Kansas

Cigna To Exit Kansas and Missouri Markets Next Year

Posted August 30, 2023 Cigna Healthcare will be trimming its footprint on Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges next year and will not be providing healthcare plans for Kansas and Missouri in 2024. Despite the insurance company cutting two states from… more

Panasonic To Lease 500,000SF At Flint Commerce Center in De Soto, KS

Posted August 29, 2023 Newmark Zimmer is leasing 509,760 square feet to Panasonic Energy at the 1,019,520 square foot Building C at the Flint Commerce Center in De Soto, the commercial real estate agency announced Tuesday. Building C offers a… more

Bluhawk Adds New Tenants and Gives Update on Sports Park

Posted August 29, 2023 Bluhawk, the mixed-use development in Overland Park, is adding several new restaurants and retail tenets and is gearing up to add more when its completes its sports park. Bluhawk is nearing completion of phase 1 of… more

American’s Higher Wages Could Lead To Continued Rise In Inflation

Posted August 28, 2023 Based on the latest consumer price index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, weekly earnings have increased to 3.5 percent year-over-year since July. However, the Federal Reserve is cautious about wage hikes and could affect its… more

Service Employment Rises While Activity Remains Largely Unchanged, KC Fed Survey

Posted August 28, 2023 Tenth District services activity remained flat in August, unchanged from July, and firms expect to see growth at a modest rate in the coming months, according to the Tenth District August 2023 Services Survey. The month-over-month… more

T-Mobile To Cut 5,000 Jobs, 7 Percent Of Workforce

Posted August 28, 2023 T-Mobile US Inc. CEO Mike Sievert informed the wireless carrier’s employees that the company will be laying off close to 5,000 workers, in a memo sent last week. The layoffs would account for nearly 7 percent… more

TreviPay Develops Cross-Currency B2B Payment System

Posted August 24, 2023 TreviPay has added a new capability to its business-to-business payment platform for merchants around the world allowing sales between different currencies. TreviPay, headquartered in Overland Park, operates in 32 countries and 20 currencies and now can… more

Creative Planning’s Third Acquisition This Year, Adds 600 Minneapolis Workers

Posted August 24, 2023 Creative Planning announced its acquisition of Minneapolis-based CTB Financial Services, Ltd., marking the wealth management firm’s third acquisition this year. CTB will add support to Creative Planning’s already bolstered tax planning with investment management services. “Having… more

Justice Department Enforcement Action Combats $836M In Alleged COVID-19 Fraud

Posted August 24, 2023 The Justice Department announced Wednesday the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat coronavirus aid fraud, including 718 enforcement actions and over $836 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud. The coordinated law enforcement action occurred… more

Saint Luke’s Nurses Avoid Burnout Through Virtual Meetings

Posted August 23, 2023 As a strategy to avoid valued nurses potentially leaving their profession, Saint Luke's Healthcare System has provided its nurses with a way to ease their burnout through virtual means. Saint Luke's Healthcare has nurses offering to… more