Kansas City Royals, Hallmark Cards Team Up for New Downtown Stadium
The Kansas City Royals and Hallmark Cards announced Wednesday they will team up to build a new baseball stadium in downtown Kansas City's Crown Center district. The project will use billions in private investment to create an 85-acre development.
The Kansas City Royals and Hallmark Cards unveiled their plan Wednesday to build a new baseball stadium in the Crown Center district of downtown Kansas City. The partnership will use billions of dollars in private investment and economic development money to create the new ballpark.
The project spans 85 acres and will include mixed-use development around the stadium. Major downtown Kansas City groups are backing the plan, including Union Station and the KC Sports Commission.
The city is offering $600 million in incentives for the project at Washington Square Park. Royals fans celebrated the news outside Union Station after the announcement.
This would mark a major shift for the team, moving from their current location to the heart of downtown Kansas City. The Crown Center location puts the stadium in one of the city's busiest districts.
This means the Royals would leave their current stadium and move downtown, bringing more games and events to the city center. The new stadium could boost local businesses and change how fans get to games.
Details about construction timeline and final stadium design are still being worked out.
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