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Posted April 14, 2025 The Overland Park Planning Commission has approved plans for a 935-unit apartment project at the intersection of 159th Street and Metcalf Avenue. Last week, the commissioners voted 7-4 to recommend approval of the 159 Metcalf rezoning…
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Posted April 10, 2025 Olathe-based Terracon has acquired The Transtec Group a pavement engineering solutions company based in Austin, Texas. Terracon’s clients will now have access to Transtec’s specialized pavement engineering, research, testing, and consulting services, according to a release.…
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Posted April 10, 2025 Following the announcement of President Donald Trump’s decision to place a 90-day pause on some of the tariffs, Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid said he is “squarely focused” on inflation moving forward. “I intend…
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Posted April 9, 2025 The De Soto City Council has approved the $3.5 million development of a district that would install sewage lines for around 200 acres. The sewer line would be extended approximately 1.7 miles to the intersection of…
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Posted April 7, 2025 Children’s Mercy Kansas City has announced an expansion plan for its Overland Park campus with a $152 million phased project that will add improved access to services and new programs. "We're really excited about this project…
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Posted April 7, 2025 Iron Prairie Ventures, a Kansas City-based venture capital firm, has raised a $15 million fund aimed at helping startups in the industrial sector. Iron Prairie Ventures plans to invest in approximately 25 companies, with initial investments…
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Posted April 4, 2025 The University of Kansas Cancer Center will open two new locations in the Briarcliff area and at Liberty Hospital, expanding its presence in the Northland. The new cancer center locations in Briarcliff and Liberty will open…
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Posted April 3, 2025 Updated April 3, 2025 at 10:56 a.m. Kansas City-based NBKC Bank announced Pat Schlimmer will assume leadership of the bank’s Home Loans business and take on the role of executive vice president and director of home…
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Posted April 3, 2025 H&R Block's Board of Directors has unanimously elected Richard Johnson as its new Chairman. On April 1 Johnson assumed his new role. Johnson joined the company’s board in 2015 and is a member of the Audit…
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Posted March 31, 2025 Evergy has announced Matt Gummig's promotion to vice president and chief accounting officer, effective April 2, 2025. In November, Gummig was announced to be the interim controller and chief accounting officer and assumed the principal accounting…
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