Kansas
The largest private company in Kansas City has invested in startup MOPRO Nutrition. MOPRO produces Greek yogurt and has positioned itself as a potential "replacement for protein bars, protein shakes and regular Greek yogurt." “As a farmer-owned Cooperative, DFA is…
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Something to think about with the regional commercial real-estate scene: An article published last week by the Financial Times said Commercial Real Estate lending is shrinking in a big way. Not 2006-2007 big, but still steeply enough to take notice.…
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Last week, we wrote about how retaliatory tariffs imposed by countries like Mexico and China are inflicting pain on the U.S. dairy industry. Those levies themselves were a response to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on China, Mexico and…
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In an article published by CNBC on Monday, the founder of Citadel hedge fund, Ken Griffin, made the prediction that "Northern states that predominantly support the Democratic Party will be negatively impacted by President Donald Trump’s tax plan." Griffin believes…
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Dan Schulte has made the move over to Aspen Funds. Aspen made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. Schulte was a senior vice president and general counsel at Waddell & Reed before heading to B12 Capital Partners as a managing director. He…
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A $2 million gift from Topeka native, and University of Kansas alumnus, Daniel Logan and his wife, Gladys Cofrin, will help establish the Cofrin-Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment within the Department of Psychology at KU. Both Logan and Cofrin…
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Capitol Federal Bank, along with Evergy, announced they will both donate $2.5 million to the construction and completion of the Plaza in downtown Topeka. The Plaza, on the corner of 7th and Kansas Ave., is expected to be open by…
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After 44 years of business in Lawrence, The Merc, a community-owned food co-op, has revealed its plans to open a second location located in Downtown Kansas City, Kansas. The plan is to open the store at the corner of 5th…
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Olathe-based Elite Sports will open 5 youth sports facilities across the Kansas City Metro to tune of at $25 million investment. The company says the facilities will bring more than 500 jobs to the KC metro area. "Our new facilities…
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One of Ingram's Top 100 Private Companies, Acendas Travel, has acquired Sioux Falls-based Travel Partners as a subsidiary. As the press release states, this deal is effective immediately. Terms of the deal state that Travel Partners, a vacation travel agency,…
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