Kansas City Corporate Welfare Flashcube

The latest testament to enduring incentive madness during a murder spike:

Flashcube Building owner pops incentive question; PIEA says 'We'll do 100 percent' - Kansas City Business Journal

The Planned Industrial Expansion Authority on Thursday approved a 25-year property tax abatement for the $50 million conversion of the so-called "Flashcube Building" into 181 apartments. Worcester Investments has a contract to buy the long-vacant office building at 720 Main St. for $5.7 million.

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  1. TIF's, tax credits and who knows what else. Thank God that Worcester Investments doesn't have to put any of their skin in the game.

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  2. Why was this turned into the new No Tell Hotel for Kansas city?

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  3. Will day be somz seccsion ates in dat thing?

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  4. When downtown KCMO has been changed from a commercial center into a tax subsidized apartment complex, where do these people work?
    Counter clerk at Jimmy Johns or drive to the suburbs where all the jobs are.
    The creative economy!
    Hahahahahaha!!!

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