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Creighton University released its monthly Survey on Economic Conditions for Business taken among supply managers in a nine-state region that includes Kansas and Missouri. The overall index came in below the growth neutral ranking of 50 for the third consecutive…
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The Kauffman Foundation has announced a 10-year, $79 million investment in KC Scholars, a program developed by the Foundation and 70 community partners to, as the KS Scholars website states, “increase postsecondary education attainment in the greater Kansas City area.”…
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Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Incorporated, two big-names retailers catering to lovers of the outdoors, have announced a definitive agreement in which Bass Pro will acquire Cabela’s for $65.50 per share in cash; the total deal is valued at approximately $5.5 billion. Bass…
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A Jackson County Circuit Court Judge has cleared the way for voting on the expansion of the Transportation Development District (TDD) for Kansas City’s budding streetcar service. The expanded district would support a southward expansion of the existing Main Street…
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Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. has announced that that James E. Ferrell, company founder and board chairman, is now the interim president and CEO of Ferrellgas. Ferrell succeeds Stephen Wambold, who has stepped down from those roles, as well as from his…
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The Finance and Governance Committee of the Kansas City Council has approved Mayor Sly James’ vision for a Kansas City Arts Festival that would celebrate the city as the nation’s “creative crossroads” of visual, performing and digital arts. The full City…
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The University of Kansas Cancer Center has filed an application to have its designation changed from “cancer center” to “comprehensive cancer center” by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In an interview with Ingram’s, Roy Jensen M.D., Director of the Cancer…
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Missouri and Kansas placed at 15th and 22nd respectively on the Tax Foundation’s 2017 State Business Tax Climate Index, which is designed to measure how competitive a state is when it comes to business tax. The index uses a system…
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Epiq Systems, Inc. the Kansas City, Kansas-based provider of integrated technology and services for the legal profession, announced today that shareholders have approved the company’s acquisition by OMERS Private Equity. The transaction—$16.50 in cash for each share of Epiq’s common…
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Kansas City-based Hufft Projects, a “design collective” is opening a studio in Bentonville, Arkansas, to support the growing body of work the company is doing in the region. All custom furnishings for the new site are being made by the…
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