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TranSystem Completes Merger With Pennsylvania-based Gannett Fleming

Posted August 9, 2024 TranSystem announced it has completed a strategic merger with Pennsylvania-based engineering firm Gannett Fleming. The merger joins the companies with approximately $1.3 billion in revenue and a highly skilled workforce of more than 5,000 employees, according… more

Construction Industry Adds 25,000 Jobs in July Despite Rise in Unemployment

Posted August 6, 2024 The construction industry added 25,000 jobs in July as the industry experienced an increase of 3.0% in employment year-over-year. The surge in construction jobs follows an unemployment rate increase of 3.9% in July, according to the… more

KC Metro Ranked Among Highest Gen Z Homeowner Rates

Posted August 6, 2024 A study from SmartAsset ranked the metro areas where Gen Z is buying homes at the fastest rates, with Kansas City among the highest in the nation. Kansas City ranked No. 6 on the top ten… more

Hostess Brands to Lay Off 79 Workers at Lenexa HQ

Posted August 5, 2024 Nearly 11 months after it was acquired by J.M. Smucker, Hostess Brands will lay off 79 employees at its Lenexa headquarters. A WARN notice from July 29 states the company will lay off 79 people from… more

Ryan Schroeder Retires as CRB President and CEO

Posted August 5, 2024 Kansas City-based engineering consultant firm CRB has announced Ryan Schroeder has retired as president and CEO of the company. Schroeder joined CRB in 1987 as a design engineer. In 2010 he would take the role of… more

New Birth Company to Close Birthing Center in Overland Park

Posted July 31, 2024 New Birth Company, LLC announced it will be closing down its Overland Park birth center location due to “unsustainable market conditions.” New Birth Company, founded by Kendra Wyatt and Catherine Gordon, will close its Overland Park… more

Patrick Ottensmeyer, Former Kansas City Southern CEO, Dies at 67

Posted July 30, 2024 Patrick Ottensmeyer, who served as the final CEO of Kansas City Southern, died on July 28. He was 67. Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the railroad company formed from the transaction between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City… more

Survey: Hiring Outlooks Remain High Among Companies, Rising Costs Stall Others

Posted July 29, 2024 A recent survey from Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll found workforce increases remain high for companies but budgetary constraints are still stalling growth. The survey showed 81% of U.S. hiring managers have a positive outlook for their… more

KU Paleontologist Group Resumes Excavation of Juvenile Tyrannosaur

Posted July 29, 2024 A team of paleontologists from the University of Kansas traveled back to a site this summer to continue their excavation of a rare juvenile tyrannosaur. David Burnham, preparator of vertebrate paleontology at the KU Biodiversity Institute… more

KC2026 Announces Three New Additions to the Nonprofit

Posted July 29, 2024 KC2026, the organization that oversees the FIFA World Cup 26 in Kansas City, announced that it had added three new members to this team. KC2026 CEO Pan Kramer, recently appointed to her new role, hired Jason… more