Kansas


Creative Planning Expands Presence in Southwest Florida With Acquisition

Posted June 18, 2026 Creative Planning announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire MarkhamNorton Accountants+Advisors, expanding the company’s presence in southwest Florida. The transaction is expected to close on July 1, according to a release. MarkhamNorton team will… more

Children’s Mercy Names Dr. Yong Li To Lead Molecular Oncology, Cell Therapy Program

Posted June 17, 2026 Children’s Mercy has announced it has appointed its inaugural division director of Molecular Oncology & Cellular Therapeutics. Dr. Yong Li will now lead the new program dedicated to turning scientific discoveries into real‑world care for kids.… more

Menorah Medical Center Names Valerie Newman New COO

Posted June 17, 2026 Overland Park-based Menorah Medical Center has named Valerie Newman chief operating officer. Before joining Menorah Medical Center, Newman served as the COO of St. David’s Georgetown Hospital in Georgetown, Texas, for more than 1.5 years. During… more

UG Planning Commission OKs Final Plans for 149-Unit Apartment Building

Posted June 16, 2026 The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, planning commission has approved the final plans for a new 149-unit apartment complex near the University of Kansas Medical Center. The rezoning request was for the Woodside Village… more

QII Hires Mark Rainey as EVP of Development Services

Posted June 15, 2026 Overland Park-based Quality Infratech Intelligence announced it has hired Mark Rainey as executive vice president of development services. In his new role, Rainey will help guide the company’s development activities, working closely with Eric Hanson, vice… more

EducationDynamics Boosts Marketing and Enrollment Offerings with UK Acquisition

Posted June 15, 2026 Lenexa-based EducationDynamics has acquired Net Natives, a marketing agency that is headquartered in the UK. The combined organizations serve more than 400 institutional clients across more than 50 countries, backed by almost six decades of collective… more

Ace Retail Group Makes Company Veteran Robert Massengill New President

Posted June 12, 2026 Ace Retail Group has named longtime veteran of the company, Robert Massengill, as its new president. Massengill has been with Ace for over 20 years. As president, Massengill will lead enterprise-wide strategy, operations, and growth across… more

Mariner Acquisition of Atlantic Wealth Partners Adds $218M in AUM

Posted June 12, 2026 Overland Park-based Mariner announced it has expanded its presence in Florida by acquiring Atlantic Wealth Partners, a firm with about $218 million in assets. Based in Jupiter, Florida, Atlantic Wealth Partners specializes in practice around serving… more

Dubai Company Seeks Approval for $860M Data Center in Edgerton, KS

Posted June 9, 2026 Updated on June 12, 2026, at 11:51 a.m. DAMAC Digital Solutions Kansas, LLC is seeking approval to repurpose an existing warehouse building into a $860 million data center in Edgerton. The Heartland Data Center project would… more

Digital Realty Wants to Build 600MW Data Center Campus in De Soto

Posted June 9, 2026 Texas-based Digital Realty presented plans to the De Soto City Council about a new data center campus. The proposed data center campus would be located at Astra Enterprise Park, located near the Panasonic electric vehicle battery… more