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Sales Spree Continues; Freightquote Sold to Minnesota Company

Freightquote, one of the Kansas City region's entrepreneurial shining stars for the past 15 years, is about to get a new owner: C.H. Robinson, based in Eden Prairie, Minn., has announced that it will acquire Freightquote for $365 million. Pending approval from regulators,… more

Dairy Farmers of America, Chinese Partner to Build $100M Kansas Plant

Dairy Farmers of America has issued a statement confirming that it will partner with one of China's largest dairy companies to build a milk-powder plant in Kansas. Various media reports put the value of the plant at $100 million, but… more

Heartland Rebranding Medical Center

  Heartland Regional Medical Center, one of the Kansas City region's biggest, in terms of annual admissions, has a new name: It's now Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph Medical Center. The former Heartland Regional Health System and the med… more

Mizzou, BYU Will Play at Arrowhead Stadium in 2015

College football fans aching for Division I action in Kansas City will get a one-day fix next fall: The Chiefs announced today that the Missouri Tigers will play the Brigham Young Cougars on Nov. 14, 2015, at Arrowhead Stadium. It will… more

Children’s Mercy Cleared to Begin Heart Transplants

  Children’s Mercy Hospital announced today that its Ward Family Heart Center had been approved to begin pediatric heart transplants. It's the first hospital in the region to offer that treatment for children. “The community has been underserved in the area of pediatric heart… more

US Bank Offers Rosy Investment Forecast Heading Into 2015

Investors stand to benefit from a great capital-markets conundrum as 2015 approaches, officials with US Bank's Private Client Reserve said in their 2014 Investment Outlook this morning at the World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial. David Heidel, regional investment director,… more

KC’s Jewish Community Foundation Earns National Acclaim

For the fourth straight year, the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City has earned the No. 1 spot nationally for its performance relative to the 153 other Jewish federations in North America. That came following the annual survey by… more

McGladrey Names New KC Office Managing Partner

  The Kansas City office of McGladrey, the nation's fifth-largest provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, announced today that board member and tax partner Ed Bartak had been named office managing. He replaces Tom Rourick, who has been tabbed to lead the assurance practices in… more

BATS Names New President

  BATS Global Markets has tabbed former NASDAQ executive Chris Concannon as its new president, the company announced this morning. Concannon, formerly executive vice president for transaction services at NASDAQ, will start his new role on Dec. 15, reporting  directly to CEO Joe Ratterman, BATS said… more

BATS Flexes Trading Muscle in October

Market-share records continue to fall, both domestically and in Europe, for Lenexa-based BATS Global Markets, which became the world’s largest trading platform earlier this year. The company today announced October market share of 21.4 percent in U.S. equities trading and… more