Olathe


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

K-State Olathe Partners With VanTrust for Campus Expansion

Posted December 12, 2023 Kansas State University is partnering with VanTrust to expand the Olathe campus with science and technology-based buildings to increase lab research and student enrollment. The Olathe City Council approved a real estate contract and development agreement… more

Olathe City Council Approves 30 Acre Rezoning For Apartments

November 28, 2023 The City of Olathe has approved a rezoning request from developers wanting to implement more apartment units in the area. Last week, the Olathe City Council approved the request from FSDA LLC to rezone approximately 30 acres… more

Largest StorTropolis Self-Storage Facility In KC Metro Comes To Olathe

Posted November 7, 2023 Hunt Midwest is building its sixth and largest StorTropolis self-storage facility in Olathe, Kansas, expanding its reach in the Kansas City metro area. StorTropolis self-storage units are climate-controlled to maintain steady a temperature and levels of… more

ServiceMaster Opens 55,000 SF Commercial Operations Center In Olathe

Posted October 10, 2023 ServiceMaster Recovery Management announced Monday it will open a new Commercial Operations Center in Olathe. The new Commercial Operations Center is located at 414 W Frontier Ln. The large-loss commercial restoration division of ServiceMaster Restore will… more

Jones Development Announces New President and EVP

Posted October 9, 2023 Kansas City-based industrial real estate development company, Jones Development, announced Friday two internal promotions and insight into the founder of the firm's future.  The executive vice president, Nick Jones, has been named as president of Jones… more

Garmin to Acquire Audio Solutions Manufacturer, JL Audio

Posted August 8, 2023 Olathe-based Garmin Ltd. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire JL Audio, a privately-held U.S. company that designs and manufactures audio solutions for multiple automotive markets. The completion of this acquisition is expected… more

Children’s Mercy, KVC Health System Form Joint Venture For $53 Million Campus

Children's Mercy Kansas City and KVC Health Systems will make way for a new mental health campus in Olathe as part of a joint venture initiative.  The joint venture will see the construction of a new $53 million mental health… more

Kansas Receives Third Gold Shovel Award For Panasonic Plant

The Panasonic gigafactory project has been recognized for its economic developmental impact by Area Development magazine. This award marks the third year in a row Kansas has received the Golden Shovel Award by the publication. The Panasonic factory in De… more

AdventHealth Shawnee, Olathe Medical Center make 2021 Top 100 Hospitals list

Two Kansas City-area hospitals made the cut for the 2021 Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list, which highlights the nation’s top-performing hospitals and health systems.  Hospitals on the list were measured on aspects such as clinical outcomes, operational efficiency and patient… more