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Construction Platform Company Wall Works Holdings Names CEO

Posted July 10, 2025 Wall Works Holdings, a construction platform company created from Kansas City-based VantEdge and Boston-based AVALT, has announced its new chief executive officer. Wall Works appointed Darren Gould to the role of CEO, according to a Thursday… more

Overland Park Passes TIF for Black & Veatch $1.2B HQ Project

Posted July 10, 2025 Overland Park has approved the next step for Black & Veatch’s $1.2 billion campus redevelopment project. On Monday, the Overland Park City Council voted unanimously to approve a tax increment financing (TIF) district. The district will… more

NKC Health Names New Medical Staff President

Posted July 9, 2025 NKC Health has announced its first new leadership appointment following the health system’s rebrand, with Dr. Ian Rosbrugh named as the medical staff president. Rosbrugh began his new one-year term for the new role on July… more

Overland Park To Buy $22.5M Tower for New City Hall Location

Posted July 8, 2025 The Overland Park City Council has approved the purchase of a 147,000 square foot property that will become the new City Hall. During the Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, members of the Council voted to… more

Chad & Jeannie Williams Announce Launch of Quality Growth Companies, QFoundation

Posted July 7, 2025 The former CEO of QTS Data Centers, Chad Williams, and his wife, Jeannie Williams, announced the official launch of Quality Growth Companies (QGC). The pair will help lead the newly rebranded arm of QTS, according to… more

Kansas City Legend Tom Grant Dies at 74

Posted July 7, 2025 Updated July 8, 2025 at 11:14 a.m.  William Thomas (Tom) Grant II, the former president of Overland Park-based SelectQuote, passed away on July 1, due to cancer. He was 74. Grant was best known for his… more

Children’s Mercy Names Dr. Clark Andrew Bonham Director of Transplant Center

Posted July 3, 2025 Children’s Mercy announced that Dr. Clark Andrew Bonham will become the new director of the hospital’s transplant center. Bonham will now serve Children’s Mercy as the Director of the Division of Transplant Surgery and Director of… more

MMGY Global Enters Into Asia-Pacific Region Through Acquisition

Posted July 3, 2025 Overland Park-based MMGY Global announced it has acquired Think Strawberries, a travel marketing brand headquartered in India. The Indian company will now operate as MMGY Think Strawberries, marking MMGY’s official entry into South Asia and the… more

QC Holdings Officially Acquired by Prospect Capital Corporation in $115M Merger

Posted July 2, 2025 Lenexa-based QC Holdings, Inc. has been acquired by New York-based Prospect Capital Corporation in a deal valued at approximately $115 million. The acquisition officially closed on June 30 in an all-cash transaction for $2 per share.… more

Historic Sauer Castle Approved for $11M Redevelopment

Posted July 1, 2025 The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City approved over $11 million in bonds for the renovation and redevelopment of the historic Sauer Castle. Located at 935 Shawnee Road, the Sauer Castle is a historic… more