUS ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER SHOPPING CENTER IN
SQUARE FOOT CAMPUS ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER SHOPPING CENTER IN SOUTH KANSAS CITY.
OF THE FORMER SHOPPING CENTER IN SOUTH KANSAS CITY. THE FAST GROWING HEALTH CARE
SOUTH KANSAS CITY. THE FAST GROWING HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY EXPECTS TO
THE FAST GROWING HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY EXPECTS TO CREATE 15,000 JOBS AT WHAT IS
TECHNOLOGY COMPANY EXPECTS TO CREATE 15,000 JOBS AT WHAT IS CALLED THE THREE TRAILS CROSSING
CREATE 15,000 JOBS AT WHAT IS CALLED THE THREE TRAILS CROSSING DEVELOPMENT.
CALLED THE THREE TRAILS CROSSING DEVELOPMENT. THE PROJECT, THOUGH, IS GETTING
DEVELOPMENT. THE PROJECT, THOUGH, IS GETTING $1.63 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL
THE PROJECT, THOUGH, IS GETTING $1.63 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAX INCENTIVES TO MAKE IT
$1.63 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAX INCENTIVES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
TAX INCENTIVES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. DOESN'T THAT SEEM LIKE A LOT,
HAPPEN. DOESN'T THAT SEEM LIKE A LOT, KEVIN?
DOESN'T THAT SEEM LIKE A LOT, KEVIN? WELL, IT'S AROUND 30 TO 40%
KEVIN? WELL, IT'S AROUND 30 TO 40% OF THE COSTS, AND AGAIN, NICK, I
WELL, IT'S AROUND 30 TO 40% OF THE COSTS, AND AGAIN, NICK, I TELL PEOPLE ALL THIS.
OF THE COSTS, AND AGAIN, NICK, I TELL PEOPLE ALL THIS. THIS IS MONEY THAT THE STATE AND
TELL PEOPLE ALL THIS. THIS IS MONEY THAT THE STATE AND CITY DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS MONEY THAT THE STATE AND CITY DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW. THESE ARE FUTURE TAX REVENUES
CITY DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW. THESE ARE FUTURE TAX REVENUES GENERATED BY A CORPORATION THAT
THESE ARE FUTURE TAX REVENUES GENERATED BY A CORPORATION THAT WILL HOPEFULLY CREATE 15,000 NEW
GENERATED BY A CORPORATION THAT WILL HOPEFULLY CREATE 15,000 NEW JOBS, PUT CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE TO
WILL HOPEFULLY CREATE 15,000 NEW JOBS, PUT CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE TO WORK, TAKE CARE OF A HUGE SORE
JOBS, PUT CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE TO WORK, TAKE CARE OF A HUGE SORE IN SOUTH KANSAS CITY WHERE THE
WORK, TAKE CARE OF A HUGE SORE IN SOUTH KANSAS CITY WHERE THE OLD BANNISTER MALL USED TO BE.
IN SOUTH KANSAS CITY WHERE THE OLD BANNISTER MALL USED TO BE. IT IS AN INVESTMENT.
OLD BANNISTER MALL USED TO BE. IT IS AN INVESTMENT. IS IT TOO MUCH?
IT IS AN INVESTMENT. IS IT TOO MUCH? IS IT TOO LITTLE?
IS IT TOO MUCH? IS IT TOO LITTLE? I DON'T KNOW.
IS IT TOO LITTLE? I DON'T KNOW. BUT IT'S THE PRICE OF DOING
I DON'T KNOW. BUT IT'S THE PRICE OF DOING BUSINESS, AND THE PRICE OF NOT
BUT IT'S THE PRICE OF DOING BUSINESS, AND THE PRICE OF NOT DOING BUSINESS IS RARELY
BUSINESS, AND THE PRICE OF NOT DOING BUSINESS IS RARELY CALCULATED, WHICH IS LOST
DOING BUSINESS IS RARELY CALCULATED, WHICH IS LOST ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND
CALCULATED, WHICH IS LOST ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASING BLIGHT IN SOUTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASING BLIGHT IN SOUTH KANSAS CITY.
INCREASING BLIGHT IN SOUTH KANSAS CITY. AND CERTAINLY FOR PEOPLE WHO
KANSAS CITY. AND CERTAINLY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AROUND THERE WHO HAVE BEEN
AND CERTAINLY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AROUND THERE WHO HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY FRUSTRATED, DAVE
LIVE AROUND THERE WHO HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY FRUSTRATED, DAVE HELLING, THAT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
ABSOLUTELY FRUSTRATED, DAVE HELLING, THAT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO BANNISTER MALL
HELLING, THAT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO BANNISTER MALL FOR SO MANY YEARS.
