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Earlier this month, a bill was enacted that will allow Missouri residents to add their numbers to a no-call list. Now, the Kansas City movers are betting you want to know how you go about getting your number added to end sales calls to your mobile phone. The bill will allow the Attorney General’s office to take legal action against sales companies who solicit cell numbers on the list. Here’s what you have to do:

You’ll need to go online to the Missouri Attorney General’s site and fill out your information

OR

Call 866-662-2551

Persons who call and submit their number prior to July 31 will have their number go into effect as a do-not-call as of October 1st. If you sign up between July 31 and November 1, you won’t go into effect until early 2013.

Recently, Zimmer Real Estate, based in Kansas City, helped the Academy of Integrated Arts to lease a 6,000 square foot building in the city to give it a new location. The industrial building also needs to undergo a makeover to make it a more school-oriented building, which will occur with the help of construction crews to transform the open industrial space into a charter school.

The intent of the school is to serve the urban center of Kansas City. The Kansas City movers are curious to see how the space comes along in it’s transformation.

This April, housing trends took a turn for the positive as the price of homes has risen for the first time in over half a year. The stats come from nationwide sales, not just here in Kansas City. Economists and industry professionals have shared that throughout 20 metros nationwide, prices rose 1.3 percent.

While numbers are still lower than they were in 2011, the Kansas City movers are optimistic that the industry is changing in the right direction. We hope that for realtors, contractors, and other housing industry professionals this is the case, as we want to see the city and the rest of the nation positively grow with real estate.

Living in the digital age that we do, you can do amazing things without much effort other than browsing websites and typing. Buying items, searching for things you want, and catching up with friends and family is all easy and accessible. But there are also some dangers to the open and you need to protect yourself!

One of the scams that the Kansas City movers want to increase your awareness of is real estate deals on Craigslist. Many of these are fake listings, poached from other realtors, or scams to get you to wire money. NEVER send money, bank info, or personal data without verifying a company or realtor is reputable. Also, take heed to the old saying that if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is!

The head of the unions for the Iron Ship Builders, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Blacksmiths and Forgers & Helpers have a lot of perks at the top of their fields. In fact, six-figure salaries are the norm for half of the officers and staffers, not to mention job positions offered for family members.

Some union officers are making well over six figures, and given the example of union officer Newton B. Jones who received more than $600,000 with travel and other expenses factored in. Retirements, company cars and other gifts and expenses have led to the significant spending of union funds on specific individuals. The Kansas City movers have learned that extensive investigating has taken place to learn how the officials have funded their lifestyles and detect if there is any foul play underway.

Alarmingly, there is still an epidemic of college graduates who can’t find work in today’s tough job market. Out of students graduating between 2006 and 2011, four out of five college graduates haven’t found stable careers. Aside from that statistic, just over 50% of graduates have found full-time work of some sort. For those graduating in 2012, there is much competition with all of their unemployed peers also seeking work.

The Kansas City movers are concerned at the overwhelming number of candidates for few positions. There is certainly no shortage of qualified individuals, so it’s important to be on your toes with a killer cover letter and an impeccable resume.

As Missouri and Kansas share a border and are similar cities, they also share a professional competition in regards to business development and job opportunity. Each state has spent extensive amounts of money to lure companies to put down roots in one state over the other. Considering the boundary between the two is a State Line Road, the ease of going from one to the other is obvious.

The financial means don’t come from the governments and visitor bureaus alone–cities and suburbs have also contributed to help distinguish a city as a better location for new business over the other. The competition has become financially detrimental as each state has slid into debt and is below budget. The Kansas City movers of course favor new developments and opportunities in Missouri, yet we also want responsible use of taxpayer money–current residents should be the focus, not new ones.

The Board of Education in Missouri has come to a decision that will cause the close of six Imagine Charter Schools due to academic and financial issues. This is crucial news for the currently enrolled students who will need to seek out alternate educational facilities in the fall. There are about 4,000 existing pupils enrolled in the Imagine schools in the state.

The Kansas City movers have learned that the Missouri Department of Education has set up a transitional facility to help these students find new schools. The closure of these schools has been a heated issue, though the Commissioner of Education has stated the Imagine schools have failed to reflect performance that shows the educational quality of the centers in a positive light. They are among the lowest performing schools in the entire state.

The $850 million entertainment district that was created in the center of downtown Kansas City, Missouri has been less than successful in living up to its original projected success. The complex is comprised of eight blocks with restaurants, nightclubs and retail shops. The center was poised to be wildly successful as the economy was predicted to recover–unfortunately neither have happened much in the Kansas City area.

The center, called the Power & Light District, has reported worrisome lows in traffic and sales. The Kansas City movers have learned that the center is actually only generating 1/3 of the money they need to cover the debt they took out to build. Hopefully there is a draw to the area soon and the Power & Light District can achieve its original goals of catering entertainment to downtown KC.

It may be too soon to know for sure, but all signs are apparent that the real estate market is turning around in Kansas City. Reflecting over the last eight months, home sales have consistently been higher than the same time period one year prior. To put it into perspective, this is the first time that’s happened since 2003—almost a decade!

The Kansas City movers did a little research into which neighborhoods are faring better than others, and it seems Shawnee, Lee’s Summit, and Brookside are the Missouri neighborhoods doing the best in terms of demand. For homeowners, it’s also worth noting that there are less homes on the market today, therefore increasing the odds of a quick & easy sell. We’ll keep you posted as we continue to track numbers for citywide sales and report on real estate trends.