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Kansas City Health Department Says TB Cases Remain Low

Posted February 5, 2025 The Kansas City Health Department on Friday said the city continues to maintain low tuberculosis case numbers with no signs of an active outbreak following the Wyandotte County outbreak. Since 2015, the annual average number of… more

Overland Park Approves Next Step For Oslo Marketplace Retail Center

Posted February 4, 2025 The Overland Park City Council has approved a revised preliminary plan to construct a retail development site at 135th Street. Plans for the Oslo Marketplace, a 3.5-acre retail redevelopment, were approved during a city council meeting… more

Private Equity Firm Buys Country Club Plaza Apartments for $33.6M

Posted February 4, 2025 The Pennsylvania-based private equity firm PPR Capital Management has purchased an apartment complex near the Country Club Plaza, marking its second investment in the KC area. PPR has purchased Infinity at Plaza West, located at 4440… more

Platform Ventures Investment Arm Expands in Georgia

Posted January 29, 2025 Vertical Cold Storage, a developer of temperature-controlled distribution centers and unit for Kansas City-based Platform Ventures, has expanded its footprint in Georgia with the purchase of a frozen distribution center near the Port of Savannah. The… more

Port KC Passes $20M Tax Incentive For JE Dunn HQ Renovations

Posted January 28, 2025 The Port Authority of Kansas City has approved a $20 million tax incentive for JE Dunn’s plans to renovate its downtown headquarters. On December 9, Port KC commissioners approved support for JE Dunn’s renovation project at… more

HCA Midwest Health Names Jeff Ardemagni as CFO

Posted January 29, 2025 HCA Midwest Health has appointed 30-year healthcare veteran, Jeff Ardemagni, to the role of chief financial officer. HCA Midwest Health announced that Ardemagni will take on his new role as CFO and will be succeeding Miah… more

Report: Home Prices Soar in Kansas City, All 50 Most Populous Metro Areas

Posted January 28, 2025 A new report from Redfin shows home prices have been increasing in the Kansas City metro, along with every major metropolitan area, since 2022. Home prices have risen from a year earlier in all 50 of… more

NorthPoint Wants to Build New Data Center in Pennsylvania

Posted January 28, 2025 Kansas City-based developer NorthPoint Development plans to build a new data center campus in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Last week, the Luzerne County Council examined a presentation from NorthPoint detailing a new 15-data center campus that would… more

Lathrop Makes Two Leadership Changes to Real Estate, Financial Services Practices

Posted January 23, 2025 Lathrop GPM has appointed two leadership changes to its real estate practices following the firm’s merger with California-based Hopkins Carley last year. Lathrop announced on Wednesday that Jennifer Johnson and Monique Jewett-Brewster would join the firm's… more

MMGY Global Appointed Justin Farmer to Chief Growth Officer

Posted January 22, 2025 MMGY Global announced it has promoted executive vice president Justin Farmer to the new role of chief growth officer. As a 14-year veteran of the company, Farmer brings with him more than 20 years of experience… more