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Coping with COVID: KU Health reports steady number of COVID-19 patients ahead of weekend

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KCI single terminal project rounds halfway finish point

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Fate of Kansas City earnings tax up for a vote on April 6 ballot

On Tuesday, April 6, Kansas City, Missouri, voters will decide on the one percent city earnings tax. The tax is paid by city residents, non-residents who work in the city and businesses located in the city. According to the city,… more

Sale of Custom Truck One Source closes at $1.48B

The acquisition of Kansas City-headquartered Custom Truck One Source has been finalized, the specialized truck and heavy equipment solutions provider selling to Nesco Holdings, Inc.  News of the acquisition was originally announced back in December 2020. Today, the transaction closed… more

Prime Capital adds $50M AUM with acquisition

Prime Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA) closed on a deal Thursday bringing on Arkansas-based Sphere Wealth Management. The transaction adds $50 million in assets under management (AUM) to Prime's $11.2 billion in AUM. The deal has added more than 200 families… more

KC Council passes $1.78B budget

The Kansas City Council signed off on a $1.73 billion budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. The measure revisited borrowing money for infrastructure, included money for tenant advocacy and deferred tapping into $195 million in stimulus funds. After objections that… more

Children’s Mercy KC begins vaccinating younger age groups

On Thursday, Children's Mercy Hospital began a series of vaccination clinics for some of the youngest people eligible to get the shot. The hospital is holding three clinics for people age 16 to 21 to get the Pfizer vaccine, which… more

Savion sells $264M solar project

Kansas City-based Savion LLC sold the 260-megawatt Brazoria West Solar Project in Texas to S&B USA for an undisclosed amount. Savion planned the project and got it ready for construction, which will begin in the next month or two at… more

Cerner closes on $375M deal for Kantar Health

Kantar Health, a life sciences company and division of Kantar Group, has been sold in a $375 million cash deal to North Kansas City-based Cerner Corp. Acquisition for the New York company was originally initiated in December 2020, and was… more

Amazon employees in Mo., Kan. receive on-site COVID vaccine

Amazon employees in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kan. and other areas across Missouri and Kansas can now participate in an on-site COVID-19 vaccination program put on by the company and local government. The multinational e-commerce giant started the program… more