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Posted January 7, 2025 Healthcare IT Leaders announced it has entered into a managed services agreement with USA Health and will oversee the healthcare system’s monitoring and maintenance. Under the terms of the agreement, Healthcare IT Leaders will assume responsibility…
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Posted January 7, 2025 Vertical Cold Storage, a developer of temperature-controlled distribution centers and unit for Kansas City-based Platform Ventures, has opened its Kansas City multi-modal distribution site. The nearly 312,000-square-foot distribution center is expected to employ over 100 full-time…
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Posted January 7, 2025 Kansas City, Kansas-based Orange EV announced Olivier Roubi has been appointed as vice president of rental and leasing and Dr. Zouhair Lazreq as vice president of engineering. Orange EV, the electric terminal trucks manufacturer with more…
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Posted January 6, 2024 Through a new K-State 105 initiative, Kansas State University will collaborate on 11 entrepreneurship and small business development projects in Kansas communities. K-State 105 is a program that supports economic growth in all 105 counties in…
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Posted January 3, 2025 Kansas City-based Lathrop GPM LLP announced the firm added 11 attorneys who became partners effective Jan. 1. "This deep and talented class of new partners, located coast-to-coast in a wide range of practice areas, embodies the…
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Posted January 2, 2025 The December Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index ends the year on a down note with approximately one in five firms reporting labor shortages in the region. The Business Conditions Index, which ranges between 0 and…
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Posted December 31, 2024 Overland Park-based Corporate Housing of Kansas City Inc. has acquired S. Burd Corporate Housing to enhance its portfolio of short-term stay services. The acquisition combines S. Burd’s reputation for quality accommodations with CHKC’s commitment to exceptional…
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Posted December 31, 2024 A new analysis from the Associated General Contractors of America shows construction jobs have increased in 234 metropolitan cities, including Kansas City. Construction employment increased in 234, or 65 percent, of 358 metro areas between November…
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Posted December 26, 2024 Restaurant Row, a plaza of buildings at the Lenexa City Center, held a ceremony opening its first restaurant Enjoy Pure Food + Drink. Enjoy Pure Food + Drink is the first of four restaurants slated to…
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Posted December 26, 2024 Shareholders from First Busey Corporation and CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. have announced a merger agreement for the two companies. The merger will create a full-service commercial bank operating 77 locations across 10 states, with total assets of…
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