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Wichita-based Occidental Management has closed on its purchase of the Sprint headquarters in Overland Park, according to an announcement on its Facebook page. The deal, which closed for an unspecified amount (it is appraised at $342 million, according to Johnson…
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Chateau Avalon, a 61-room hotel near the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., with uniquely themed suites such as "Camelot" and "Tuscany," has entered into a partnership with Rockville, Md.-based Choice Hotels, in which the latter lists Avalon under its…
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[caption id="attachment_22285" align="alignleft" width="246"] Mikos[/caption] John Mikos, chief operating officer of YMCA of Greater Kansas City since 2013, is the organization's new president and chief executive officer. He has been in an interim position in those roles since March, when…
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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRJeKjE1PXk[/embed] When giving advice to startups, Lenora Payne, chief executive officer and founder of Technology Group Solutions, tells them not to be afraid to mention Kansas City and the big corporations associated with the town when dealing with vendors and…
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[caption id="attachment_22223" align="alignleft" width="480"] From left: HealthJoy's Dorfman, Swell Spark's Baysinger, PayIT's Gordon and Andy Rieger.[/caption] Legitimate tariff-strife aside, by most economic measures, the economy doesn't look like it's going to face a major recession the likes of 2008 any…
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City Wide Maintenance Co., the Lenexa-based building-maintenance and janitorial-services franchisor, is opening its first location in Canada, in southwestern Ontario, and the firm has plans to further expand in the country. The company's leadership announced its intention to enter Canada…
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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPu9j-mjbzU&feature=youtu.be[/embed] There's a lot of talk about the difficulty Kansas City area employers' ability to retain workers, but the situation has constantly improved over the years, says Sean Miller, chief executive officer of insurance firm Robert E. Miller Group. More…
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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSm-qwpjuQQ[/embed] Sure, most of Intouch Solutions' clients aren't in the Kansas City area, and his company is based in Overland Park, but it doesn't bother CEO Faruk Capan. After all, the company has offices around the country, and he says…
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Kansas City has secured two highly prized federal agencies that have been reviewing relocation sites nationwide: The Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The Kansas City Area Development Council announced that decision with a…
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Kansas City is one of five metro areas nationally to have a 5G network operated by Sprint. The announcement came today during a presentation by company CEO Michel Combes and others. Sprint's Kansas City 5G network covers 625,000 people and…
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