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Keen Wealth Advisors Receives Capital Investment from Emigrant Partners

Posted April 9, 2026 Overland Park-based Keen Wealth Advisors has landed a new majority investor, wealth management firm Emigrant Partners. Emigrant Partners holds a minority, non-voting position in the Overland Park firm. Following the investment, Keen will operate independently with… more

Jackson County Exec Forms Task Force to Address Future of Truman Sports Complex

Posted March 26, 2026 Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota today announced the creation of a task force that will be responsible for the future of the Truman Sports Complex. The establishment of the task force is the first step in… more

Creative Planning Enters London Market with Acquisition of Maseco LLP

Posted March 26, 2026 Overland Park-based Creative Planning announced its plans to acquire Maseco LLP, a firm headquartered in London. Creative Planning’s acquisition deal is currently subject to regulatory approval. If the deal passes, the acquisition will add 123 employees… more

Overland Park-based Constructive Engineering Design Merges with DeSimone

Posted March 26, 2026 Overland Park-based Constructive Engineering Design, Inc., has merged with consulting firm DeSimone Consulting Engineering. Founded in 1992 by Michael Farrahi, Constructive Engineering Design (CED) provides engineering services to the industrial, commercial and civic markets. The merger… more

Olathe OKs Rezoning to Bring Dillons Grocery Store in 2027

Posted March 24, 2026 The Olathe City Council has approved a rezoning request for the site of a new Dillons grocery store. Council members voted 7-0 in favor of rezoning the Business Park District to Community Center District, located southwest… more

Bonner Springs Planning Commissioners Approve Rezoning for $539M Destination KCK

Posted March 23, 2026 Bonner Springs Planning Commissioners have approved the rezoning request for a $539 million entertainment and amusement park district. Project Destination KCK, an approximately 180-acre site at 118th Street and State Avenue, received approval for an entertainment… more

Rock Island Bridge to Open April 1 After Three Years of Development

Posted March 23, 2026 The Rock Island Bridge, the new "first of its kind" entertainment district hovering 60 feet above the Kansas River, will officially open to the public on Wednesday, April 1. Rock Island Bridge founder and CEO Mike… more

KCKCC Board of Trustees Fires President Dr. Greg Mosier

Posted March 23, 2026 The Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees announced it has placed the school’s president, Dr. Greg Mosier, on paid administrative leave, following a unanimous vote. Mosier was placed on administrative leave on February 25.… more

The American Royal Announces Executive Leadership Changes

Posted March 11, 2026 The American Royal Association has announced key organizational changes as its construction efforts for its new Wyandotte County headquarters are still underway. The new American Royal campus could be completed by 2027 or early 2028. In… more

World-Class Kansas City: Life is Better in KC When the Royals Win

Nov. 1, 2015, is a very big day in Kansas City’s sports history. For the Kansas City Royals, it’s one of the two most important dates ever: The day they won their second World Series, completing a five-game rout of… more