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Posted November 20, 2024 Martinrea International Inc. plans to permanently lay off 144 employees in the Kansas City vicinity, adding to the recent job cuts in the manufacturing sector. Martinrea Riverside first opened its doors in 2015. The facility, located…
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Posted November 19, 2024 A new warehouse and manufacturing facility is coming to Shawnee and is expected to be operational by 2026. The project, dubbed “Project Zenith,” will be an 83,640-square-foot manufacturing warehouse located at 5327 Martindale Street in western…
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Posted November 18, 2024 Updated at 3:22 p.m., November 21, 2024 Kansas City-based Patmos announced it plans to repurpose the Kansas City Star's former printing press building into a new flagship data center. The 400,000-square-foot building plotted on roughly 5…
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Posted November 18, 2024 Charles Garney, founder and former CEO of Garney Construction, passed away on Wednesday, two weeks before his 93rd birthday. A Kansas City native, Garney was born on Nov. 27, 1931. He founded North Kansas City-based Garney…
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Posted November 18, 2024 The Kansas Athletics board of directors approved the budget for the fiscal year 2025, with expenses short by around $16 million, but reiterated that the stadium project remains on schedule. The board approved the budget on…
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Posted November 14, 2024 Overland Park wealth management giant Creative Planning has made its ninth acquisition since 2023, adding a Lawrence firm with $550 million in assets under management. Creative Planning announced the acquisition of Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors,…
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Posted November 13, 2024 Wichita State University has named Dr. Monica Lounsbery as its next senior executive vice president and provost. Lounsbery will begin her new role effective Jan. 5, according to a Wednesday release. She is currently dean of…
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Posted November 13, 2024 Rockhurst University and Kansas City University leaders have signed a new agreement to create more pathways for students seeking healthcare degrees. For the fall 2025 semester, the Rockhurst University-Kansas City University Early Acceptance, ROKC-EAP, Program will…
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Posted November 13, 2024 Overland Park-based Dr. Vince Clinical Research, a medical research institute, announced the addition of an in-house laboratory to help streamline new studies. DVCR is a full-service contract research organization specializing in medical trials focused on neuroscience,…
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Posted November 12, 2024 Kansas City, Kansas-based developer, Eastside Innovation, has been selected to redevelop the former Indian Springs Mall near Interstate 635. During a planning commission meeting last week, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas…
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