Kansas City Small Biz Suffer Cruel Summer Amid Construction Delays

An update and more info on the plight of local biz confronting poor city planning and the low-key fact of life that Amazon will bring everything to your door.

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A lot of businesses depend on walk-ins or foot traffic, and the loss of the parking lot and roads has put a dent in sales. 75th and Wornall has become a prime destination for bar and restaurant hopping, but pedestrian capacity has ceased dangerously for these establishments. Waldo Social owner Shawn Larson says getting people in the door has become an even heavier task than usual for a local business.

“At the end of the day, I have to be busy enough,” Larson says. “I’m working my butt off to get people in that in the door to not break even, still.”

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