Article: Union Station Changes Strategy on Science City Museum in Kansas City, Mo.

By Jeffrey Spivak, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 30--Union Station officials are embarking on an ambitious fund-raising strategy to "change the entire character" of its Science City museum and to avoid more multimillion-dollar deficits.

The station's board of directors on Wednesday approved a new five-year financial plan. It includes a $12.5 million short-term loan program relying on a novel fund-raising tool, a charitable investment trust. The plan also includes asking voters for more public funding, probably next year.

With all that new money, station officials hope to rekindle visitors' interest in ...

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