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Two Men Charged with 2nd-Degree Murder For Chiefs Parade Shooting

Posted February 21, 2024 Updated 10:07 a.m., February 22, 2024 Two people have been charged with second-degree murder for the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced Tuesday. Dominic… more

Eastern Airlines Selects Kansas City For Its New Headquarters, Adds 165 Jobs

Posted February 21, 2024 Eastern Airlines, LLC and the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City announced it has selected Kansas City, Mo. as its location for its new headquarters. The decision to move to headquarters will now consolidate operations in… more

HCA Midwest Appoints John McDonald as Centerpoint Medical Center CEO

Posted February 21, 2024 Centerpoint Medical Center appointed John McDonald as its new chief executive officer, who previously served as CEO of another HCA Midwest Health hospital. McDonald has been CEO of Centerpoint Medical Center since January 2024, according to… more

AdventHealth South Overland Park Names Its Next CMO

Posted February 21, 2024 AdventHealth South Overland Park has announced Dr. Michèle Jean-François as its next chief medical officer. She will take on her new role of CMO effective March 4, according to a release. Before her new role, she… more

Evergy Plans to Build Second Substation, Provide Additional Power to Panasonic Factory

Posted February 20, 2024 Evergy Inc. plans to build a second substation to power the Panasonic electric-vehicle battery factory and additional industrial space in De Soto. The De Soto City Council voted unanimously to rezone 53.18 acres of agricultural land… more

Single-Family Home Starts Low in January, Remains Above Last Year’s Rate

Posted February 20, 2024 Housing starts and completions experienced a slowdown in January as more apartment buildings currently occupy the industry. However, single-family building permits and builder confidence steadily increased year-over-year. Single-family building permits issued in January fell to a… more

Keystone Automotive Industries Expands to KC, Joins Heartland Logistics Park

Posted February 20, 2024 Keystone Automotive Industries will expand its Kansas City operations at a new facility in Hunt Midwest‘s Heartland Logistics Park in Shawnee. Keystone will lease 530,455-square-feet of Heartland Logistics Park Building III, according to a release. Construction… more

These KC-Area Companies Made Forbes List of Best Employers, Two Break Top 10

Posted February 19, 2024 Forbes’ rankings for the 2024 America’s Best Large Employers resulted in six Kansas City area companies making the list with two breaking the top 10. Olathe-based Garmin Ltd. ranked No. 2 on the full list. With… more

Lockton Selects Former Aon COO as New EVP, Operations

Posted February 19, 2024 Kansas City-based Lockton Companies announced Steve Goldenberg will join as executive vice president of operations. Goldenberg joins from insurance agency Aon where he most recently served as the global chief operating officer and commercial risk solutions,… more

Super Bowl Rally Shooting: 2 Juveniles Face Gun-Related, Resisting Arrest Charges

Posted February 16, 2024 Two juvenile suspects have been charged in connection to the Super Bowl rally shooting at Union Station Wednesday and are facing gun-related and resisting arrest charges. The Office of the Juvenile Officer charged the two juveniles… more