Regional News
Two area law firms announced today that they were combining in a merger that ranks among the biggest involving firms from the Kansas City area. Rouse Frets Gentile Rhodes and White Goss have formed Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes,…
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Missouri manufacturing jobs fell by 1,500 in August. That is according to a new analysis by the Center for Economic and Policy Research. And according to the analysis, employment in blue collar sectors actually grew by 26,000 nationally. Although manufacturing…
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A Kansas City-based entrepreneurial mentoring program has announced its 2018 class. The Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program was founded in 1995 by Barnett Helzberg Jr. and was originally inspired by Helzberg’s own 23-year mentoring relationship with Ewing Kauffman; the 2018 class…
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The ranks of this region's health-care leadership reshuffled again today as Stormont Vail Health announced that Randy Peterson, president and chief executive officer, will retire next spring. In a news release, the health system said Peterson had informed the hospital's…
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A veteran hospital executive has been selected as the new President and CEO for Olathe Health System, which includes Olathe Medical Center, Miami County Medical Center and Olathe Health Physicians. Stan Holm will take over on Nov. 1, as longtime…
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During the last week, two local universities have reminded Kansas City of Robert W. Plaster’s commitment to helping students. Park University announced on Sept. 18 that three donations would launch the construction of a new business school, set to be…
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From the Plaza and the Crossroads to Downtown and the Riverfront, new apartment complexes have been springing up around Kansas City, Mo. in spades the last two years. And in 2017, 91 percent of these new complexes had something in…
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Kansas City's sports-architecture footprint just got a little bigger: Populous announced today that it was opening an office in Dallas to focus on sports and entertainment venues, convention centers, aviation experience architecture, hospitality architecture and interior design. The Dallas office,…
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A couple of weeks ago, new chancellor Mauli Agrawal spoke at a meeting of regional business executives, and recounted a conversation he'd had earlier this summer, just after arriving at UMKC. How, he asked of Kevin Truman, dean of the…
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Centric, Superior Bowen and Inspired Homes celebrated the grand opening of their new headquarters at 520 W Penn on Wednesday, Sept. 19. The building was once an animal-health lab in 1919 and is listed on the National Register of Historic…
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