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WellSky Partnership Expands its Post-Acute Services to Southeast Physicians

Overland Park-based WellSky has partnered with a Florida-based Millennium Physician Group and will provide its doctors with technology to improve patient outcomes through post-acute care. Millennium physicians can access WellSky’s technology, clinical services team, and extensive acute, post-acute, and home… more

Meyer Laboratory, Inc. Sells to New York-based Private Equity Firm

Owners of the Kansas City-based manufacturer Meyer Laboratory, Inc. have sold their company to a private equity firm in New York. New York-based TruArc Partners announced it had acquired Meyer Lab from its owners Russell Meyer and William “Rusty” Meyer,… more

Landmark Bancorp Announces Abby Wendel as New CEO

Manhattan, Ks.-based Landmark Bancorp, Inc. announced it has appointed Abigail “Abby” Wendel to president and chief executive officer of the company and its subsidiary, Landmark National Bank. Wendel will begin her new role effective March 29 and will join the… more

Transit Study Proposes Two New Express Routes to KCI

The KCI Airport Public Transit Services Action Plan was released and is calling for more transit access to the airport's new single terminal. The study, conducted in collaboration with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, the Mid-America Regional Council and… more

Developer Plans for 314 Unit Apartment Complex Along K-7 in Olathe

Lenexa-based developer Oddo Development is awaiting the Olathe City Council's approval to construct a 314-unit luxury apartment complex along Highway K-7. The nearly 485,000-square-foot development site is located south of College Boulevard and west of K-7. Oddo plans to build… more

KC Streetcar Riverfront Extension Breaks Ground, Targets Early 2026 Completion

The KC Streetcar Authority has officially begun constructing the $61 million riverfront extension project to connect the streetcar line to the Berkley Riverfront Park. The Streetcar Authority along with its project partners at the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, the… more

Johnson County to Build 20,000SF Fire Station in De Soto, KS

Updated 11:53 p.m., March 5, 2024 A new fire station is being built in De Soto, just north of the Panasonic electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant, as part of a $15 million support infrastructure improvement plan and will be the… more

Student Loan Company MOHELA Denies Allegations of “Call Deflection” Scheme

The Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri, or MOHELA, has denied allegations made against it by a teachers union and an advocacy group claiming the student loan company took part in a “call deflection scheme.” On Wednesday,… more

Tax Incentive Bill Could Bring Several More EV Manufactures to Kansas

Updated 12:53 p.m., March 4, 2024 A Kansas Department of Commerce official believes the state is poised to take on more electric vehicle manufacturing investments a year after a bill passed to establish the Transformation of Passenger and Freight Vehicle… more

Region Index Shows Manufacturing Jobs Openings Sunk in February

Creighton University released its Mid-America Business Conditions Index which shows the region dropped back below growth neutral and a decrease in job openings and layoffs over the past 12 months for all states in the region. The Business Conditions Index,… more