Regional

Mercy Opens Joplin Cancer Center

Mercy Hospital Joplin has opened a multimillion-dollar cancer center that will allow residents of southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas to receive local treatment for their conditions.  The new center will include a number of features not previously available at one… more

Springfield Signs on for $200 Million in Water Infrastructure

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has approved a Springfield plan to upgrade its sanitary sewer system, a massive project that will cost the city $200 million of work through completion of that phase in 2025. Once complete, the work… more

SLU Hospital Nurses Organize Anti-Union Vote

Union nurses at Saint Louis University Hospital have forced an election that would strip the union-security clause from their current contract, which means employees would no longer be required to pay union dues. The nurses group has gathered more than… more

$21.5 Million Upgrade for UMKC Biology-Chemistry Labs

With an $18.3 million infusion from the state, the University of Missouri-Kansas City will spend $21.5 million to upgrade its primary biology and chemistry teaching labs, the first facelift for those facilities in nearly three decades. The state money is… more

June 22 Deadline Set for Public Comment on Power-Line Project

HANNIBAL — The Missouri Public Service Commission has set a June 22 deadline for applications from parties who may want to intervene in Ameren Transmission Co. of Illinois’ plans for the so-called Mark Twain Transmission Project. If approved, the company… more

The Kansas City Area’s Top 100 Privately-Held Companies for 2014

Whoever said “it’s lonely at the top” evidently never ran a large private company. Not only is it NOT lonely there, you’ll find plenty of competition for a seat when the music stops on annual revenue calculations for the largest… more

Populous Announces Merger with London-Based Designer Jump Studios

Kansas City-based Populous announced this morning that it would bolster its foreign operations by merging with Jump Studios, a architecture and interior design practice based in London. Both organizations will continue to operate as separate practices, Populous said in a news release announcing the strategic… more

Ferrellgas Bolsters Oil Midstream Operations With $837.5 Million Acquisition

Ferrellgas Partners announced this morning that it had reached an agreement to acquire a Texas-based provider of integrated crude oil midstream services for roughly $837.5 million. The Overland Park natural-gas company, in a news release, said the acquisition of Bridger Logistics would position Ferrellgas… more

BOOM!

Two more major projects coming on board to help fill the construction pipeline. The construction sector simply doesn’t get many months like this: Within a 10-day span in early May, more than $1.1 billion in new construction was announced—involving just… more

Italian Manufacturing Company Will Add 122 Jobs With Expansion in Ste. Genevieve

An Italian company that makes vinyl windows, doors, panels and other construction products says it will open a manufacturing facility in Ste. Genevieve, bringing 122 jobs to the county.   Gov. Jay Nixon made the announcement today at a meeting of the Hawthorn Foundation,… more