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CPC Acquires Kansas City-Based Drug Free Sport International

Posted February 15, 2024 Updated 8:30 a.m. February 16, 2024 Kansas City-based investment holding company CPC, LLC announced it has acquired Drug Free Sport International, a drug testing company also in Kansas City. Founded in 1999, Drug Free Sport International… more

Regional Bankers Point to Low Commodity Prices as Biggest Risk for Farms in 2024

Posted February 15, 2024 Creighton University released its Rural Mainstreet Index for February and reported that 44 percent of bankers consider farmers’ financial conditions to be worsening. The overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI), ranging from 0 and 100 with a… more

Royals Selects Crossroads District as Location for New Planned Ballpark

Posted February 14, 2024 The Kansas City Royals officially announced the location of its new stadium and sports entertainment district will be set in the East Crossroads District downtown. Royals officials and Kansas City leaders held a press conference Tuesday… more

Kansas City Royals to Announce Location of New Ballpark

Posted February 13, 2024 This is an ongoing story and will be updated when more information is available. The Kansas City Royals finally plan to announce the location of the team’s new stadium and entertainment district during a Tuesday press… more

Report: KCMO Rent Prices Increase Amid Surge of Apartment Development

Posted February 13, 2024 Zillow released its January 2024 Rental Market Report, showing how rental prices have increased in Kansas City, and other major cities, despite apartment construction on the rise and cooling for economic growth in the nation. Rents… more

Westlake Ace Hardware Officially Opens Third Lee’s Summit Location

Posted February 12, 2024 Westlake Ace Hardware announced it will soon be hosting a grand opening event for its third location in Lee’s Summit. The new Westlake Ace Hardware in Lee’s Summit, located at 3511 S.W. Market Street near the… more

Compass Minerals Terminates Great Salt Lake Lithium Project, Reports $77M Loss

Posted February 12, 2024 Overland Park-based Compass Minerals International Inc. released its fiscal first-quarter results and announced it will terminate a lithium brine project at the Great Salt Lake. The company determined it is no longer in the best interests… more

Trucking Company XPO Wants to Build 180,000SF Facility in Shawnee

Posted February 12, 2024 Updated 9:47 a.m. February 13, 2024  Connecticut-based XPO, Inc. has proposed plans to create a 180,000-square-foot-plus trucking facility in northwest Shawnee. XPO rezoning approval of approximately 45 acres east of Kansas 7 Highway on the north… more

The Kansas City Chiefs Parade and Rally Set For Wednesday

Posted February 12, 2024 The Kansas City Chiefs have won Super Bowl LVIII and hometown fans can expect to see this year's champions at the parade and victory rally downtown on Wednesday. The Chiefs Kingdom Champions Parade and victory rally… more

Renewable Energy Contractor Gets Former Black & Veatch Executive as New COO

Posted February 12, 2024 North Carolina-based Cinterra has added former Black & Veatch executive, Shelby Barbier, as its new chief operating officer. Cinterra, formerly Directional Services Inc., a renewable energy contractor announced Barbier as the company’s next COO in a… more