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The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences’ College of Osteopathic Medicine announced today that it had received approval from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation to develop an additional medical school campus in Joplin, Mo. KCU, the largest medical school in…
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HNTB Corp. announced this morning that Wayne Feuerborn, an associate vice president, has been named Kansas City office leader for the firm, succeeding Mike Hess, who had been promoted to Central Division operations officer. In a release making the announcement, HNTB said that Feuerborn would…
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Shook, Hardy & Bacon announced today that it would enter the Chicago market by bringing on board the lawyers and staff from Grippo & Elden LLC, a complex commercial litigation boutique firm there, effective March 1. That will bring to 11…
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Less than a week after the resignation of the top official embroiled in the controversy over the Bloch School of Management's rankings for entrepreneurial education, a second faculty member has resigned. UMKC announced this afternoon that John Norton had resigned as associate…
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Competition for Internet service at speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second in the Kansas City area has ratcheted up with today's launch of GigaPower by AT&T. The telecom giant announced this afternoon that service has begun in various…
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With coastal firms cutting costs by moving back-office operations here, could more legal competition be in the works? A long-cherished marketing tool for law firms in this region that compete for business nationwide is what’s generally known as the Kansas…
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With Prime Healthcare Service's acquisition of St. Joseph and St. Mary’s medical centers taking effect over the weekend, the California hospital group has announced that Robert Erickson will succeed Michael Dorsey as the chief executive officer at St. Joseph Medical Center effective…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prof. Michael Song of the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, has resigned, the university said in a news release issued this afternoon. It comes less than a week after the Princeton Review…
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Prime Healthcare, the California hospital company that entered the Kansas City market in 2012 with acquisition of Providence Medical Center and St. John Hospital, has expanded its footprint here with by completing the acquisition of St. Joseph Medical Center and St. Mary’s Medical Center. That…
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McCownGordon announced today that it had completed implementation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, making the Kansas City construction firm 100 percent employee-owned. The move was effective Jan. 1. In a news release, the company said the move was part of a succession…
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