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Kansas City's increase in creative critical mass has earned it a Top 10 ranking from SmartAsset's ranking of the nation's best cities for young creatives. Kansas City ranked No. 6 this year, largely on the strength of a cost…
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U.S. business startup activity has taken a signficant turn for the better over the past year, and Kansas City is among the metropolitan areas right in the thick of that trend, the Kauffman Foundation said in a report issued…
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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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Kansas City entrepreneur John Sherman has become a minority owner and vice chairman of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. Sherman joins the Dolan family, who will retain the majority ownership they have had since 2000. Financial details of…
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Aratana Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: PETX), a Leawood, Kan.-based pet therapeutics company focused on the licensing, development and commercialization of innovative biopharmaceutical products for companion animals, this week announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine has approved…
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Moody's Investors Service says Kansas’ financial outlook is negative as a result of revenue shortfalls caused by the 2012 tax cuts championed by Gov. Sam Brownback. The rating service this week assigned a Aa3 rating to $49 million worth of…
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise last week announced that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment had selected HPE to upgrade the state’s Medicaid Management Information System. As part of the $215 million contract, HPE will establish the Kansas Modular Medicaid System…
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Olathe, Kan.-based Terracon, a leading provider of environmental, facilities, geotechnical and materials services, this week announced the acquisition of two companies on opposite ends of the country. Terracon said it had acquired Mayes Testing Engineers of Lynnwood, Wash., retaining all…
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