Kansas
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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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…
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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…
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Leawood-based C2FO is partnering directly with Kansas State University’s college of engineering to both help develop the computer science department and create a potential pipeline of trained employees in the future. Created by Sandy Kemper, a member of both the…
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Kansas State University President Richard Meyers today named Charles Taber as the next provost and vice president of the university. Taber will replace April Mason who currently holds that same position. “I am looking forward to working with the leadership…
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The University of Kansas just received a $7.4 million estate gift to benefit students majoring in the arts, humanities and education. And they got that gift, from a retired teacher. Lavon Brosseau, of Concordia, died in 2016 at the age of…
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Outdoor product maker Coleman Co., which helped spearhead the region’s growth as a national center for logistics and distribution a decade ago, has renewed the lease on its 1,107,000-square-foot distribution center in Gardner. Newmark Grubb Zimmer, a commercial real estate…
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