Arts center still looking for $60 million

Last month, steelworkers installed beams between the concert hall and the theater at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Set to open in 2010, the future home of the Kansas City Symphony, the Kansas City Ballet and the Lyric Opera is beginning to make what should be an ultimately dramatic mark on the skyline.

The project could still use a little cash, however. A $60 million shortfall remains. Jane Chu, a spokeswoman for the center, says the $405 million project is 85 percent funded.