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Baltimore Firm Taps 260,000SF Springfield Building, Growth in Midwest Office Market

Posted February 6, 2024 Baltimore-based Sentinel Net Lease announced the firm has completed the sale of the Chase Operations Center office building located in Springfield, Missouri. The Chase Operations Center is a 268,413-square-foot office building. Sentinel held on to the… more

HNTB Hopes to Expand Its Texas Workforce With New 20,000SF Office Space

Posted February 6, 2024 Kansas City-based firm HNTB Corporation announced it has relocated its Austin, TX, office to meet the rising demand for infrastructure solutions and to allow growth for its workforce. The new 20,000-square-foot office space is inside Indeed… more

Kansas City Office Leasing Activity Could Rise in 2024, Increase in Active Tenants

Posted February 6, 2024 This year could be a bounce-back year for office leasing as industry forecasts show a rise in active tenants in the Kansas City area despite lower activity and coinciding with national trends. Jones Lang LaSalle IP… more

Kansas City to Host Six FIFA World Cup 26 Matches

Posted February 5, 2024 The match schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2026 was announced Sunday and unveiled what matches Kansas City will host. Kansas City will host six games at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, according to the schedule.… more

UMB Financial Corp. Names Jim Rine as President, Retains Executive Position

Posted February 5, 2024 UMB Bank announced Jim Rine will be expanding his role within the parent company, taking on the new position as president of UMB Financial Corp., in addition to his current role as president and CEO of… more

Mariner Wealth Acquires Two Firms In Simultaneous Transaction, Adds $104B in AUM

Posted February 5, 2024 For its first acquisition of 2024, Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors announced it will be acquiring two financial service firms in a simultaneous transaction to create a new business vertical, Mariner Institutional. The transaction includes the… more

Honeywell Invests $84M in Olathe Facility, Creating 156 News Jobs

Posted February 5, 2024 North Carolina-based Honeywell is investing $84 million to expand its aerospace manufacturing facility in Olathe, elevating the facility to one of the company’s most technologically advanced and creating 156 new jobs. “Expanding this facility will enable… more

Oracle Corp. Cuts 124 IT Jobs at a Client’s Springfield Location

Posted February 5, 2024 Oracle Corp. will lay off 124 employees and will cease ITWorks operations at one of the company's client locations in Springfield, MO, following its client's decision to transition to a different electronic health record system. According… more

Region Index Shows Manufacturing Sector Sheds 800 Jobs In January

Posted February 5, 2024 Creighton University released its Mid-America Manufacturing Index which shows job losses in the sector across all states in the ten-state region, excluding South Dakota, in January. The Business Conditions Index (BCI), which uses the national Institute… more

Jayhawk Football Comes to Arrowhead and Children’s Mercy Park for 2024 Season

Posted February 1, 2024 The University of Kansas is still underway with construction renovations for the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, as a result, the KU football team will be heading to GEHA Feild and Children’s Mercy Park for their… more