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Posted February 25, 2026 Popular Kansas City restaurant, Ponak's Mexican Restaurant & Bar, has been sold to its general manager. Block & Company, Inc., announced that the 6,228 square-foot restaurant property on approximately 0.70 acres was sold to Ponak's general…
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Posted February 25, 2026 Kansas City University has selected Dr. Kim Tran as the dean of the College of Biosciences and vice provost of research. Tran will begin his new dual roles effective immediately. As part of his move from…
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Posted February 25, 2026 A new Costco Wholesale is coming to Lawrence later this year, as part of The Mercato development, near the northeast corner of 6th Street and Highway 10. The new location is expected to open in Fall…
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Posted February 25, 2026 Pharmaceutical company Cingulate Inc. announced it has just closed a $12 million deal in private investment and has added a former Kansas City area entrepreneur to its board of directors. Cingulate successfully closed a $12 million…
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Posted February 24, 2026 The Kansas City Current announced another multi-year collaboration; this time with CVS Health as the official retail pharmacy of the team. As the “Official Retail Pharmacy of the Kansas City Current,” the CVS Health logo will…
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Posted February 24, 2026 The Lenexa City Council approved the rezoning and purchase of nearly 17 acres for Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. The City Council voted 7-2 to approve the request to rezone 16.7 acres near the southeast…
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Posted February 24, 2026 Black & Veatch announced that it has selected Katie Werner as president of its subsidiary, Bird Electric. Werner will serve in her new role effective immediately. In her new role, Werner will be responsible for advancing…
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Posted February 23, 2026 Kansas City-based Spotlight has acquired the marketing consultant firm Captivate Collective to bolster its business-to-business service capabilities. The acquisition marks Spotlight’s first investment in the company’s long-term strategy to expand its capabilities for B2B organizations' buyer…
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Posted February 23, 2026 Henderson Companies has launched a new service for clients with high-profile projects to make better-informed investment decisions using performance data. Henderson’s new service, Strategic Consulting, brings together owners, architects, general contractors, financial institutions, and other key…
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Posted February 19, 2026 Overland Park-based Dimensional Innovations has announced that it has transitioned to an employee-owned company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), effective immediately. Dimensional Innovations is a design firm with over 230 employees, with offices beyond…
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