Platte County
Park University is expanding once more, this time to Gilbert, Arizona. The University has been approved by the Higher Learning Commission and the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education to start classes in Fall of 2018. That fall term…
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Neil Riddle has been chosen as the President of Black & Veatch Construction, Inc. (BVCI) the company announced this week. Riddle comes to BVCI from Caddell Power in Atlanta, Georgia, where he served as President and "had complete P&L responsibility for…
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Kansas City will be the home for the 2022 National League of Cities City Summit, the organization announced this week. From November 16-19, thousands of city leaders, corporate partners and staff will come to Kansas City for seminars on policymaking…
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On Monday, Starbucks announced it would eliminate the use of plastic straws in its stores by the end of 2020—replacing them with single-use plastic lids instead. The trend is now reaching the Midwest as some local KC restaurants are also bucking the…
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Councilman Scott Taylor fondly remembers Kemper Arena as the place where he saw bands like Hall and Oates, Neil Diamond and Kenny Rogers (his mom forced him, he says) play. Today, he says he hopes that Hyvee Arena will help…
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Olathe-based Elite Sports will open 5 youth sports facilities across the Kansas City Metro to tune of at $25 million investment. The company says the facilities will bring more than 500 jobs to the KC metro area. "Our new facilities…
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Governor Mike Parson has appointed Mike Kehoe (R) as the new Lieutenant Governor of the State of Missouri. In the press release from the office of the Governor, Parson said, "The Lieutenant Governor position is an important position, not just…
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Of all the economic impact related to the Millennial generation’s effect on the world, the latest one could hit you right in the mortgage. A recent article from Forbes suggested that this generation’s decision to delay having children—thus dropping the…
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Carol Hallquist, the former President of the Hallmark Corporate Foundation and founder of PrincipalsConnect, has been appointed to the Missouri State Board of Education by Governor Mike Parson. She will be joined by fellow new-appointee, Peter Herschend, who is the…
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For the second time in less than a month, the West Bottoms is in the news....because of progress. Tomorrow, the Golden Ox will officially reopen its doors inside the Historic Livestock Exchange building. Just last month it was announced that…
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