Lenexa


OMB Bank Converts Lenexa Office to Kansas City Branch

Posted January 11, 2024 Springfield Mo.-based OMB Bank announced it has converted its Lenexa office into a retail and commercial bank branch. OMB entered the Kansas City market with its Lenexa loan production office in June located at the Lenexa… more

Kansas Enters New Year With No Minimum Wage Increases

Posted on January 2, 2024 The state of Missouri announced it will be raising its minimum wage for workers in November, a boost for Missourians who are heading back to work for the new year, however, Kansans have yet to… more

Digital Ally Subsidiary Enters Amendment to Increase Distribution to Shareholders

Posted December 15, 2023 Lenexa-based Digital Ally, Inc. announced its subsidiary Kustom Entertainment entered into an amendment with Clover Leaf Capital Corp. to form a business combination valued at $222 million. A business combination for Kustom Entertainment and Miami-based Clover… more

Sunflower Development Group Awaits Review for 300 Multifamily Unit Project

Posted December 12, 2023 Kansas City-based Sunflower Development Group has filed plans to develop over 300 multifamily units in Lenexa called The Residences on Woodsonia. Residences on Woodsonia won support from the city planning commission to rezone nearly 38 acres… more

Thank You For Your Longtime Service; Honoring Peggy Dunn and Mike Boehm

Posted December 7, 2023 The time has come to usher out and honor the dedication of both former Leawood Mayor Peggy Dunn and former Lenexa Mayor Mike Boehm. Peggy Dunn Dunn was elected mayor in 1997 and served as mayor… more

Park University Cuts Faculty and Degrees Following Low Enrollment

November 20, 2023 Park University is laying off faculty, cutting majors and closing campuses due to low enrollment numbers. In an emailed statement, the private university informed staff members it would be laying off 16 faculty positions in areas with… more

J.M. Smucker To Acquired Hostess Brands For $5.6B

Posted September 11, 2023 J.M. Smucker Co. will acquire the baked goods distributor Hostess Brands Inc. in a deal worth approximately $5.6 billion the company said Monday. The $5.6 billion transaction roughly translates to $34.25 per share in cash and… more

Two Restaurants Sign On For Lenexa City Center’s Restaurant Row

Posted August 1, 2023 Commercial real estate firm Copaken Brooks announced it will break ground on the anticipated Restaurant Row at Lenexa City Center in the fall of next year with the first phase of its development including two restaurant… more

Work Begins on New Lenexa Logistics Center Facility

Block Real Estate Services has kickstarted construction on a distribution facility for countertop and flooring supplier MS International with a groundbreaking ceremony this month. The planned 200,800 square-foot building within the industrial park will serve as warehouse and office space… more

Barrier Companies sells to private equity firm

Locally headquartered - and nationally operating - Barrier Companies has been acquired by New York City-based private equity firm, Lincolnshire Management, Inc. Founded in 2008, Barrier Companies is composed of Barrier Technologies and Barrier Compliance Services, and is a leading… more