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Fed Beige Book: CRE Loans Weaken, New Development Nearly Halts

The Federal Reserve Board released its Beige Book report for February indicating economic activity in the Tenth District was pacing at stable conditions but new commercial real estate development has all but ceased. While demand for credit remained stable across… more

Spencer Fane Opens Washington D.C. Office, Adds Three Partners

Kansas City-based Spencer Fane LLP has entered the second-largest legal market in the country with the addition of a new office in Washington D.C. To better establish a foothold for the law firm’s latest market, Blair Jacobs, Christina Ondrick and… more

University of Kansas Hospital Featured in 2024 World’s Best Hospital List

The University of Kansas Hospital has been named one of the best hospitals in the world in Newsweek’s 2024 "World's Best Hospital" list, featuring only 43 hospitals in the U.S. Newsweek partnered with Statista and analyzed 2,400 hospitals across 30… more

Netsmart Enters Senior Living Market Through New Partnership

Posted March 6, 2024 Overland Park-based Netsmart announced a strategic partnership with a senior care public-benefit corporation to bolster its value-based care designed around quality of care and provider performance to people with Medicare.  Netsmart is partnering with Kansas City-based Serviam… more

WellSky Partnership Expands its Post-Acute Services to Southeast Physicians

Overland Park-based WellSky has partnered with a Florida-based Millennium Physician Group and will provide its doctors with technology to improve patient outcomes through post-acute care. Millennium physicians can access WellSky’s technology, clinical services team, and extensive acute, post-acute, and home… more

Meyer Laboratory, Inc. Sells to New York-based Private Equity Firm

Owners of the Kansas City-based manufacturer Meyer Laboratory, Inc. have sold their company to a private equity firm in New York. New York-based TruArc Partners announced it had acquired Meyer Lab from its owners Russell Meyer and William “Rusty” Meyer,… more

Study: Missouri Rents Grew More Than Any Other State in Midwest

A study from Rent.com shows Kansas City rent prices have increased more than 7 percent year-over-year and Missouri’s rent growth leads nationally. From January 2023 to January 2024, rent prices rose by 1.13 percent, from $1,942 to $1,964. However, the… more

Transit Study Proposes Two New Express Routes to KCI

The KCI Airport Public Transit Services Action Plan was released and is calling for more transit access to the airport's new single terminal. The study, conducted in collaboration with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, the Mid-America Regional Council and… more

Landmark Bancorp Announces Abby Wendel as New CEO

Manhattan, Ks.-based Landmark Bancorp, Inc. announced it has appointed Abigail “Abby” Wendel to president and chief executive officer of the company and its subsidiary, Landmark National Bank. Wendel will begin her new role effective March 29 and will join the… more

Developer Plans for 314 Unit Apartment Complex Along K-7 in Olathe

Lenexa-based developer Oddo Development is awaiting the Olathe City Council's approval to construct a 314-unit luxury apartment complex along Highway K-7. The nearly 485,000-square-foot development site is located south of College Boulevard and west of K-7. Oddo plans to build… more