Jackson County

Amazon to open additional center in KC metro, bring jobs

Amazon.com Inc. plans to open a new delivery center in a vacant former Haldex Brake Products Corp. building in Blue Springs. The e-commerce titan anticipates full operations will begin late this year at the facility, located at 2400 NE Coronado… more

AMC investor sells controlling stake, $220M in stock

AMC investor Wanda America Entertainment Inc., a unit of Chinese company Wanda Group, gave up its controlling stake in AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. Stock sales totaled over $220 million. Wanda America Entertainment Inc., a unit of Chinese company Wanda Group,… more

Kansas City labor market conditions chart suggests increased activity, momentum through March

The Kansas City Fed Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) suggest the level of activity increased modestly in March while momentum accelerated sharply. The level of activity indicator increased by 0.06 in March from −0.25 to −0.19. Meanwhile, the momentum indicator… more

Compass Minerals sells portion of assets to Koch Industries

Overland Park-based Compass Minerals International Inc. has sold a portion of its North American Micronutrient assets to Wichita-based Koch Industries subsidiary, Koch Agronomic Services LLC. "Compass Minerals has been proud to grow the Wolf Trax product line and introduce both… more

Three Light to break ground in May

Long-time talk on the addition of another downtown luxury apartment from The Cordish Companies will come to fruition, the company announcing plans to begin construction of Three Light next month in May.  To the tune of $140 million, Three Light… more

SelectQuote to begin hiring boost in region, nationwide

SelectQuote Inc. plans to hire thousands of associates to help its customers enroll in Medicare over the coming weeks and months. The Overland Park-based insurance company SelectQuote helps consumers compare and select insurance plans from a variety of insurers. The… more

Coping with COVID: 8,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments open up through KU Health

The University of Kansas Health System says that they have 8,000 vaccine appointments available.  Appointments are open to "anyone who lives in Kansas or works in Johnson County," the health system said in a Wednesday media briefing. "The bottom line… more

$73M bond approved for Platte County schools 

A Platte County bond initiative pushing to approve $73 million in funding for the Platte County School District passed Tuesday. Around 62 percent of voters approved the bond, a measure which proposed a no-tax-increase bond to generate about $73 million… more

CertTech acquisitions merge to one company

After acquiring two peer engineering firms in the past year, Lenexa-based CertTech has rolled itself and the two others into a single entity called Genuen. The acquisitions of Michigan-based WTI in March 2020 and Ohio-based Butterfield Engineering in November 2020… more

Earnings tax renewed by Kansas City voters

On Tuesday, Kansas City, Mo. voters that showed up to the polls - just under 11 percent - approved the extension of the one-percent earnings tax (e-tax).  Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and other city officials expressed their content with… more