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Revitalizing Downtown Kansas City

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Robert Beardsley
22 December 2003 - 11:00am

H&R Block's decision to build its headquarters in Kansas City's South Loop area marks a turning point for the long-neglected neighborhood.

"Christmas came early to downtown Thursday when H&R Block announced it will build a new world headquarters and move at least 1,450 employees to the long-blighted South Loop area. A 500,000-square-foot office building is planned between Main and Walnut streets. The headquarters would tower over a seven-block entertainment district also announced for the area Thursday... Together, the two projects valued at $400 million are designed to erase a decades-long legacy of neglect left by a variety of failed redevelopment plans."

Full Story: 'Major step forward' cheers downtown KC
Source: The Kansas City Star, December 19, 2003
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