Jackson County

Yellow Corporation continues hiring spree going into Q2

Formerly known as YRC Worldwide Inc., Kansas City area company Yellow Corp. is hiring thousands of new employees nationwide which are expected to stretch into July. The company, which added nearly 2,000 drivers and dock workers in the first quarter,… more

KC Council sets stage for $8.2 billion in Golden Plains Tech Park incentives

City Council members on Thursday unanimously approved a Chapter 100 industrial development plan and bond request that could see $8.2 billion in incentives granted over 37 years to developers of Golden Plains Technology Park, should it achieve its projected scale. Diode Ventures… more

SafetyCulture given $1.6B valuation with new funding

SafetyCulture’s new $73 million funding round and $1.6 billion valuation only mean more growth for its North American headquarters in Kansas City. The Australian tech company developed safety and quality management software that can be accessed from a mobile device.… more

$1.7B sale of Waddell & Reed finalizes

Macquarie Asset Management officially closed on its $1.7 billion acquisition of Overland Park-based Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. on Friday afternoon. The transaction brings $76 billion in assets to Macquarie Asset Management, making it a top 20 actively managed, long-term… more

Press Release: Vocalink Global a Propio Company

PRESS RELEASE from Propio Language Services May 1, 2021 – Dayton, Ohio Propio Language Services, a leader in technology-enabled Language Services, announces the acquisition of Vocalink Global – an enterprise language solutions company with a specialty in document translation and… more

Merger approved for Kansas City-based Northern Genesis, vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric Co.

Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. announced that its stockholders have approved a merger with The Lion Electric Co. Montreal-based Lion Electric, a maker of electric buses and vehicles, has been working since November 2020 on a merger with Northern Genesis. Northern Genesis… more

KC metro county opens COVID vaccine eligibility

The Unified Government Public Health Department announced that it will now offer free, COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone age 16 and over, regardless of where they live or work. This includes people who live outside of Kansas, and is a change… more

Hays Medical Center, KU Health System to operate independently

KU Health System and Hays Medical Center decided to pull back from an affiliation deal and operate independently, according to a Hays Post report. The affiliation is four years long, going back to 2016. Hays kept their own boards, leadership… more

Barrier Companies sells to private equity firm

Locally headquartered - and nationally operating - Barrier Companies has been acquired by New York City-based private equity firm, Lincolnshire Management, Inc. Founded in 2008, Barrier Companies is composed of Barrier Technologies and Barrier Compliance Services, and is a leading… more

Metro Ford Motor Co. plant to remain closed through mid-May

A global parts shortage has forced Ford Motor Co. to temporarily close Kansas City’s biggest factory for at least a month. Nearly all of the 7,100 hourly employees at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo have been temporarily laid… more