Kansas

Terracon Makes Fifth Acquisition This Year, Adds 72 New Employees

Posted October 7, 2024 Olathe-based Terracon has acquired Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc., expanding services in the Rocky Mountains and Central and Northern Great Plains. Metcalf’s 72 employees will join Terracon and operate as Metcalf Archaeology, A Terracon Company, according to… more

Lathrop GPM and Hopkins & Carley Officially Combine

Posted October 3, 2024 Kansas City-based Lathrop GPM has officially combined with Hopkins Carley. The combined firm now has approximately 360 attorneys across 13 offices nationwide. Hopkins Carley will now operate under the name Lathrop GPM, according to a release.… more

Region’s Manufacturing Conditions and Employment Falls in September

Posted October 2, 2024 The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index for September shows rising concern among supply managers in part due to a looming strike on the East Coast. The Business Conditions Index, which methodology ranges between 0 and… more

Spencer Fane Combines with Nevada-based Holley Driggs, Triples Southwest Presence

Posted October 2, 2024 Spencer Fane LLP will combine with Nevada-based Holley Driggs, adding 14 attorneys local to Las Vegas. The combination became effective Tuesday. The move triples the headcount of Spencer Fane's office in the Southwest market, a Spencer… more

Hunt Midwest Opens its Largest StorTropolis Self-Storage Facility In Olathe

Posted October 1, 2024 Hunt Midwest has officially opened its sixth and largest StorTropolis self-storage facility in Olathe. The new StorTropolis Olathe, located at 601 N. Millridge Street, offers self-storage units that are climate-controlled to maintain temperature and humidity. The… more

UMKC, Saint Luke’s Partner on Four-Year Study to Combat Maternal Mortality

Posted September 30, 2024 The UMKC Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality and Saint Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute will work alongside each other to lead a nation wide study to combat maternal mortality. The four-year observational study, dubbed Heart Outcomes… more

Asset Manager Firm TPG Buys Minority Stake in Creative Planning

Posted September 30, 2024 Creative Planning has entered into a deal to sell a minority stake in the company to asset management firm TPG. TPG is investing in Creative Planning through TPG Capital, a U.S. and European private equity arm… more

Q&A With… Paul Thompson, CEO of Country Club Bank

Posted September 26, 2024 Q: Give us a brief assessment of what drove growth at your company this past year, or, absent growth, factors that helped position you for it in the next cycle. A: We credit our continued growth… more

Tortoise Capital Advisors Selects Brett Wright as New CRO

Posted September 24, 2024 Overland Park-based Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC has found its new chief revenue officer. Tortoise Capital Advisors, an investment company that primarily operates in the energy and power infrastructure sectors, announced Brett Wright as the new chief… more

The Retirement Planning Group Acquires Firm with $185M in AUM

Posted September 24, 2024 Leawood-based The Retirement Planning Group has acquired Parrott Wealth Management, LLC, adding over $180 million in assets. Based in Austin, Parrott Wealth Management operates approximately $185 million in assets under management, as of December 31, 2023.… more