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KCK Grocery Store to Pay Over $180K in Penalties For Denying Workers Overtime

Posted March 13, 2024 An investigation from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found a Kansas City, Kansas grocery store repeatedly violated overtime law for its employees. The investigation recovered $155,990, representing $77,995 in back wages, for… more

AdventHealth South Overland Park Finds New CEO

Posted March 12, 2024 AdventHealth has named Dallas Purkeypile as the president and CEO of its South Overland Park building, assuming leadership effective March 18. Purkeypile brings years of experience with AdventHealth to the new role. Before this role, he… more

KC-Area Nurses Rally for Better Contracts, Negotiations Begins With HCA

Posted March 12, 2024 Updated 2:40 p.m., March 13, 2024 Nurses at Research Medical Center and Menorah Medical Center rallied together Tuesday morning as new union contract negotiations with Hospital Corporation of America begin. Current contracts for registered nurses under… more

KCMO Purchases Parade Park Homes, $275M Redevelopment Project to Follow

Posted March 12, 2024 The City of Kansas City, Mo. has successfully purchased the 510-unit Parade Park Homes townhome complex in a foreclosure sale. Now the complex will undergo a $275 million redevelopment project. On Monday, Kansas City purchased the… more

Oak IQ Investments Awaits Approval For 500-Unit Apartment Project in Lenexa

Posted March 11, 2024 Kansas City-based Oak IQ Investments hopes to build a more than 500-unit apartment project in Lenexa between Woodsonia Drive and Highway K-7. Oak’s proposed multifamily development consists of 529 apartment units across 15 buildings located at… more

Sunflower Development Group Revises 300-Unit Multifamily Project Plan

Posted March 11, 2024 Updated 12:46 p.m., March 11, 2024 Sunflower Development Group is revising its plans for the 300-unit multifamily Residents of Woodsonia project to better accommodate accurate zoning density. The rezone request is for a 37.97-acre site located near 83rd… more

Kauffman Foundation Makes Three New Additions to Leadership Team

Posted March 11, 2024 The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced the organization has added three new additions to its leadership team to lead program, research, and community engagement initiatives. Allison Greenwood Bajracharya, Yvonne Owens Ferguson, Ph.D., and Gloria Jackson-Leathers will… more

Evergy Chairman to Retire, CEO David Campbell to Assume Role in May

Posted March 11, 2024 Evergy, Inc. announced chairman Mark Ruelle plans to retire later this year leaving the company’s president and CEO to take up his position. Ruelle has served as board chairman since 2018 following the merger between Westar… more

Barkley Merges with Chicago-based OKRP Forming BarkleyOKRP

Updated 11:20 a.m., March 8, 2024 Kansas City-based advertising agency Barkley is merging with OKRP to form BarkleyOKRP, a new agency that fulfills a "big indie" role in the sector. Barkley and Chicago-based OKRP announced the two companies will merge… more

UG Names Dr. Shelley Temple Kneuvean as CFO, 30 Years of Experience

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City announced it has hired Dr. Shelley Temple Kneuvean as Chief Financial Officer, effective later in March. Kneuvean brings over 30 years of executive experience in the UG to the role. Since… more