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Posted March 20, 2024 Updated 1:17 p.m., March 20, 2024 Billionaire philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott, through her organization Yield Giving, has awarded $3 million to Kansas City-based nonprofits. KC Healthy Kids announced it had received $1 million while another…
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Posted March 20, 2024 Kansas City University (KCU) announced it has received a $5 million grant to support the development of its new Center for Population Health and Equity (CPHE) building, bringing its total raised fund to $16 million. The…
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Posted March 20, 2024 Children’s Mercy is entering into a new partnership with Mercy Hospital Springfield and will work to provide enhanced pediatric care to patients in southwest Missouri. In 2023, Mercy announced a similar partnership with Springfield-based CoxHealth to…
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Posted March 20, 2024 Updated 10:52 a.m., March 20, 2024 Google said this morning that it would expand its presence in Kansas City's expanding tech sector with a $1 billion data center at the Hunt Midwest Business Center, along with…
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Posted March 19, 2024 NorthPoint Development is requesting tax incentives from the Port Authority of Kansas City regarding its upcoming $41 million apartment complex. During a committee development meeting last week, NorthPoint proposed a real property tax exemption and sales…
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Posted March 18, 2024 A global sports marketing agency has acquired Kansas City-based video production company Let It Fly Media. London-based Two Circles announced it had acquired Let It Fly as part of an early roadmap indicator for the agency’s…
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Posted March 18, 2024 The Committee to Keep the Chiefs and Royals in Jackson County received three new endorsements from Kansas City organizations for its campaign to vote yes on the April 2 ballot question. The Greater Kansas City Chamber…
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Posted March 18, 2024 A study from SmartAsset shows the required salary to live comfortably in Kansas City is around $90,000 for a single adult. For a single adult in Kansas City, Missouri, the required salary to live comfortably is…
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Posted March 14, 2024 Updated 2:13 p.m., March 14, 2024 Leawood-based ETF Portfolio Partners announced it has appointed a new chief investment officer. Nick Romey, who previously served the company as an associate portfolio manager, was promoted to CIO. In…
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Posted March 14, 2024 UMB Bank announced it has made two leadership changes in its Private Wealth Management division. The bank hired Bob Harris as the new director of planning and practice development, according to a release. He is responsible…
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