The team reached a deal with Hallmark Cards on a "transformative project" that will create a new ballpark at Crown Center near downtown Kansas City, Royals owner John Sherman said. The announcement comes a week after the City Council passed a financing package.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals and Hallmark Cards announced on Wednesday they are teaming up to bring Royals baseball and billions in private investment and economic development to Crown Center through a historic project that will enhance tourism and lift Kansas City’s profile nationally and beyond.

The Kansas City Royals and Hallmark Cards said they will partner on a project to bring a ballpark and other development to Crown Center. In other news: severe weather is in the forecast and The Residence opens at KC Live!

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Royals will build a new downtown ballpark at Crown Center, drawing swift praise from city, state and business leaders. Wednesday’s announcement confirms the team’s plan to move from Kauffman Stadium to a new urban ballpark.

On the north face of a new parking garage rising at 18th Street and Lydia Avenue, Kansas City has reserved a blank rectangle nearly the height of a three-story building, 29 feet tall by 20 feet wide. The space is slated for a permanent, wall-based public ...

What we are doing today will change Kansas City forever,” said one of the leaders behind the $30 million project.

Agencies that oversaw the Kansas City project, however, say it’s not their job to monitor how employers categorize their workers. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which authorized federal funds for the project, said that’s the job of the Housing Authority of Kansas City, the contract administrator for the project.