Regional News

Metro Ford Motor Co. plant to remain closed through mid-May

A global parts shortage has forced Ford Motor Co. to temporarily close Kansas City’s biggest factory for at least a month. Nearly all of the 7,100 hourly employees at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo have been temporarily laid… more

Creative Planning buys Castle Wealth, adds $320M

Overland Park-based Creative Planning has acquired Castle Wealth Advisors in Indianapolis. The move allows Creative to offer business valuation and succession planning services, which had none internally until now. Founded in 1973, Castle has 10 employees. The group has experience doing… more

OneDigital increases assets by $6B with acquisition

OneDigital Investment Advisors made another acquisition, adding Westminster Consulting LLC and its $6 billion in plan assets to the ranks of Overland Park-based subsidiary OneDigital Retirement + Wealth. Westminster's employees will work from its headquarters in Rochester, plus three other… more

Closed Saint Luke’s hospital in Leavenworth to get new tenant

Renovations will soon begin on a vacant building in Leavenworth, Kan. once known as Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital. The health system announced in summer 2020 it would be closing the hospital, citing financial strain. Its doors officially closed in October… more

Grain Belt Express progress on slow roll

The Grain Belt Express is starting to acquire land along its route spanning across nearly the width of both states. Despite the start, landowners, local officials and some Missouri lawmakers continue to push back, arguing the project will be destructive… more

Coping with COVID: Seven-day rolling average for Kansas COVID cases lowest in over a year

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Olathe-based NIC, Inc. finalizes cash sale to Tyler Technologies

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Metro tech startup receives $41M capital infusion

Overland Park-based Replica experienced explosive revenue growth last year, and now it’s generating another win: raising $41 million in Series B funding.  San Francisco-based venture capital firm Founders Fund led the round and was joined by existing investors such as… more

Proposed Missouri transportation bill expected to reel in estimated $460M per year through 2025

[caption id="attachment_34218" align="alignleft" width="438"] Missouri Department of Transportation graphic[/caption] A broad coalition of transportation stakeholders, including the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Missouri AFL-CIO, have released a new study analyzing the economic impacts of a proposed transportation… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri COVID vaccinations have been initiated by one in three residents

According to the Missouri COVID-19 vaccine dashboard, as of Tuesday afternoon, 34.5 percent of the state's population has initiated vaccination and roughly one-third of all Missourians have received at least one dose. "One-third of all Missourians have now received at… more