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E&Y Awards Three Kansas City-area CEOs for Entrepreneurial Excellence

Posted June 24, 2024 Three Kansas City-area executives have been named winners of the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year awards for their entrepreneurial impact. Ernst & Young (EY) announced Friday that Brad Batz, president and CEO of… more

Kansas Lawmakers Discuss Bill Designed to Bring Chiefs, Royals Over State Line

Posted June 18, 2024 Kansas lawmakers have been discussing a bill to bring the Kansas City Royals or Chiefs across the state line, following a joint committee meeting Monday. The committee meeting came before the special legislative session called by… more

Terracon Acquisition Expands Services in Northeast

Posted June 10, 2024 Olathe-based Terracon has acquired Rhode Island-based SAGE Environmental and SAGE EnviroTech Drilling Services. Terracon announced the acquisition, the company’s second acquisition in 2024, in a Monday release. Terracon’s existing operations in Hartford, Connecticut, the Metro Boston… more

Academy Bank To Acquire Colorado-based Mountain View Bank of Commerce

Posted June 6, 2024 Academy Bank announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Colorado-based Mountain View Bank of Commerce. Academy Bank and its parent company, Dickinson Financial Corporation, announced the transaction is expected to close in the… more

Survey: Small Businesses Can’t Afford to Offer Retirement Plans

Posted June 6, 2024 A survey by ShareBuilder 401k shows only a portion of small businesses offer 401(k) benefits to their employees. ShareBuilder surveyed responses from 500 U.S. small business owners with one to 50 employees and found that only… more

HCA Midwest Health Hires Eric Benink as Chief Medical Officer

Posted June 5, 2024 HCA Midwest Health has named Dr. Eric Benink, a 25-year physician leader veteran, as chief medical officer. Benink began his new role effective June 1, according to a release Tuesday. He now oversees clinical quality and… more

Blue KC to Exit The Medicare Advantage Market in 2025

Posted June 4, 2024 Updated at 11:57 a.m., June 5, 2024 Citing high regulation and financial pressure, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced it will exit the Medicare Advantage market at the end of 2024. The not-for-profit… more

Patheous Health Acquires DianosTEX, Expands Texas Footprint

Posted June 4, 2024 Overland Park-based Patheous Health Inc. has acquired DianosTEX, an onsite dysphagia imaging provider in the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas market. Patheous Health, which offers mobile dysphagia imaging services, first announced the acquisition of DianosTEX, according… more

Shawnee City Council Denies XPO Trucking Facility Request

Posted June 4, 2024 The Shawnee City Council has denied the rezoning request from the trucking company XPO, which planned to bring a 180,000-square-foot-plus trucking facility in northwest Shawnee. The rezoning request of 45 acres from agricultural to planned industrial… more

Distributor Agilix Solutions Opens New 102,000 SF Warehouse in Lenexa

Posted June 3, 2024 St. Louis-based Agilix Solutions has opened a new 102,000-square-foot building in Lenexa, Kansas, tripling the size of the company’s KC footprint. Agilix has begun operations at its new facility located at 10960 Lakeview Avenue in Lenexa,… more