http://kcur.org en http://kcur.org/post/area-development-2012-review-2013-preview <p>While the announcement that Swedish furniture retailer Ikea was <u>the</u> big story in area development for 2012 for its many fans in the metro, there was a lot more&nbsp;<strong>news about business growth the past year</strong>.</p><p></p><p> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:31:21 +0000 Steve Kraske and Danie Alexander 29808 at http://kcur.org Area Development: 2012 Review & 2013 Preview http://kcur.org/post/kansas-city-area-development-2011 <p>Whether it&#39;s the opening of a beacon of the performing arts, a shopping mall revived from near death, a business fleeing one side of the state for the other, or a law firm&#39;s attempt to build a new office structure on the Country Club Plaza, it&#39;s been a <strong>busy year in development</strong> across the Kansas City region. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:03:22 +0000 Steve Kraske and Stephen Steigman 9242 at http://kcur.org Kansas City Area Development In 2011