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Companion Protect Closes $20.25M Extension Round to Fuel Growth

Posted August 14, 2024 Leawood-based Companion Protect announced it has closed a $20.25 million extension round from Series A investors. Last year, Companion Protect received a $27 million Series A financing round from Avanta Ventures, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Old Republic… more

Where Does MO, KS Rank in Adult Mental Illness Rates?

Posted August 14, 2024 An analysis from KFF found Missouri to be in the top ten states with the highest percentage of adults reporting mental illness. The analysis used data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)… more

Lockton Names Tim Ryan President of U.S. Operations

Posted August 12, 2024 Kansas City-based Lockton Cos. announced today Tim Ryan has been appointed as the company’s U.S. president. Ryan began his new role effective immediately on Wednesday, August, 7. Ryan will report to Ron Lockton, chairman and CEO… more

Mission-based The Redwood Group Sells Specialty Crop Division for $34M

Posted August 12, 2024 Mission-based The Redwood Group, LLC has sold its Montana-based specialty crop food ingredients division for $34 million. The Redwood Group’s Specialty Crop Food Ingredient Division, based in Montanna, supplies grains, pulses and specialty crops to over… more

TranSystem Completes Merger With Pennsylvania-based Gannett Fleming

Posted August 9, 2024 TranSystem announced it has completed a strategic merger with Pennsylvania-based engineering firm Gannett Fleming. The merger joins the companies with approximately $1.3 billion in revenue and a highly skilled workforce of more than 5,000 employees, according… more

Construction Industry Adds 25,000 Jobs in July Despite Rise in Unemployment

Posted August 6, 2024 The construction industry added 25,000 jobs in July as the industry experienced an increase of 3.0% in employment year-over-year. The surge in construction jobs follows an unemployment rate increase of 3.9% in July, according to the… more

KC Metro Ranked Among Highest Gen Z Homeowner Rates

Posted August 6, 2024 A study from SmartAsset ranked the metro areas where Gen Z is buying homes at the fastest rates, with Kansas City among the highest in the nation. Kansas City ranked No. 6 on the top ten… more

Hostess Brands to Lay Off 79 Workers at Lenexa HQ

Posted August 5, 2024 Nearly 11 months after it was acquired by J.M. Smucker, Hostess Brands will lay off 79 employees at its Lenexa headquarters. A WARN notice from July 29 states the company will lay off 79 people from… more

Ryan Schroeder Retires as CRB President and CEO

Posted August 5, 2024 Kansas City-based engineering consultant firm CRB has announced Ryan Schroeder has retired as president and CEO of the company. Schroeder joined CRB in 1987 as a design engineer. In 2010 he would take the role of… more

New Birth Company to Close Birthing Center in Overland Park

Posted July 31, 2024 New Birth Company, LLC announced it will be closing down its Overland Park birth center location due to “unsustainable market conditions.” New Birth Company, founded by Kendra Wyatt and Catherine Gordon, will close its Overland Park… more