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Posted April 11, 2025 VML has promoted Jeff Geheb to CEO of VML Enterprise Solutions, the company’s $1.5 billion global digital transformation business. VML Enterprise Solutions combines VML’s technology transformation, commerce, customer experience, and consulting capabilities with WPP Open's AI-driven…
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Posted April 10, 2025 Olathe-based Terracon has acquired The Transtec Group a pavement engineering solutions company based in Austin, Texas. Terracon’s clients will now have access to Transtec’s specialized pavement engineering, research, testing, and consulting services, according to a release.…
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Posted April 10, 2025 Following the announcement of President Donald Trump’s decision to place a 90-day pause on some of the tariffs, Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid said he is “squarely focused” on inflation moving forward. “I intend…
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Posted April 10, 2025 Cingulate Inc., a Kansas City-based biopharmaceutical company, has received a $3 million grant to accelerate the development of its anxiety medication. The grant will be paid from a private foundation in three increments of $1 million.…
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Posted April 9, 2025 The De Soto City Council has approved the $3.5 million development of a district that would install sewage lines for around 200 acres. The sewer line would be extended approximately 1.7 miles to the intersection of…
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Posted April 8, 2025 Kansas City-based engineering solutions company CRB has named Vahid Ownjazayeri its new president and CEO. Ownjazayeri succeeds Lee Emel, who served as interim president and CEO following the retirement of Ryan Schroeder in 2024. Emel will…
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Posted April 7, 2025 Children’s Mercy Kansas City has announced an expansion plan for its Overland Park campus with a $152 million phased project that will add improved access to services and new programs. "We're really excited about this project…
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Posted April 7, 2025 Iron Prairie Ventures, a Kansas City-based venture capital firm, has raised a $15 million fund aimed at helping startups in the industrial sector. Iron Prairie Ventures plans to invest in approximately 25 companies, with initial investments…
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Posted April 4, 2025 The University of Kansas Cancer Center will open two new locations in the Briarcliff area and at Liberty Hospital, expanding its presence in the Northland. The new cancer center locations in Briarcliff and Liberty will open…
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Posted April 4, 2025 Kansas City-based Vertical Cold Storage has purchased its fifth acquisition in the past year adding a Michigan facility to its roster of cold storage facilities. Vertical Cold, a temperature-controlled cold storage arm of real estate firm…
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