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Posted September 10, 2025 Kansas City-based Lead Bank has announced the closure of a $70 million Series B fundraising round. Lead announced its post-money valuation is now $1.47 billion, according to a release. The round included new investors, ICONIQ and…
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Posted September 10, 2025 NKC Health has been granted $8 million from entrepreneurs Dave and Jamie Cummings. This gift will support facility expansion, state-of-the-art diagnostic technology and pioneering treatment programs in the health system. Dave was born at NKC Health…
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Posted September 9, 2025 The City of De Soto has approved a $225 million mixed-use project at the northeast corner of K-10 Highway and Kill Creek Road. Grata Development is planning to develop the Limestone project, a 102 single-family home…
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Posted September 9, 2025 A developer is working to revive plans for a nearly 120,000 square foot hotel connected to the Hollywood Casino. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, Planning Commission reviewed a rezoning request on…
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Posted September 8, 2025 Kansas City-based private investment firm Platform Ventures announced it has acquired a local electrical infrastructure company. Platform acquired Staco Electric Construction Company in a move that marks the firm’s initial acquisition in the specialty construction services…
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Posted September 3, 2025 Eurofins Viracor plans to build a custom-built 96,000 square foot facility at its Lenexa headquarters for its biopharmaceutical division. The new facility is scheduled for completion in September, according to a release. In 2020, Eurofins Viracor…
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Posted September 3, 2025 Aria Care Partners has named Dr. Adam Fritz as its chief clinical officer, a newly created position for the company. In this role, Dr. Fritz will direct the company's overall clinical program for skilled nursing facilities…
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Posted September 3, 2025 Whichta-based Equity Bancshares, Inc. has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Frontier Holdings, LLC, and will be the bank’s first entry into the Nebraska market. Equity Bancshares, the holding company for Equity Bank, will acquire…
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Posted September 2, 2025 UMB Financial Corporation announced it has acquired over 8,000 health savings accounts to its portfolio from Old National Bank, formerly Bremer Bank. As part of the deal, UMB also gained approximately $32.5 million in related deposits…
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Posted September 2, 2025 The Kansas City Streetcar will temporarily suspend its services to perform maintenance work before the opening day of its Main Street Extension to UMKC. The extension that adds stops along the UMKC campus will open on…
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