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Posted September 14, 2023 A new legislation from Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was introduced on Tuesday in an effort to cap credit card interest rates in the wake of climbing consumer credit card debt. The bill, Capping Credit Card Interest…
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Posted September 13, 2023 Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors has acquired Kirkland, Wash.-based Klevens Capital Management, granting the company a larger footprint in the Pacific Northwest with $300 million in new assets to boot. Klevens Capital Management officially became a…
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Posted September 13, 2023 Saint Luke’s Health System onboards Dr. Carlos Bagley and Dr. Sara Hocker to serve as co-directors of the Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, the health care system announced. Bagley recently served as a professor of…
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Posted September 13, 2023 Saint Luke's East Hospital is spending $52 million to increase its square footage by about 10 percent translating to a 62,000-square-foot addition to the campus. Lee's Summit-based Saint Luke's East Hospital’s reasoning behind the recent renovations…
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Posted September 12, 2023 Topeka-based financial consulting firm Advisors Excel has purchased West Ridge Mall in hopes of reinvigorating the space for mixed-use retail and corporate offices. Advisors Excel co-founders Cody Foster and David Callanan finalized the purchase last week,…
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Posted September 12, 2023 A long-time vacant Overland Park space could be the location for a new Shawnee Mission Kia dealership after its parent group, Group 1 Automotive, plans to redevelop the site. The 5-acre site, located at 8775 Metcalf…
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Posted September 12, 2023 The University of Central Missouri (UCM) held the ribbon-cutting for the Skyhaven Aviation Center, making the institution the only university in Missouri to operate its own public-use airport. The ceremony was conducted Friday located at 160…
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Posted September 11, 2023 Kansas State University unveiled the new K-State NextGen Strategic Plan after experiencing more than a year in development. In development since July 2022, the NextGen strategic plan conducted 10,000 surveys, interviews, focus groups and listening sessions…
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Posted September 11, 2023 The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has hired Susan Klusmeier, Ed.D. as the new chief of staff, the nonprofit announced Friday. Klusmeier will begin her new role effective on September 18, 2023. Previously, Klusmeier worked in higher…
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Posted September 11, 2023 Kansas City-based American Century Investments' acquisition with Portland, Oregon-based 3x5 Partners has been finalized and with it comes American Century’s entry into private markets. American Century announced in June that it would acquire 3x5 Partners as…
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