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Black & Veatch Hires Ashley Davidson as Senior Vice President, CMO

Posted September 23, 2024 Overland Park-based Black & Veatch announced Ashley Davidson will join the company as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Davidson will spearhead the company’s global marketing strategy and support commercial growth and client engagement, according… more

Final Steel Beam Raised for KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium

Posted September 20, 2024 The University of Kansas celebrated a milestone this week as the final steel beam for the new David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium was set. On Thursday, over 100 members of the Kansas Football program visited the… more

Rural Bankers Expect Nearly 40% of Farmers to Lose Money in 2024

Posted September 19, 2024 The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index has plummeted to its lowest level since the pandemic, and farmers are expected to feel more pressure throughout the year. The region’s overall reading for September sank to 37.5 from… more

Aspiria Adds Healthcare IT Leaders to Overland Park Campus

Posted September 10, 2024 Aspiria is adding a health IT consultant company to its campus in Overland Park and will create more than 25 jobs in the area. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, Healthcare IT Leaders provides enterprise consulting and workforce… more

Terracon’s Fourth Acquisition of 2024 Adds Archaeological Consultant Firm

Posted September 9, 2024 Olathe-based Terracon announced it had acquired Flat Earth Archeology, a cultural resources management firm that plans to expand the company’s environmental planning services. Founded in 2008, Flat Earth Archeology is headquartered in Cabot, Arkansas and provides… more

New KU Cancer Center Receives $10M from The Cinelli Family Foundation

Posted September 10, 2024 The Cinelli Family Foundation has donated $10 million to help a new therapeutic laboratory at the new University of Kansas Cancer Center. The Lawrence-based organization’s donation will create a cellular therapeutics Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) laboratory.… more

SelectQuote to Open Third Pharmacy Facility in Olathe, Adding 50 New jobs

Posted September 6, 2024 Overland Park-based SelectQuote announced it will open a pharmacy fulfillment facility in Olathe, Kansas, to serve its rapidly expanding customer base. The new 54,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility at 404 W. Frontier Lane in Olathe, Kansas, is expected… more

Iowa-based Tool Supplier Marshalltown to Invest $27M in KCK Facility

Posted September 3, 2024 Iowa-based Marshalltown Co., a tool supplier for brands such as Lowe’s and Home Depot, is investing $27 million in a distribution center in Wyandotte County. The investment would create a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Scannell… more

CrossFirst Bankshares Inc. Merges with Illinois Bank for $917M

Posted August 27, 2024 Leawood-based CrossFirst Bankshares Inc. will merge with Illinois-based First Busey Corporation in an all-stock deal valued at around $917 million. The two banks jointly announced that both parties had signed a definitive agreement, which will have… more

Lenexa Opens New Justice Center for Police, Municipal Court

Posted August 26, 2024 The new Lenexa Justice Center has officially opened and will be the new home for the Lenexa Police Department and Lenexa Municipal Court. The new Lenexa Justice Center is located at 17371 Prairie Star Parkway. City… more