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Posted August 12, 2024 Kansas City-based Lockton Cos. announced today Tim Ryan has been appointed as the company’s U.S. president. Ryan began his new role effective immediately on Wednesday, August, 7. Ryan will report to Ron Lockton, chairman and CEO…
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Posted August 12, 2024 Mission-based The Redwood Group, LLC has sold its Montana-based specialty crop food ingredients division for $34 million. The Redwood Group’s Specialty Crop Food Ingredient Division, based in Montanna, supplies grains, pulses and specialty crops to over…
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Posted August 9, 2024 TranSystem announced it has completed a strategic merger with Pennsylvania-based engineering firm Gannett Fleming. The merger joins the companies with approximately $1.3 billion in revenue and a highly skilled workforce of more than 5,000 employees, according…
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Posted August 6, 2024 HCA Midwest Health announced Josh Gill has been appointed the role of chief operating officer of Lee’s Summit Medical Center. Gill assumed his new position on August 1, accoridng to the announcement. He most recently served…
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Posted August 6, 2024 The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City has announced the election of Lisa Krigsten as a new chair. Krigsten will serve a two-year term as chair, effective August 1, 2024, according to a release Monday. She…
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Posted August 6, 2024 A study from SmartAsset ranked the metro areas where Gen Z is buying homes at the fastest rates, with Kansas City among the highest in the nation. Kansas City ranked No. 6 on the top ten…
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Posted August 5, 2024 Nearly 11 months after it was acquired by J.M. Smucker, Hostess Brands will lay off 79 employees at its Lenexa headquarters. A WARN notice from July 29 states the company will lay off 79 people from…
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Posted August 5, 2024 Kansas City-based engineering consultant firm CRB has announced Ryan Schroeder has retired as president and CEO of the company. Schroeder joined CRB in 1987 as a design engineer. In 2010 he would take the role of…
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Posted August 5, 2024 Custom Truck One Source's commitment to the equipment manufacturing sector in the Kansas City region as well as maintaining a healthy workforce has earned the company recognition as a national leader in the industry. On Thursday,…
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Posted July 31, 2024 U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, R-Kan., announced The University of Kansas Cancer Center and The University of Kansas Health System have received $20 million in federal investments. The two organizations will receive $10 million apiece. The KU…
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