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Sheahon Zenger Relieved of Duties at KU

University of Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger was relieved of his duties this morning by Chancellor Doug Girod.  Zenger was let go without cause so he will get a payout of a little more than $1.4 million.  That includes two… more

New Distribution Center Opening in Edgerton

Emporia-based Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation will open a distribution center in Edgerton in June of this year.  The facility will be located in the Inland Port VIII at the Logistics Park, next to the BNSF Intermodal Facility.  The first shipments from… more

New Name, New Look for Kemper Arena

Kemper Arena is now officially Hy-Vee arena.  An agreement between Hy-Vee Inc. and Foutch Architecture and Development was announced this week with Hy-vee purchasing exclusive naming rights and other partnership benefits.   "The commitment of Hy-Vee is a symbolic step for… more

Century-old Kansas City Business Involved in Merger

Bartlett and Company, a 111-year-old Kansas City company, announced on Wednesday that it will merge two portions of its enterprise with Savage Companies, which is based in Salt Lake City.  The deal will include Bartlett's grain and milling businesses and… more

Increase Battery Life by 100-Fold? We’re listening..

A study released by the University of Missouri news bureau today states that a group of physicists at MU have "applied for a patent for a magnetic material that employs a unique structure—a “honeycomb” lattice that exhibits distinctive electronic properties."… more

JE Dunn Gets Contract for KCI Parking Garage

Kansas City-based JE Dunn has been awarded the $100 million contract for the parking garage at the new KCI terminal.  The announcement was made Wednesday morning by Edgemoor team member Clark, Weitx, Clarkson (CWC), the joint venture responsible for the… more

May 2018: Digital Edition

May is the season for graduations, state championships and summer vacations and we want to make sure you have all your trusted content from Ingram's Magazine at your fingertips.  The Digital Edition brings that content to life by giving our… more

KC to go 5G

Kansas City will be one of the first cities to get 5G technology from Sprint in the first half of 2019, the company announced Tuesday morning.  New York City and Phoenix are the other two cities that will get the… more

Prime Healthcare Names New CEO

Steven D. Wilkinson. FACHE, is the new Chief Executive Officer for the Kansas City Region of Prime Healthcare.  That includes Providence Medical Center, Kansas City KS; Saint John Hospital, Leavenworth, KS; St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, MO; and St. Mary’s… more

The Business of Motherhood

To call someone a 'working mom' seems redundant and downplays the work that a mom does in her own right, whether she has a full-time job or stays home with her kids full-time.  The trend of professional moms is only… more