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KU Announces $5.4 Million in Developmental Disabilities Funds

The University of Kansas has announced a $5.4 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The grant, awarded to the Kansas Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, will provides support for the… more

Park University Announces $250,000 Research and Scholarship Fund

Park University is formally announcing the result of a $250,000 from the family of the late Michie P. Slaughter, former executive vice president of human resources at Marion Laboratories. The gift was made in 2014, upon his passing. The Michie… more

KCMO and KCK Team Up in White House Initiative

The White House announced today that Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas have been selected as lead cities in the White House Smart City Initiative. They will host two meetings in 2017 that bring together leading public and private… more

Shareholders Back Westar Sale to Great Plains

    Two of the biggest public companies in the Kansas City region area are poised to become one considerably larger organization: Shareholders of Topeka-based Westar Energy have agreed to sell the company to Great Plains Energy, parent of Kansas City… more

CBOE Holdings to Acquire Bats Global Markets

Bats Global Markets, Inc.— operator of the second-largest stock exchange in the U.S., as well as the largest stock exchange and trade reporting facility in Europe—has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by CBOE Holdings, Inc., the holding… more

$3 Million in Energy Loans for Public Entities

Five public schools, five city governments, one university, and one public hospital are being awarded nearly $3 million in low-interest loans for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects by The Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Energy Division. The funded projects—expected… more

A New Company Headquarters for Kansas City

The employee-screening solutions company, Alere eScreen, a subsidiary of Alere Inc., will move its headquarters to Kansas City, bringing with it a capital investment of more than $6.8 million and 30 new jobs in addition to its current staff of… more

KU Chancellor Gray-Little to Step Down

The University of Kansas has announced that Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, the school’s 17th chancellor, will step down in summer 2017. The university also said that details of the search process for Gray-Little’s successor will be shared in the coming weeks.… more

Missouri Invests a Million in Voting Improvements

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander today announced $1 million in grant funding to increase election efficiency throughout the state. The funding is intended for such things as maintaining Internet service, voter registration list maintenance, training, voting equipment or maintenance and… more

UMKC Capital Campaign Roars Past Goal

Seven years ago, the Campaign for UMKC launched with an ambitious goal of raising $250 million. Today, officials announced, that the University of Missouri-Kansas City had surged past that mark by more than 20 percent, with $302,534,370 raised. The university… more