Community leaders gather for early morning walk on Troost, hoping to spur economic development

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Mayor Quinton Lucas and other leaders took an early morning walk down Troost to highlight the corridor’s progress.

Brandon Calloway, the CEO and co-founder of Generating Income for Tomorrow (GIFT), organized the event, which began Friday morning at 6 a.m.

Calloway said he wanted to go up and down Troost, showcasing Black-owned businesses throughout the area and seeing the street from a completely different vantage point…

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