Downtown Kansas City Recalls P&L District Debut Of PortKC Dude Jon Stephens

A note from ONE OF THE SMARTEST & MOST KICK-ASS DENIZENS blog community highlights an important point for #TBT . . . 

P&L District never really paid for itself . . . But that doesn't mean our riverfront adventures won't provide fun times for all . . . 

CELEBRATE AMERICAN CAPITALISM WHEREIN CIVIC LEADERS CAN KICK-OFF 160 MILLION BUCKS WORTH OF FAIL & STILL EARN MORE CASH!!!

To be fair, Jon Stephens is very tall and that often inspires investor confidence whereas cynical blogger jerks might scoff, giggle & chortle at "European-style" office space development plans. 

And so we take a peek at the same players with a different tune . . .

"The current president of PortKC is a former president at Cordish. Jon Stephens opened the Power & Light District for Cordish as president.

"That certainly does not suggest nor infer any sort of Bidenesque activities, but it is relevant to the story when speaking of a public works project and what a community relies on from its alleged journalists."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link to a paywall story that didn't catch this not-so-fun fact that's worth double mention . . .

Port KC selects Cordish for mixed-use project at Berkley Riverfront on last big available parcel - Kansas City Business Journal

Port KC chose a team that includes The Cordish Cos. and Parking Company of America for developments that would meld new mixed uses at Berkley Riverfront with a public garage providing spaces for the Kansas City Current's coming multipurpose stadium.

A better write-up of the project . . .

Port KC approves $800M in bonds for Current development on riverfront

The Port Authority of Kansas City approved as much as $800 million in bonds to help finance a Kansas City Current development on the riverfront.