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Dairy Farmers of America Invests in Startup

The largest private company in Kansas City has invested in startup MOPRO Nutrition. MOPRO produces Greek yogurt and has positioned itself as a potential "replacement for protein bars, protein shakes and regular Greek yogurt." “As a farmer-owned Cooperative, DFA is… more

Don’t Bite on the Lending Hype

Something to think about with the regional commercial real-estate scene: An article published last week by the Financial Times said Commercial Real Estate lending is shrinking in a big way.  Not 2006-2007 big, but still steeply enough to take notice.… more

USDA Offers Short-Term Relief for Tariff-Affected Farmers

Last week, we wrote about how retaliatory tariffs imposed by countries like Mexico and China are inflicting pain on the U.S. dairy industry. Those levies themselves were a response to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on China, Mexico and… more

Hedge Fund Founder Says Tax Law Hurts Northern States

In an article published by CNBC on Monday, the founder of Citadel hedge fund, Ken Griffin, made the prediction that "Northern states that predominantly support the Democratic Party will be negatively impacted by President Donald Trump’s tax plan." Griffin believes… more

Presidential Visit Will Shut Down Parts of Downtown

UPDATE: This morning, the Kansas City city manager tweeted out that parts of downtown will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m and asked for people to avoid Downtown Kansas City during that time.  The city manager also said… more

Best Big Cities? KC Didn’t Crack the Top 30

Today WalletHub released its ranking of the Top Big Cities to Live in for 2018, and Kansas City, Missouri didn't even crack the top 30. The City of Fountains instead came in at number 40 on this list, more than… more

Barstow School Plans to buy old Leawood Hy-Vee

At Thursday night's Leawood City Council Meeting, a representative from The Barstow School announced plans to purchase the old Hy-Vee at 122nd and State Line.  Ashley Stroud, the Director of External Affairs for the school, said they have entered into… more

MU Partners with National Defense Center

The University of Missouri is teaming up with the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division of Naval Air Systems Command in an education partnership, the school announced today.  The partnership is expected to give help with ideas, research and equipment,… more

June Jobs Report Shows One Industry Lagging

The Missouri Department of Economic Development released their June 2018 jobs report today and it indicated a potential issue for construction.  They note that since June of 2017, construction is the only industry showing a significant decrease in jobs, to… more

Former Addicts Donate $2 Million for Opioid Research Center

A $2 million gift from Topeka native, and University of Kansas alumnus, Daniel Logan and his wife, Gladys Cofrin, will help establish the Cofrin-Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment within the Department of Psychology at KU.  Both Logan and Cofrin… more