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Posted December 13, 2023 Missouri and Kansas lawmakers are expressing concerns with the partnership between Liberty Hospital and the University of Kansas Health System, calling the deal “rushed” and a decision that would take healthcare dollars away from Missouri. The…
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Posted December 12, 2023 Kansas City’s new Ferris wheel site, KC Wheel at Pennway Point, has failed an inspection for one of its buildings. An opening date for the entertainment district is still up in the air as the site…
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Posted December 12, 2023 Bankrupt trucking company Yellow Corp has sold most of its shipping centers and real estate through a court-approved auction that raised over $1.8 billion for its creditors. The auction was approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig…
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Posted December 12, 2023 Kansas City-based Husch Blackwell announced it will absorb Minneapolis-based Patterson Thuente IP, which will see Husch Blackwell’s Minneapolis office more than double in less than a year. The addition of Patterson Thuente will include 11 attorneys…
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Posted December 12, 2023 Kansas City-based Sunflower Development Group has filed plans to develop over 300 multifamily units in Lenexa called The Residences on Woodsonia. Residences on Woodsonia won support from the city planning commission to rezone nearly 38 acres…
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Posted December 12, 2023 Kansas State University is partnering with VanTrust to expand the Olathe campus with science and technology-based buildings to increase lab research and student enrollment. The Olathe City Council approved a real estate contract and development agreement…
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Posted December 7, 2023 Overland Park-based Drake Development has submitted development plans for restaurants for the Merriam Grand Station project. The Merriam Grand Station is a 14-acre development site located near Antioch Road and Shawnee Mission Parkway next to Interstate…
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Posted December 7, 2023 The University of Kansas announced Mary Rezac as the next dean of the KU School of Engineering and will begin effective March 1, 2024. Rezac currently serves as dean of Washington State University’s Voiland College of…
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Posted December 7, 2023 The time has come to usher out and honor the dedication of both former Leawood Mayor Peggy Dunn and former Lenexa Mayor Mike Boehm. Peggy Dunn Dunn was elected mayor in 1997 and served as mayor…
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Posted December 7, 2023 Arvest Bank celebrated the grand opening of its latest branch on Prospect Avenue in east Kansas City, Mo., improving the banking resources available in the community. The $4.5 million state-of-the-art branch at 3121 Prospect Avenue began…
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