HAS HAPPENED TO BANNISTER MALL FOR SO MANY YEARS. RIGHT, AND IF ANYBODY CAN
FOR SO MANY YEARS. RIGHT, AND IF ANYBODY CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN, WE BELIEVE IT
RIGHT, AND IF ANYBODY CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN, WE BELIEVE IT CAN BE CERNER.
MAKE THIS HAPPEN, WE BELIEVE IT CAN BE CERNER. EARLIER IN THE SHOW I TALKED
CAN BE CERNER. EARLIER IN THE SHOW I TALKED ABOUT LACK OF CORPORATE
EARLIER IN THE SHOW I TALKED ABOUT LACK OF CORPORATE PRESENCE, AND I THINK CERNER IS
ABOUT LACK OF CORPORATE PRESENCE, AND I THINK CERNER IS THE EXCEPTION TO THAT, GROWING
PRESENCE, AND I THINK CERNER IS THE EXCEPTION TO THAT, GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS, AIDED IN NO
THE EXCEPTION TO THAT, GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS, AIDED IN NO SMALL PART BY THE AFFORDABLE
BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS, AIDED IN NO SMALL PART BY THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, WHICH WILL DUMP
SMALL PART BY THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, WHICH WILL DUMP HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
CARE ACT, WHICH WILL DUMP HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO THAT COMPANY.
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO THAT COMPANY. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT.
INTO THAT COMPANY. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT. I THINK THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT. I THINK THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA THINK IF ANYBODY IS CAPABLE OF
I THINK THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA THINK IF ANYBODY IS CAPABLE OF PULLING THIS OFF IT'S GOING TO
THINK IF ANYBODY IS CAPABLE OF PULLING THIS OFF IT'S GOING TO BE THE CERNER COMPANY.
PULLING THIS OFF IT'S GOING TO BE THE CERNER COMPANY. MARY.
BE THE CERNER COMPANY. MARY. ABSOLUTELY.
MARY. ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT IS WHY IT WAS ALSO KIND
ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT IS WHY IT WAS ALSO KIND OF GOOD NEWS TO MY EARS, HAVING
AND THAT IS WHY IT WAS ALSO KIND OF GOOD NEWS TO MY EARS, HAVING GROWN UP IN THAT AREA AND
OF GOOD NEWS TO MY EARS, HAVING GROWN UP IN THAT AREA AND ATTENDING HICKMAN HILLS HIGH
GROWN UP IN THAT AREA AND ATTENDING HICKMAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.
ATTENDING HICKMAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL. I REMEMBER WHEN BANNISTER MALL
SCHOOL. I REMEMBER WHEN BANNISTER MALL WAS THERE.
I REMEMBER WHEN BANNISTER MALL WAS THERE. YOU'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF
WAS THERE. YOU'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF SCHOOLS.
YOU'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF SCHOOLS. I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE.
SCHOOLS. I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE. PART OF THE MONEY IN THE DEAL
I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE. PART OF THE MONEY IN THE DEAL WAS TO GO -- THERE'S, LIKE,
PART OF THE MONEY IN THE DEAL WAS TO GO -- THERE'S, LIKE, 6 MILLION, I THINK, FOR THE
WAS TO GO -- THERE'S, LIKE, 6 MILLION, I THINK, FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
6 MILLION, I THINK, FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 6 MILLION FOR THE SCHOOLS,
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 6 MILLION FOR THE SCHOOLS, 2 MILLION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
6 MILLION FOR THE SCHOOLS, 2 MILLION FOR THE COMMUNITY. WHICH IS WONDERFUL TO HEAR
2 MILLION FOR THE COMMUNITY. WHICH IS WONDERFUL TO HEAR THAT MAY HELP.
WHICH IS WONDERFUL TO HEAR THAT MAY HELP. BUT NOTE THE DIFFERENCE VERY
THAT MAY HELP. BUT NOTE THE DIFFERENCE VERY QUICKLY ABOUT THE REACTION TO
BUT NOTE THE DIFFERENCE VERY QUICKLY ABOUT THE REACTION TO THIS THING AS OPPOSED TO, SAY,
QUICKLY ABOUT THE REACTION TO THIS THING AS OPPOSED TO, SAY, THE TRANSLATIONAL TAX WHICH IS
THIS THING AS OPPOSED TO, SAY, THE TRANSLATIONAL TAX WHICH IS ALSO SEEN AS A TRANSFER OF
THE TRANSLATIONAL TAX WHICH IS ALSO SEEN AS A TRANSFER OF PUBLIC MONEY TO PRIVATE.
ALSO SEEN AS A TRANSFER OF PUBLIC MONEY TO PRIVATE. GOVERNMENTS WILL STILL GET
PUBLIC MONEY TO PRIVATE. GOVERNMENTS WILL STILL GET SOME MONEY OUT OF THIS, AND WHAT
GOVERNMENTS WILL STILL GET SOME MONEY OUT OF THIS, AND WHAT A GREAT CHANGE THIS IS GOING TO
SOME MONEY OUT OF THIS, AND WHAT A GREAT CHANGE THIS IS GOING TO BE.
