AltWeeklies Wire
No Thank-You Card?new
Seven women say a Hallmark contractor fired them for cheap labor.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
06-09-2010 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Hallmark
When You Get in Bed With the CDC-KC, You Get Screwednew
At its peak, City-Wide Auto Repair had eight employees on its payroll and kept three bays busy with repairs. "We used to do more inspections than anybody in the state of Missouri," boasts Steve Frisbee. Now his business has become a dumping ground.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
03-02-2010 |
Business & Labor
As Honeywell Closes a Kansas City Plant, Workers are Dealing with the Fatal Aftereffectsnew
The U.S. Department of Labor maintains a list of 785 toxic substances verified as having been used at the site, which will soon be abandoned. But people have been abandoned, too: former workers who live with chronic pain, who struggle to breathe or who have died.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
11-24-2009 |
Business & Labor
Kansas City Notifies Wal-Mart That One of its Dead Stores is a Nuisancenew
Wal-Mart has abandoned hundreds of locations in the course of its aggressive expansion. Big-rig operators and others have stashed vehicles near a dead Sam's Club in Kansas City for more than a year, and city officials are finally taking notice.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
07-14-2009 |
Business & Labor
Hallmark Cares Enough to Send the Very Best ... Jobs to Chinanew
How did Kansas City's card maker bank $4.4 billion in revenue last year? Partly by sending hometown jobs to China.
The Pitch |
Eric Barton |
05-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
What's the Real Story Behind Increased Air Travel Delays?new
The feds blame the weather for flight delays and cancellations, but real authorities -- air traffic controllers -- have another, scarier explanation.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
10-23-2007 |
Business & Labor
J.E. Dunn Says 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme'new
When it comes to paychecks, Kansas City's largest construction company acts like a child.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
10-16-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Life Without Wal-Martnew
Kansas City advertising genius Bob Bernstein helped make Wal-Mart what it is today -- then the world's largest retailer dumped him.
The Pitch |
Eric Barton |
12-13-2006 |
Business & Labor
A Million Little Pixelsnew
He's not a Berkeley grad, and his Bay Area background is exaggerated -- but John Flowers does have taxpayer support.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
05-09-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Legal Exercisenew
Greg Sanders and his company are suing Bob Greene, Oprah's fitness guru, for ripping off their diet program.
The Pitch |
Bryan Noonan |
02-27-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Always Low, Alwaysnew
Wal-Mart managers mingle in Kansas City while workers shop for stuff they can't afford.
The Pitch |
Eric Barton |
02-06-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: hottopic, wal-mart convention
Sidewalk Solicitors Pitch for Charitiesnew
Save the Children reports that street-level fundraising has yielded more than 70 percent of its new donor base, but watchdogs warn that such methods can backfire.
The Pitch |
Mike Seely |
03-22-2005 |
Business & Labor
City Banks on Ex-Con to Revitalize Downtownnew
Kansas City officials agreed not to tax developers for changing an eyesore property into 142 units of luxury living. Does it matter that a key figure behind the venture is a white-collar criminal?
The Pitch |
David Martin |
09-21-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Black Listed: Former Hallmark Writer Gets the Shaftnew
Derrick Barnes, the first full-time African-American male writer on Hallmark's payroll, wishes he could get his old job back.
The Pitch |
Andrew Miller |
08-23-2004 |
Business & Labor
