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Posted March 13, 2025 Mariner Wealth Advisors will acquire Newport Beach, Calif.-based Ocean Heights Advisors, a wealth management firm with $730 million in assets. Ocean Heights Advisors will transition from the Mariner Independent platform fully to Mariner. Mariner Independent offers…
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Posted March 11, 2025 Chancellor Mauli Agrawal of the University of Missouri-Kansas City announced a new academic expansion in the school of dentistry during the 2025 State of the University meeting. UMKC seeks $12 million in funding from state, federal,…
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Posted March 10, 2025 The City Council announced it has approved a $300 million funding package for the Parade Park Homes redevelopment. The project will revitalize the community near 18th and Vine into a mixed-income neighborhood with over 1,000 affordable…
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Posted March 10, 2025 Furniture Mall of Missouri announced it plans to move into the Northland Macy’s building with renovation scheduled to kick off in April. Based in Topeka, The Furniture Mall operates three locations in Olathe, Lee’s Summit and…
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Posted March 10, 2025 The Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council named Joe Perry, a Port KC veteran, its next president. Perry will assume the role on April 1, 2025, according to a release. For nearly 15 years, Perry has been…
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Posted March 7, 2025 Kansas City University has received $1.25 million which will go toward funding a new scholarship as well as support the school’s new Center for Population Health and Equity. The philanthropic gift will be divided between $750,000…
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Posted March 5, 2025 Prieb Homes Inc. is seeking to construct a 62-lot single-family residential area in western Shawnee, 20 years after an initial project for the site was abandoned. The Olathe-based home builder plans to construct the new development…
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Posted March 3, 2025 First Busey Corporation has officially closed its acquisition of Leawood-based CrossFirst Bankshares Inc., worth nearly $917 million. The transaction officially closed on March 1. Busey will operate CrossFirst Bank as a separate banking subsidiary of Busey…
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Posted March 3, 2025 The February Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index reports a 9.6% boost in prices is expected if tariffs are implemented. The Business Conditions Index, which ranges between 0 and 100, increased to 52.0 from 51.1 in…
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Posted March 3, 2025 Park University has appointed Dr. Paul Orscheln to the role of vice president of enrollment and student services. He will assume the role of his new position effective immediately, according to a Monday release. Orscheln will…
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