A GREAT CHANGE THIS IS GOING TO BE. WHAT AN EYESORE THE OLD SITE HAS
BE. WHAT AN EYESORE THE OLD SITE HAS BEEN.
WHAT AN EYESORE THE OLD SITE HAS BEEN. WHAT A TERRIFIC CHANGE.
BEEN. WHAT A TERRIFIC CHANGE. BUT I'M STILL UPSET I CAN'T
WHAT A TERRIFIC CHANGE. BUT I'M STILL UPSET I CAN'T GO TO RADIO SHACK INSIDE THE
BUT I'M STILL UPSET I CAN'T GO TO RADIO SHACK INSIDE THE BANNISTER MALL.
GO TO RADIO SHACK INSIDE THE BANNISTER MALL. IS GOOGLE TURNING ITS BACK
BANNISTER MALL. IS GOOGLE TURNING ITS BACK ON BUSINESSES IN KANSAS CITY
IS GOOGLE TURNING ITS BACK ON BUSINESSES IN KANSAS CITY WHILE BRINGING GOOGLE FIBER TO
ON BUSINESSES IN KANSAS CITY WHILE BRINGING GOOGLE FIBER TO TOWN HAS BEEN TOUTED AS A BOOM
WHILE BRINGING GOOGLE FIBER TO TOWN HAS BEEN TOUTED AS A BOOM TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE
TOWN HAS BEEN TOUTED AS A BOOM TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE STAR'S DEVELOPMENT REPORTER,
TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE STAR'S DEVELOPMENT REPORTER, KEVIN COLLISON, HAS A CAUTIONARY
STAR'S DEVELOPMENT REPORTER, KEVIN COLLISON, HAS A CAUTIONARY TALE OF HOW ONE INTREPID
KEVIN COLLISON, HAS A CAUTIONARY TALE OF HOW ONE INTREPID ENTREPRENEUR CAME CLOSE TO
TALE OF HOW ONE INTREPID ENTREPRENEUR CAME CLOSE TO LOSING HIS SHIRT AFTER INVESTING
ENTREPRENEUR CAME CLOSE TO LOSING HIS SHIRT AFTER INVESTING IN A RIVER MARKET BUILDING WITH
LOSING HIS SHIRT AFTER INVESTING IN A RIVER MARKET BUILDING WITH DESIGNS ON ATTRACTING OTHER
IN A RIVER MARKET BUILDING WITH DESIGNS ON ATTRACTING OTHER STARTUPS ONLY TO BE TOLD BY
DESIGNS ON ATTRACTING OTHER STARTUPS ONLY TO BE TOLD BY GOOGLE THEY'RE NOT IN THE
STARTUPS ONLY TO BE TOLD BY GOOGLE THEY'RE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF HOOKING UP
GOOGLE THEY'RE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF HOOKING UP BUSINESSES IN KANSAS CITY.
BUSINESS OF HOOKING UP BUSINESSES IN KANSAS CITY. EVERYBODY IN GOOGLE TO A
BUSINESSES IN KANSAS CITY. EVERYBODY IN GOOGLE TO A LARGE DEGREE HAVE BEEN TOUTING
EVERYBODY IN GOOGLE TO A LARGE DEGREE HAVE BEEN TOUTING THIS AS A GREAT ECONOMIC
LARGE DEGREE HAVE BEEN TOUTING THIS AS A GREAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOOM, AND THIS
THIS AS A GREAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOOM, AND THIS GENTLEMAN, JOE, WANTED TO CREATE
DEVELOPMENT BOOM, AND THIS GENTLEMAN, JOE, WANTED TO CREATE A DUPLICATE OF THE START-UP
GENTLEMAN, JOE, WANTED TO CREATE A DUPLICATE OF THE START-UP VILLAGE PHENOMENA, WHICH
A DUPLICATE OF THE START-UP VILLAGE PHENOMENA, WHICH EVERYBODY LOVES TO TALK ABOUT,
VILLAGE PHENOMENA, WHICH EVERYBODY LOVES TO TALK ABOUT, ALL THESE LITTLE HOMES ALONG THE
EVERYBODY LOVES TO TALK ABOUT, ALL THESE LITTLE HOMES ALONG THE STATE BORDER WHERE THESE LITTLE
ALL THESE LITTLE HOMES ALONG THE STATE BORDER WHERE THESE LITTLE ENTREPRENEUR BUSINESSES ARE
STATE BORDER WHERE THESE LITTLE ENTREPRENEUR BUSINESSES ARE GETTING STARTED, SO HE DECIDED
ENTREPRENEUR BUSINESSES ARE GETTING STARTED, SO HE DECIDED HE WANTED TO DO THIS.
