Local News

KC Council sets stage for $8.2 billion in Golden Plains Tech Park incentives

City Council members on Thursday unanimously approved a Chapter 100 industrial development plan and bond request that could see $8.2 billion in incentives granted over 37 years to developers of Golden Plains Technology Park, should it achieve its projected scale. Diode Ventures… more

SafetyCulture given $1.6B valuation with new funding

SafetyCulture’s new $73 million funding round and $1.6 billion valuation only mean more growth for its North American headquarters in Kansas City. The Australian tech company developed safety and quality management software that can be accessed from a mobile device.… more

Propio Language Services buys Ohio competitor, expands reach

Propio Language Services has purchased Dayton-based Vocalink Global, a company that specializes in document translation and localization, as well as in-person interpretation. Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, this is the third and largest language services company Propio has… more

$1.7B sale of Waddell & Reed finalizes

Macquarie Asset Management officially closed on its $1.7 billion acquisition of Overland Park-based Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. on Friday afternoon. The transaction brings $76 billion in assets to Macquarie Asset Management, making it a top 20 actively managed, long-term… more

Press Release: Vocalink Global a Propio Company

PRESS RELEASE from Propio Language Services May 1, 2021 – Dayton, Ohio Propio Language Services, a leader in technology-enabled Language Services, announces the acquisition of Vocalink Global – an enterprise language solutions company with a specialty in document translation and… more

In a Nutshell: America May Have an Economic Boom on Its Hands

There have been many economic factors contributing to our present extraordinary expansion.  In the last several days of Wall Street reporting on financial indicators, one stands out as a dramatic example: March Retail Sales.  The first signs of a spending… more

Coping with COVID: Jackson, Johnson County mask orders to move from required to recommended

A change in CDC guidance regarding COVID-19 is resulting in changes to metro health orders. Local governments such as those presiding over Jackson County in Missouri and Johnson County in Kansas are announcing changes that will take effect as soon… more

Missouri Senate votes ‘no’ to funding Medicaid expansion

On Wednesday night, the Missouri Senate on Wednesday voted against funding a voter-approved expansion of Medicaid. Missouri voters passed to expand the program back in 2020. Some Republicans, including the Senate's budget leader, held that with Medicaid expansion the state… more

Merger approved for Kansas City-based Northern Genesis, vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric Co.

Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. announced that its stockholders have approved a merger with The Lion Electric Co. Montreal-based Lion Electric, a maker of electric buses and vehicles, has been working since November 2020 on a merger with Northern Genesis. Northern Genesis… more

KC metro county opens COVID vaccine eligibility

The Unified Government Public Health Department announced that it will now offer free, COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone age 16 and over, regardless of where they live or work. This includes people who live outside of Kansas, and is a change… more