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Fast-food franchisee KBP Foods announced this morning that it had completed a management buyout from its equity providers, paving the way for the next round of growth from the Overland Park-based company. With restaurants in Kansas City and Omaha and eight…
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Construction of the 248-room Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway, which had been scheduled to begin this week, has been delayed indefinitely, Wyandotte County's Unified Government said in a news release issued this afternoon. The delay was attributed to proposals…
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The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences’ College of Osteopathic Medicine announced today that it had received approval from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation to develop an additional medical school campus in Joplin, Mo. KCU, the largest medical school in…
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As long as businesses are managed and owned by humans, business succession will happen. Will it happen in an orderly fashion, according to a thoughtful plan based on the owner’s wishes? Or will it be sorted out by those who…
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Missouri Buchanan County Bayer Selling BuildingsBayer HealthCare has announced plans to sell two manufacturing facilities in St. Joseph, following a transition of workers into sites acquired with the 2013 purchase of Teva Pharmaceuticals. Officials hope to use the vacated properties…
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In the first month or so of 2015, readers of The Kansas City Star received updates, daily or close to it, on two scandals, one national, one local. Both involved the inflation of things—footballs in New England and academic rankings…
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MARCH 13 | Friday “Starr Women’s Hall of Fame”The Starr Women’s Hall of Fame will induct its inaugural class of historical and contemporary women who have significant ties to the area. Named in honor of the late Martha Jane Phillips…
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HNTB Corp. announced this morning that Wayne Feuerborn, an associate vice president, has been named Kansas City office leader for the firm, succeeding Mike Hess, who had been promoted to Central Division operations officer. In a release making the announcement, HNTB said that Feuerborn would…
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Lidia's-KC celebrated 16 years in the Historic Crossroads District with a new addition to it's Kansas City location, named the Terrazza, Tuesday night with host Tanya Bastianich Manuali, daughter of Lidia Bastianich, owner of Lidia's-KC.
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Shook, Hardy & Bacon announced today that it would enter the Chicago market by bringing on board the lawyers and staff from Grippo & Elden LLC, a complex commercial litigation boutique firm there, effective March 1. That will bring to 11…
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