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Westlake Ace Hardware to Open First Store in Oregon

Posted December 4, 2025 Overland Park-based Westlake Ace Hardware announced it has opened its first store location in Dallas, Oregon.  Westlake Ace Hardware purchased a 22,000 square foot store and will remodel more than 18,000 square feet of the building… more

Creative Planning Acquires Burt Wealth Advisors, Adds $1 Billion in AUM

Posted December 3, 2025 Overland Park-based Creative Planning has acquired Burt Wealth Advisors, adding $1 billion in assets under management for the wealth management company. Burt Wealth is an RIA based in North Bethesda, Maryland. Since 1985, the company has… more

Overland Park-based Cobalt MedPlans Sells to MDI NetworX

Posted December 3, 2025 Cobalt MedPlans, a business of Cobalt Health Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, has been sold to a healthcare solutions provider. MDI NetworX, a healthcare BPO and technology-enabled… more

Olathe City Council Could Annex 80 Acres for Industrial Park Project

Posted December 2, 2025 Updated at 9:44 a.m., December 5, 2025 The Olathe City Council has received an annexation application for around 80 acres of land that would become an industrial and logistics business park. The application was submitted by… more

De Soto Planners Table Merck Animal Health’s $985M Expansion Project

Posted December 2, 2025 ​​Merck Animal Health will need to adjust its site plans for an $985 million expansion of its biologics facility in De Soto. During the City of De Soto Planning Commission meeting in November, city planners voted… more

City of Lawrence Hires Susie Carson as Director of Economic Development

Posted December 1, 2025 The City of Lawrence announced it has hired Susie Carson as the City’s new director of economic development. Carson brings more than 15 years of experience in economic development and chamber leadership. She previously served as… more

Pape-Dawson Acquires Overland Park-based Coffman Associates

Posted December 1, 2025 Texas-based Pape-Dawson has acquired Coffman Associates, an Overland Park-based airport planning firm. Founded in 1979, Coffman Associates specializes in airport planning and associated environmental and noise/land use studies. The firm also has more than 600 airport… more

Arvest Bank Breaks Ground on First KCK Branch

Posted November 24, 2025 Arvest Bank has broken ground on its new Kansas City, Kansas, branch, which is slated to open next August. Arvest Bank leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new branch last week. The bank located at… more

KC Streetcar to Unveil $5M CPKC Pavilion

Posted November 19, 2025 The KC Streetcar Authority, Port KC and CPKC will unveil plans for the End of the Line Streetcar Station and CPKC Pavilion on Saturday. The $5 million End of the Line Streetcar Station and CPKC Pavilion… more

Kansas City Health Department Confirm Measles Exposure at MCI

Posted November 18, 2025 The Kansas City, Missouri Health Department announced it had found a confirmed case of measles earlier this month. The Kansas resident who tested positive for the disease was at the Kansas City International Airport (MCI) on… more