Kansas


Investment Firm to Acquire Houlihan’s Parent

An iconic company on the Kansas City restaurant scene is about to be under new management: HRI, the parent of Houlihan's Restaurants and other fine and casual-dining concepts, announced today that it would be acquired by York Capital Management, a global private investment… more

Garmin Expansion to Double Olathe Work Force

A proposed 700,000-square-foot expansion that would double the work force at the headquarters of Garmin is on the agenda tonight for the Olathe Planning Commission. If approved, the facility would be built on the  northwest corner of 151st Street and… more

Financial Engines Buys Mutual Fund Store for $560 Million

Financial Engines, a California-based independent investment advisory firm, has agreed to pay $560 million in cash and stock to acquire The Mutual Fund Store, the Overland Park firm founded in 1996 by Adam Bold. The Mutual Fund Store, which sold majority… more

Big Donations Propel UMKC Closer to Downtown Campus Goal

Recent donations, including three totaling $3.5 million, have pushed the University of Missouri-Kansas City closer to its goal of raising $48 million in private funding for its planned  Downtown Campus for the Arts, expected to be the future home of… more

Kansas City, You’ve Got a World Champion!!

Where do we begin?   Six innings of gutsy pitching from a guy who buried his father just days before?  An extra-inning rally keyed by a player without a plate appearance since October 4th?  Two innings of hitless relief from a… more

2015 Class of Top Doctors

Nearly a generation ago, Ingram’s launched the Top Doctors recognition program to spotlight the best of the hands-on physicians who made up what was then—and still is today—regarded as a highly sophisticated medical community for a metropolis of this size.… more

A Triumph of Achievement Over Hope

“The day we are not talking about gender as a role in success,” says Wendy Hills, “will be the day we’ve achieved true gender equality in the workplace.” Hills, the senior vice president and general counsel for Waddell & Reed… more

The Drive to Revive ’85

As the Royals press to repeat the glory of 1985, their winning ways are shining a bright light on the Kansas City region itself. It’s not exactly parallel to the description that “It’s a Wonderful Life” provided about the provenance… more

Pressure Points

When it comes to executive health, few challenges are as pervasive as hypertension. It needn’t be that way. Willie Lawrence lays it all out there for the small business owner and the corporate executive alike: “Executives and leaders with highly… more

Royalmania

I vividly remember the Royals’ 1985 American League Championship Series with the Toronto Blue Jays and the World Series against the Cardinals. The playoffs were electrifying and the finale was epic. The come-from-behind win against the Cardinals in Game 6… more