Olathe


Terracon makes another acquisition with Phoenix-based company

With 150 U.S. offices and over 5,000 employees, Olathe-based Terracon has announced its acquisition of Phoenix-based Environmental Planning Group (EPG). This acquisition by Terracon is its tenth in the last three years, since 2017. Since being founded in the mid-60s,… more

Olathe-based Torotel, Inc. to merge with TT Electronics

Torotel, Inc. recently entered into a definitive merger agreement with TT Electronics in a cash deal worth $43.4 million. Olathe-based Torotel specializes in the custom design, manufacture and sale of a variety of precision magnetic components for the defense, aerospace… more

Olathe Mayor Michael Copeland dies at 58

Olathe, Kan. (City of Olathe, Kansas) — It is with a heavy heart the City of Olathe announces that Mayor Michael Copeland passed away last night, August 19, at the age of 58. Mike first joined the Olathe City Council… more

CarMax to add jobs in Olathe

CarMax’s facility in Olathe, just a year old since it’s opening last summer in 2019, is soon looking to add 150 jobs to its Customer Experience Center. As part of the company’s goal to fill more than 750 open positions… more

Missouri-based StorageMart adds new facility to Kansas City area

The completion of its newest facility in Olathe has allowed StorageMart to add 784 climate-controlled storage units in the area. This follows the acquisition of Go Storage on 8th Street in Downtown Kansas City in April, where the company added 310 units of storage… more

JoCo Increases Drive-Thru Testing

Johnson County, Kan., has upped its drive-thru testing capabilities for COVID-19 tests, increasing the number of daily capability from 60 to 90. The tests, which are done by appointment, are administered for free to residents over 18 at the Johnson… more

Johnson County Stay-At-Home Order Extended

Splitting with Gov. Laura Kelly's reopening plan that starts on Monday, Johnson County commissioners opted to push back their stay-at-home order until May 11. The plan was extended as cases have risen in the county. “We are also keeping a… more

Garmin Quarter Strong in Face of COVID-19

Garmin was a rare bright spot in public-company earnings during its first quarter despite an economy challenged by COVID-19. The Olathe-based GPS-device maker saw earnings per share rise 25 percent quarter over quarter, while revenues were up 17 percent year… more

EPR Divests Charter-School Portfolio

EPR Properties, one of the Kansas City area's largest public companies, has exited the charter-school business to better focus on its core portfolio of experiential-entertainment real estate. The Kansas City-based real estate investment trust sold 47 assets in its charter-school… more

Team Drive-Away Has a New Private-Equity Owner

Olathe-base Team Drive-Away, a commercial vehicle logistics provider specializing in Class 8 truck drive-away delivery, was sold by one private-equity firm to another. The Washington, D.C.-based Carlyle Group acquired the company, which is number 97 in the Ingram's Corporate Report… more