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Compass Minerals Names its Next COO, Transferred From U.K. Operations

Posted February 26, 2024 Overland Park-based Compass Minerals International Inc. has named Gordon Dunn as the company’s next chief operations officer. He previously led the company’s operations in the United Kingdom. Dunn will be responsible for managing global operations across… more

Logistics Firm Americold to Build $127M KC Facility, Creating 187 Jobs

Posted February 22, 2024 Temperature-controlled logistics company Americold announced it will be investing $127 million to build its first facility in Kansas City to establish better connections to key U.S. and Mexico markets. The facility is part of a strategic… more

JE Dunn Promotes 22-Year Employee to Midwest Region President

Posted February 22, 2024 Updated 3:38 p.m., February 22, 2024 JE Dunn Construction Co. has named its new president for the company’s Midwest region. Adam Cox is now the Midwest region president and will oversee projects for sports, justice, and… more

KCK Nonprofit Unbound Names First Woman President and CEO

Posted February 22, 2024 The Kansas City, Kansas-based nonprofit Unbound announced Ashley Hufft as the next president and chief executive officer and is the first woman to lead the organization. Hufft is now tasked with leading Unbound’s strategic vision for… more

AdventHealth South Overland Park Names Its Next CMO

Posted February 21, 2024 AdventHealth South Overland Park has announced Dr. Michèle Jean-François as its next chief medical officer. She will take on her new role of CMO effective March 4, according to a release. Before her new role, she… more

Evergy Plans to Build Second Substation, Provide Additional Power to Panasonic Factory

Posted February 20, 2024 Evergy Inc. plans to build a second substation to power the Panasonic electric-vehicle battery factory and additional industrial space in De Soto. The De Soto City Council voted unanimously to rezone 53.18 acres of agricultural land… more

Single-Family Home Starts Low in January, Remains Above Last Year’s Rate

Posted February 20, 2024 Housing starts and completions experienced a slowdown in January as more apartment buildings currently occupy the industry. However, single-family building permits and builder confidence steadily increased year-over-year. Single-family building permits issued in January fell to a… more

Keystone Automotive Industries Expands to KC, Joins Heartland Logistics Park

Posted February 20, 2024 Keystone Automotive Industries will expand its Kansas City operations at a new facility in Hunt Midwest‘s Heartland Logistics Park in Shawnee. Keystone will lease 530,455-square-feet of Heartland Logistics Park Building III, according to a release. Construction… more

Survey: 37% of US Employees Seek New Jobs, Demand For Work-Life Balance

Posted February 19, 2024 A poll survey from Express Employment Professionals-Harris shows 37 percent of U.S. employees are actively searching for a new job in 2024 and fewer believe there are more job opportunities in their chosen field. Only 28… more

Regional Bankers Point to Low Commodity Prices as Biggest Risk for Farms in 2024

Posted February 15, 2024 Creighton University released its Rural Mainstreet Index for February and reported that 44 percent of bankers consider farmers’ financial conditions to be worsening. The overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI), ranging from 0 and 100 with a… more