Kansas

USDA Offers Short-Term Relief for Tariff-Affected Farmers

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… more

Hedge Fund Founder Says Tax Law Hurts Northern States

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… more

Aspen Funds Acquires Former Waddell & Reed SVP

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… more

Former Addicts Donate $2 Million for Opioid Research Center

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… more

Capitol Federal, Evergy Donate to Develop Downtown Topeka

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… more

The Merc to Open in Downtown KCK

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… more

Elite Sports to Open 5 Facilities Across Kansas and Missouri

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… more

Acendas Acquires South Dakota Subsidiary

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,… more

Billionaire Buffett Lends Clout to Kansas

When a man whose net worth is north of $80 billion makes a visit to your city, you pay attention.  Tuesday morning, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, alongside Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer and GEICO Chairman Tony Nicely, helped announce the… more

KC Design Company Announces Unique Partnership

Overland Park-based Facility Systems Inc. has entered into a unique partnership with Des Moines-based firm, Charrette Venture Group.  It is not a fee-based vendor partnership, rather CVG will provide services so FSI can grow and they will take a percentage… more