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Olathe Warehouse Sells for $44 Million

A real-estate investment trust based in Massachusetts says it has acquired a 645,000 square-foot warehouse in Olathe, currently home to the Excelligence school supply distribution center, for $44 million, in a building adjacent to the Coleman Co. distribution center on… more

275-Unit Multifamily Complex Will Go Up in Independence

A Tulsa development company already planning a large apartment complex in Belton is adding another to its list with The Falls, a 275-unit complex that will be build near the Bass Pro Shop site in Independence. Case & Associates Properties… more

Kelly Outlines Kansas COVID Vaccination Plan

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has announced her administration’s final COVID-19 distribution order for population groups in Kansas. The vaccine will be administered in five phases, beginning with those most at risk of contracting or becoming seriously ill from COVID-19 and… more

Burns & McDonnell to Design $232 Million Addition for MU Health in Columbia

University of Missouri Health Care (MU Health Care) has selected Burns & McDonnell to plan and design a new $232 million hospital for women and children on its main hospital campus. Officials say the new facility will create a centralized… more

Investing in Era of Democrat Rule

Prognosticators assessing this week's Democratic sweep of two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia had suggested that control of Congress and the White House will bring significant changes in tax policy (not good if you're a high-income earner) and energy policy… more

SBA Adds 20 New Women’s Business Centers

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced grant funding and the launch of 20 new Women's Business Centers across America to serve rural, urban and underserved communities. The opening of the business centers is the largest single expansion of its… more

Economic Chicken Littles Missed the Mark

All-time highs in all major indexes! NASDAQ and the Russell 2000 each recently gained over 3 percent and the S&P 500 added 1.25 percent. Cloud computing and cybersecurity stocks performed especially well due to multiple cyber-attacks on federal cabinet agencies… more

SBA Opening Door for New PPP Lending

The Small Business Administration has issued new guidelines under the latest update of the Paycheck Protection Program, which has been refined to place special emphasis on smaller lenders and borrowers. This PPP installment, totaling $285 billion, is expected to be… more

Macy’s Pulling Plug at Independence Center

For the second time in three years, Independence Center will lose an anchor tenant when Macy's closes the store in the spring. The retailer announced this week that that the site, at a mall routinely plagued by large-scale teen conflicts,… more