Lenexa

Lenexa Call Center Centrinex Sells to Covisian Group

Posted November 4, 2024 Lenexa-based Centrinex, a contact center management company with a head count of 600 employees, has sold to New York-based Covisian Group. Covisian Group operates 46 contact control centers throughout Europe and South America. While the company… more

OMB Bank Appoints Next KC Market President, Fills Two Other Key Roles

Posted October 17, 2024 Springfield-based OMB Bank announced three new key hires who will lead initiatives in Lenexa and the greater Kansas City area. OMB hired industry veterans Seth Lindsey, Cramer Hass and Lee Keith to leadership positions in the… 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

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

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

Vytelle Opens Third In-Vitro Fertilization Lab in Australia

Posted June 3, 2024 Lenexa-based Vytelle announced it will open its 21st in vitro  fertilization lab in the third quarter in Melbourne, Australia. The state-of-the-art facility will allow for increased market accessibility to Vytelle’s hormone-free in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology. The… more

Lenexa Approves Final Plans For a 529-unit Apartment Project

Posted May 28, 2024 The Lenexa City Council has approved the final plans for Oak IQ Investments’ 529-unit apartment project between Woodsonia Drive and Highway K-7. Final plans for The Reserve at Copper Creek depict a multifamily residential development constructed… more

Kansas House Unanimously Approves Bill That Could Slash Income Tax Rates

Posted March 28, 2024 The Kansas House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve a bill that would restructure state income, sales and property taxes for Kansans. On Tuesday, Kansas Democrats and Republicans voted 123-0 on Senate Bill 300. The bill… more

Sunflower Development Group Revises 300-Unit Multifamily Project Plan

Posted March 11, 2024 Updated 12:46 p.m., March 11, 2024 Sunflower Development Group is revising its plans for the 300-unit multifamily Residents of Woodsonia project to better accommodate accurate zoning density. The rezone request is for a 37.97-acre site located near 83rd… more

Oak IQ Investments Awaits Approval For 500-Unit Apartment Project in Lenexa

Posted March 11, 2024 Kansas City-based Oak IQ Investments hopes to build a more than 500-unit apartment project in Lenexa between Woodsonia Drive and Highway K-7. Oak’s proposed multifamily development consists of 529 apartment units across 15 buildings located at… more