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Posted January 13, 2025 Westlake Ace Hardware announced it will acquire Augusta Ace Home Center in Augusta, Kansas. The acquisition will be completed on March 17, according to a Monday release. Augusta Ace Home Center, located at 316 West 7th…
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Posted January 8, 2025 Armstrong Teasdale LLP has added 10 new partners to its roster of attorneys to kick-start 2025, one of whom will join the Kansas City office. Armstrong Teasdale announced eight lawyers would join the firm as partners…
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Posted January 9, 2025 Kansas City-based automobile hauler Jack Cooper is losing its contract with Ford, with layoffs looming as a result. Ford informed Jack Cooper of its intentions to end the contract between the two companies on Jan 2,…
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Posted January 7, 2025 Kansas City, Kansas-based Orange EV announced Olivier Roubi has been appointed as vice president of rental and leasing and Dr. Zouhair Lazreq as vice president of engineering. Orange EV, the electric terminal trucks manufacturer with more…
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Posted January 6, 2024 Through a new K-State 105 initiative, Kansas State University will collaborate on 11 entrepreneurship and small business development projects in Kansas communities. K-State 105 is a program that supports economic growth in all 105 counties in…
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Posted January 2, 2025 The December Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index ends the year on a down note with approximately one in five firms reporting labor shortages in the region. The Business Conditions Index, which ranges between 0 and…
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Posted December 17, 2024 United Real Estate announced its Kansas City-based operations, Platinum Realty, will enter into a merger with Overland Park-based SunWest Real Estate Advisors to expand its services in the Midwest market. The merger will push Platinum Realty’s…
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Posted December 17, 2024 VanTrust Real Estate has purchased 32 acres of land in Utah to build four industrial warehouse buildings. VanTrust Real Estate announced the acquisition of 32 acres at 5998 West Parkway Blvd in West Valley City, Utah.…
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Posted December 4, 2024 Saint Louis-based Mercy and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Missouri have reached a new multi-year agreement following months of negotiations. Mercy, a nonprofit organization, announced the new agreement allows Anthem members continued access to affordable,…
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Posted December 2, 2024 The November Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index shows the unemployment gauge has tumbled compared to nearly the same time last year. The Business Conditions Index, ranging between 0 and 100 with 50.0 representing growth neutral,…
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