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According to the website move.org, Kansas City is one of the top 15 metro areas for young business graduates. The study says that Kansas City's low unemployment rate and high number of open job positions in business fields makes it…
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Overland Park-based KBP Foods, which cracked the top 50 on Ingram's list of the region's 100 biggest private companies last year, is making a push for Top 30 status: The Yum! Brands franchisee has announced yet another acquisition for 2017,…
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The evolution of Kansas City's technology ecosystem has prompted Koch Business Solutions, a division of Wichita-based Koch Industries, to opened a new coworking office space in Kansas City, designed to provide IT support to the parent and its affiliates around…
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Chalk up one more addition to the Kansas City region as a global center of excellence in animal health: San Francisco-based Kindred Biosciences announced today that it will open its first regional location at a manufacturing facility in Elwood, Kan.,…
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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has announced Antiono Soave's resignation as secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce, effective immediately, to pursue business opportunities in the private sector. Soave had served in that role since November 2015. Nick Jordan, who has…
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The KCRise Fund—an initiative of the KC Rising effort to fully realize the Kansas City region’s economic potential—announced today that it has closed on an initial $10 million in commitments from area investors. KCRise was established, “as a solution to…
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Riverside, Mo.-based Orange EV, a maker of “pure electric” terminal trucks, says it’s the first in its industry to win approval for California incentive vouchers of $95,000 per Class 8 Electric Truck. California fleets can save at least $95,000 per…
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Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), announced the groundbreaking on a $200 million dollar facility expansion at its Olathe, Kan., campus. The campus expansion is designed to position the technology company as a leading innovator well…
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LaunchKC has announced its selection of 20 tech entrepreneurs as finalists for the $500K Kansas City-based grants competition on Sept. 16 at Union Station. The finalists include 11 from the bi-state metropolitan area, seven from other U.S. states and two…
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Boulevard Brewing Co. executive Jeff Krum has been named to head Duvel Moortgat USA, the parent company of Boulevard and York-based Brewery Ommegang. Former President Simon Thorpe will say on as an adviser through the end of this month. [caption…
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