Manufacturing
Posted May 13, 2024 Creighton University released its Mid-America Business Conditions Index for April showing the highest recorded level since September 2023, however, the manufacturing sector continues to lose jobs month over month. The Business Conditions Index, which uses the…
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Posted May 13, 2024 Kansas City, Mo.-based Labconco Corp. has appointed Ryan Gound as its new president following Jeff Stanton's announcement to retire after nearly 32 years with the company. Before taking on the role of president, Gound served Labconco…
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Posted May 9, 2024 Jeff Stanton, president of the Kansas City, Mo.-based laboratory equipment manufacturer Labconco Corp. announced his retirement following 31 years at the company. Stanton joined Labconco in 1992 as director of accounting and finance. He then became…
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Posted April 12, 2024 KC SmartPort hosted its annual industry briefing Wednesday, bringing together over 650 industrial leaders and highlighting the Kansas City region as a center for global investment. Industrial leaders from the surrounding Kansas City region and beyond…
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Posted April 1, 2024 Creighton University released its Mid-America Business Conditions Index for March and shows the region has not broken the growth threshold and the manufacturing sector is losing more workers. The Business Conditions Index, which uses the same…
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Posted March 21, 2024 Warroad, Minnesota-based Marvin, a window and door manufacturer, has selected Kansas City, Kansas for the home of its new $76 million factory. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday that Marvin will invest $76.5 million to build…
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Owners of the Kansas City-based manufacturer Meyer Laboratory, Inc. have sold their company to a private equity firm in New York. New York-based TruArc Partners announced it had acquired Meyer Lab from its owners Russell Meyer and William “Rusty” Meyer,…
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Updated 12:53 p.m., March 4, 2024 A Kansas Department of Commerce official believes the state is poised to take on more electric vehicle manufacturing investments a year after a bill passed to establish the Transformation of Passenger and Freight Vehicle…
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Creighton University released its Mid-America Business Conditions Index which shows the region dropped back below growth neutral and a decrease in job openings and layoffs over the past 12 months for all states in the region. The Business Conditions Index,…
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Posted February 27, 2024 Sarasota, Fl.-based Harmar Mobility LLC announced it has consolidated both of its Missouri manufacturing facilities to a new location in Raymore. Harmer is an accessibility and mobility equipment supplier that specializes in stairlifts, platform lifts, vehicle…
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