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Start of an Era
http://www.kansascity.com/about-us/ The paper, originally called The Kansas City Evening Star, was founded September 18, 1880 by William Rockhill Nelson and Samuel E. Morss.[2] The two moved to Missouri after selling the newspaper that became the Fort Wayne News Sentinel (and earlier owned by Nelson's father) in Nelson's Indiana hometown, where Nelson was campaign manager in the unsuccessful Presidential run of Samuel Tilden. -
The Legacy Begins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Star The paper was first printed on the second story of a 3-story building at 407–409 Delaware. In 1881 it moved 14 W. 5th Street. In 1882 it moved to 115 W. 6th. In 1889 it moved to 804–806 Wyandotte. In 1911 it moved into its Jarvis Hunt-designed building at 18th and Grand.[5] -
Nelson Makes a Purchase
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Star He purchased the Kansas City Evening Mail (and its Associated Press evening franchise) in 1882. The paper name was changed to The Kansas City Star in 1885. Nelson started the Weekly Kansas City Star in 1890 and the Sunday Kansas City Star in 1894.[4] In 1901 Nelson also bought the morning paper The Kansas City Times (and its morning Associated Press franchise). Nelson announced the arrival of the "24 Hour Star."' -
Nelson Dies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Star Nelson died in 1915. Nelson provided in his will that his newspaper was to support his wife and daughter and then be sold. -
Employee Ownership
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Star Laura's husband Irwin Kirkwood, who was editor of the paper, led the employee purchase. Kirkwood in turn died of a heart attack in 1927 in Saratoga Springs, New York, where he had gone to sell thoroughbred horses. Stock in the company was then distributed among other employees. -
Bought the Flambeau Paper Mill in Wisconsin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Star In 1945 the paper bought the Flambeau Paper Mill in Park Falls, Wisconsin to provide newsprint. The mill was to be cited for pollution problems and have labor problems, and the Star was to eventually divest itself of the mill in 1971 -
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Local Ownership Ends
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Star Local ownership of the Times and Star ended in 1977 with their purchase by Capital Cities. -
Leaving Past. New Future.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Starhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Star#Corporate_Ownership_.281977_.E2.80.93_present.29</a> Local ownership of the Times and Star ended in 1977 with their purchase by Capital Cities. In 1990 the Star became a morning newspaper taking the place of what was then the larger Kansas City Times which ceased publication. The Walt Disney Company acquired Capital Cities/ABC in January 1996. Disney sold the paper to Knight Ridder in May 1997 as Disney moved to concentrate on broadcast rath -
New Start for Kansas City Star
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Starhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Star</a>Knight Ridder's legacy is a massive $199 million, two-block long, glass-enclosed printing and distribution plant on the northeast side of the Star's landmark red brick headquarters at 1729 Grand Avenue. The plant began printing in June 2006. It took nearly four years to build, and is considered a major part of the effort to revitalize downtown Kansas City. The plant contains four 60 foot high presses. On June 4, 2006, the first edition of the Star came out from the new presses with a major redes -
The Employees
http://www.kansascity.com/about-us/ Employees: Approximately 616 full-time and 224 part-time Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/about-us/#storylink=cpy
