Work Force Development


K-State Olathe Partners With VanTrust for Campus Expansion

Posted December 12, 2023 Kansas State University is partnering with VanTrust to expand the Olathe campus with science and technology-based buildings to increase lab research and student enrollment. The Olathe City Council approved a real estate contract and development agreement… more

Q&A with American Royal President, CEO Jackie McClaskey

Posted December 4, 2023 Q: How did the decision for American Royal’s new home in Wyandotte County come to be? Where there other locations in mind? A: From the very first meeting I attended I knew this would be a… more

Missouri Minimum Wage Will Increase Next Year

Posted November 30, 2023 The minimum wage in Missouri is increasing to $12.30 per hour for the next calendar year. Missouri’s new minimum wage will increase by $0.30 from the previous minimum wage of just $12.00 starting Jan. 1, 2024,… more

UMB Promotes Eric Kelley as New CIO

Posted November 29, 2023 UMB Bank has announced Eric Kelley as UMB’s new chief investment officer. Since July, Kelley has been working as interim CIO. Now, Kelley will oversee the company’s private wealth management investment team which includes a new… more

KC Biotech Likarda Enters Potential $3B Market Through Partnership

November 27, 2023 Kansas City, MO-based biotech company Likarda is partnering with Pennsylvania-based Oral Biolife to manufacture dental care for animal health. The partnership would see the two companies focus on developing a treatment for periodontitis—gum disease found in animals… more

Q&A With Adam Hill

November 27, 2023 Q: What do you consider your organization’s most significant achievement or highlight over the past year? A: Growing our business and employee headcount in the current market was significant. While many of our competitors locally, regionally, and… more

DLR Group Promotes KC Office Co-Founder To Chief Operating Officer

November 20, 2023 Omaha-based DLR Group announced a co-founder of the Kansas City-area office will take the new role of chief operating officer. As COO, John Fuller is responsible for executing the firm’s business strategy, technical quality and project performance,… more

October Sees Small Rise In Unemployment Across Two-State Region

Posted November 17, 2023 The Two-State region experienced small increases in unemployment in October, according to Kansas And Missouri monthly jobs reports. Kansas The Sunflower State showed a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9 percent in October. An increase from… more

Sporting Kansas City To Open Retail Space On Black Friday

Posted November 13, 2023 Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City is opening a new, experiential, retail and event space in the Power & Light District. The new space, SportingStudio, located at 1380 Main Street, will open on November 24… more

Kansas City University and HCA Midwest Health Form Academic Partnership

Posted November 7, 2023 Kansas City University (KCU) and HCA Midwest Health have entered into a joint partnership in the hope of generating more clerkships within HCA hospitals. The six-year-long partnership would see an expansion of available clerkships for KCU… more