KANSAS CITY-The city council is leaning toward a company with higher bid because schedules by the low bidder had "typically not been met" and that the company had "product design issues" such as water leaks on the bridges.

OLATHE, KS-A new general manager, Bradley K. Cornell, will oversee day-to-day operations at Glimcher Properties Limited Partnership's 800,000-sf outlet mall. He was general manager at the New Towne Mall in New Philadelphia, OH.

KANSAS CITY-The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City released stats for January and February that show construction down 30% compared to the same two months in 2000. And the future isn't promising.

ELMWOOD, KS-The project would have cost $130 million and generated 2,300 jobs but there was opposition to the plant from the beginning. Company officials gave no reason for their decision.

KANSAS CITY-Office space at the 32-story, previously long-vacant 911 Walnut are going for $7 per sf, about half the going rate for Class B Downtown space. The deal is in effect for tenants who sign by June 1.

KANSAS CITY-American's overhaul base may stay, but the administrative center at Kansas City International Airport may be on the bubble as a result of the carrier's purchase of Trans World Airlines.

DESOTO, KS-Oz Entertainment Co. wants to build $860-million theme park and mixed-use development. Its plan is to turn the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant into a tourism, high-tech and residential area.

KANSAS CITY-Two more alleys are shutting down their lanes, leaving 27 in the market. That's down from an all-time high of 55. Financial reasons and a lease non-renewal are blamed for the most recent closings.