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Trucking Company XPO Wants to Build 180,000SF Facility in Shawnee

Posted February 12, 2024 Updated 9:47 a.m. February 13, 2024  Connecticut-based XPO, Inc. has proposed plans to create a 180,000-square-foot-plus trucking facility in northwest Shawnee. XPO rezoning approval of approximately 45 acres east of Kansas 7 Highway on the north… more

The Kansas City Chiefs Parade and Rally Set For Wednesday

Posted February 12, 2024 The Kansas City Chiefs have won Super Bowl LVIII and hometown fans can expect to see this year's champions at the parade and victory rally downtown on Wednesday. The Chiefs Kingdom Champions Parade and victory rally… more

JE Dunn Awarded $62M Courthouse Improvement Contact, to Create Over 300 Jobs

Posted February 12, 2024 JE Dunn Construction Co. lands a contract for more than $62 million for building improvements at the Charles E. Whittaker U.S. Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri. The project is estimated to create over 300 jobs over… more

Renewable Energy Contractor Gets Former Black & Veatch Executive as New COO

Posted February 12, 2024 North Carolina-based Cinterra has added former Black & Veatch executive, Shelby Barbier, as its new chief operating officer. Cinterra, formerly Directional Services Inc., a renewable energy contractor announced Barbier as the company’s next COO in a… more

AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Gets New CEO From South Overland Park Center

Posted February 8, 2024 AdventHealth Shawnee Mission has appointed its new president and chief executive officer Alan Verrill, MD and will step into his new role later this month. Effective February 25, Verrill will be the new President and CEO… more

Q&A With Peter Mallouk: More From Ingram’s 2024 Executive of the Year

Posted February 8, 2024 Q: Who did you look up to early in your career as pinnacle examples of wealth-management executive leadership, and what did you adopt from them that has been most influential in the firm’s growth? Who do… more

H&R Block CFO Tony Bowen Announces Retirement

Posted February 8, 2024 H&R Block announced chief financial officer Tony Bowen will retire from the company and will remain at the company into September of 2024. “Tony has been a tremendous partner during our transformation and instrumental in guiding… more

Yellow Repays $700M CARES Act Loan, Pays Additional $151M in Interest

Posted February 8, 2024 The former Overland Park-based trucking company, Yellow Corp. announced it has repaid the $700 million U.S. Treasury loan through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Yellow has repaid $700 million in principal, as… more

Andrews McMeel Universal Promotes Nearly 20-Year Employee as CEO

Posted February 7, 2024 Publishing company Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) announced it has named Kirsty Melville as the next CEO effective February 6. Melville joined in 2005 as publisher and executive vice president of Andrews McMeel Publishing (AMP) and went… more

Which Major Metro Areas In KS, MO Pay Nurses Highest in Wages?

Posted February 7, 2024 Vivian Health, a digital healthcare job marketplace, compiled data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and found what city metros are the highest paying in each state. Vivian Health used BLS data to rank metropolitan… more