GETTING STARTED, SO HE DECIDED HE WANTED TO DO THIS. WHEN HE WANTED TO GET IT WIRED,
HE WANTED TO DO THIS. WHEN HE WANTED TO GET IT WIRED, HE HAD A BUILDING WITH LOTS
WHEN HE WANTED TO GET IT WIRED, HE HAD A BUILDING WITH LOTS ABOVE, AND THEY SAID, NO, WE DO
HE HAD A BUILDING WITH LOTS ABOVE, AND THEY SAID, NO, WE DO NOT PROVIDE SERVICES TO
ABOVE, AND THEY SAID, NO, WE DO NOT PROVIDE SERVICES TO BUSINESS, WHICH I THINK CAUGHT A
NOT PROVIDE SERVICES TO BUSINESS, WHICH I THINK CAUGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE BY SURPRISE.
BUSINESS, WHICH I THINK CAUGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE BY SURPRISE. CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE.
LOT OF PEOPLE BY SURPRISE. CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE. BUT WHAT'S FASCINATING IS,
CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE. BUT WHAT'S FASCINATING IS, DESPITE ALL OF THIS, EVEN AS
BUT WHAT'S FASCINATING IS, DESPITE ALL OF THIS, EVEN AS RECENTLY AS THE OTHER DAY, THE
DESPITE ALL OF THIS, EVEN AS RECENTLY AS THE OTHER DAY, THE CITY WAS CONTINUALLY TO TOUT
RECENTLY AS THE OTHER DAY, THE CITY WAS CONTINUALLY TO TOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
CITY WAS CONTINUALLY TO TOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WELL, YOU'VE BEEN REPORTING A
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WELL, YOU'VE BEEN REPORTING A LOT ON GOOGLE, TOO, MARY
WELL, YOU'VE BEEN REPORTING A LOT ON GOOGLE, TOO, MARY SANCHEZ.
LOT ON GOOGLE, TOO, MARY SANCHEZ. WERE YOU SURPRISED BY THIS
SANCHEZ. WERE YOU SURPRISED BY THIS STORY?
WERE YOU SURPRISED BY THIS STORY? NO.
STORY? NO. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WONDERFUL
NO. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WONDERFUL STORY, BUT IT ABSOLUTELY DOES
I THOUGHT IT WAS A WONDERFUL STORY, BUT IT ABSOLUTELY DOES MAKE SENSE, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK
STORY, BUT IT ABSOLUTELY DOES MAKE SENSE, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES WITH
MAKE SENSE, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES WITH GOOGLE, THAT IS.
KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES WITH GOOGLE, THAT IS. IT HAS BEEN RESIDENTIAL.
GOOGLE, THAT IS. IT HAS BEEN RESIDENTIAL. FOR ALL THE DISCUSSION ABOUT
IT HAS BEEN RESIDENTIAL. FOR ALL THE DISCUSSION ABOUT ENTREPRENEURIALISM, THEIR MONEY,
FOR ALL THE DISCUSSION ABOUT ENTREPRENEURIALISM, THEIR MONEY, THEIR DOLLARS, EVERY PART OF
ENTREPRENEURIALISM, THEIR MONEY, THEIR DOLLARS, EVERY PART OF THEIR FOCUS IS STILL ON HOMES,
THEIR DOLLARS, EVERY PART OF THEIR FOCUS IS STILL ON HOMES, INDIVIDUAL HOMES.
THEIR FOCUS IS STILL ON HOMES, INDIVIDUAL HOMES. IT'S NOT ON BUSINESSES.
INDIVIDUAL HOMES. IT'S NOT ON BUSINESSES. THEY ARE FAR MORE ABOUT
IT'S NOT ON BUSINESSES. THEY ARE FAR MORE ABOUT PROVIDING AN ENTERTAINMENT
THEY ARE FAR MORE ABOUT PROVIDING AN ENTERTAINMENT OPTION FOR PEOPLE THAN THEY ARE
PROVIDING AN ENTERTAINMENT OPTION FOR PEOPLE THAN THEY ARE ABOUT STARTING UP SMALL
OPTION FOR PEOPLE THAN THEY ARE ABOUT STARTING UP SMALL ENTREPRENEURS, BELIEVE ME.
ABOUT STARTING UP SMALL ENTREPRENEURS, BELIEVE ME. AND THAT IS OUR WEEK IN
ENTREPRENEURS, BELIEVE ME. AND THAT IS OUR WEEK IN REVIEW.
AND THAT IS OUR WEEK IN REVIEW. OUR THANKS TO OUR NEWS
REVIEW. OUR THANKS TO OUR NEWS REVIEWERS.
OUR THANKS TO OUR NEWS REVIEWERS. I'M NICK HAINES.
REVIEWERS. I'M NICK HAINES. FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KCPT,
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