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Creative Planning Acquires $1.3B Wisconsin RIA

Posted January 8, 2025 Overland Park-based Creative Planning announced the acquisition of Brookfield, Wisconsin-based Kowal Investment Group. Kowal is a registered investment advisor and has been active for over 37 years with over $1.3 billion in assets under management as… more

Acendas Travel Announces New President, Brent Blake to Retire

Posted January 7, 2025 Overland Park-based Acendas Travel has announced that long-time travel industry executive Richard Aquino will succeed president Brent Blake, who is retiring. Aquino will begin his position on January 27 while Blake will remain through the first… more

Healthcare IT Leaders Will Provide Managed Services for USA Health

Posted January 7, 2025  Healthcare IT Leaders announced it has entered into a managed services agreement with USA Health and will oversee the healthcare system’s monitoring and maintenance. Under the terms of the agreement, Healthcare IT Leaders will assume responsibility… more

Vertical Cold Storage Opens Kansas City Facility

Posted January 7, 2025 Vertical Cold Storage, a developer of temperature-controlled distribution centers and unit for Kansas City-based Platform Ventures, has opened its Kansas City multi-modal distribution site. The nearly 312,000-square-foot distribution center is expected to employ over 100 full-time… more

Orange EV Announces Two Additions to Leadership Team

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… more

Lathrop GMP Enters 2025 with 11 New Partners

Posted January 3, 2025 Kansas City-based Lathrop GPM LLP announced the firm added 11 attorneys who became partners effective Jan. 1. "This deep and talented class of new partners, located coast-to-coast in a wide range of practice areas, embodies the… more

Region’s Manufacturing Sector Losses 4,500 Jobs in 2024

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… more

Corporate Housing of Kansas City Acquires S. Burd Corporate Housing

Posted December 31, 2024 Overland Park-based Corporate Housing of Kansas City Inc. has acquired S. Burd Corporate Housing to enhance its portfolio of short-term stay services. The acquisition combines S. Burd’s reputation for quality accommodations with CHKC’s commitment to exceptional… more

Analysis: Construction Jobs Could be Harder to Fill in 2025

Posted December 31, 2024 A new analysis from the Associated General Contractors of America shows construction jobs have increased in 234 metropolitan cities, including Kansas City. Construction employment increased in 234, or 65 percent, of 358 metro areas between November… more

Restaurant Row at Lenexa City Center Opens First Restaurant

Posted December 26, 2024 Restaurant Row, a plaza of buildings at the Lenexa City Center, held a ceremony opening its first restaurant Enjoy Pure Food + Drink. Enjoy Pure Food + Drink is the first of four restaurants slated to… more