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Posted October 3, 2023 New Century-based Butler National Corp. announced Monday the acquisition of KC Machine. Butler National states the KC Machine mirrors the company’s own values as well as its production. “The KC Machine acquisition brings significant synergy to…
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Posted October 3, 2023 Wichita State University released its Kansas Housing Markets Forcast which shows a plateau in the state’s home sales in 2024 following a decrease in sales this year due to deprivation in inventory. “The inventory of homes…
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Posted October 2, 2023 Prairie Village-based The Big Biscuit has announced its first Arkansas franchisee set to open its doors in early 2024. The franchise will be located at Fiesta Square in Fayetteville, Arkansas, according to a release from the…
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Posted October 2, 2023 Updated October 6, 2023 Freshman enrollment is looking up for many four-year institutions in the two-state region as the fall semester continues. Kansas Wichita State University reached the highest enrollment in its 128-year history with a…
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Posted October 2, 2023 Overland Park-based logistics firm Dynamic Logistix announced its new leadership restructuring last week, naming a new managing partner, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Jason Yeager is taking the role of new managing partner for…
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Posted September 28, 2023 Georgia-based Lendmark Finacial Services is adding another branch to Liberty, Missouri, making this the second branch for the company’s Kansas City footprint. The Liberty branch is located at 882 S. Missouri Route 291. Leading the new…
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Posted September 27, 2023 Creative Planning's chief investment officer Jim Williams passed away on Saturday. Williams was 46 years old. Beginning his work with the RIA wealth management firm Creative Planning in 2005, Williams was a C-Suite leader who helped…
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Posted September 28, 2023 CVS shares dropped by 2.2 percent following the drugstore chain’s pharmacists' threatening to walk out for a second week due to poor working conditions at Kansas City area locations. The walkouts first took place last week…
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Posted September 27, 2023 Children’s Mercy Hospital doctors have been treating patients for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases and the back-to-school season could be the cause. The hospital confirmed cases of the virus last week. Children’s Mercy is currently working…
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Posted September 27, 2023 More than 12,000 children were removed from Missouri’s Medicaid program in August due in large part to the state’s reassessing of residents' eligibility for Medicaid following the pandemic pause. Data from the Missouri Department of Social…
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