Platte County
Posted March 26, 2026 Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota today announced the creation of a task force that will be responsible for the future of the Truman Sports Complex. The establishment of the task force is the first step in…
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Posted March 26, 2026 Overland Park-based Constructive Engineering Design, Inc., has merged with consulting firm DeSimone Consulting Engineering. Founded in 1992 by Michael Farrahi, Constructive Engineering Design (CED) provides engineering services to the industrial, commercial and civic markets. The merger…
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Posted March 26, 2026 RubinBrown LLP has named Megan Knoblauch, who is based in the firm’s Kansas City office, as assistant managing partner of the firm. In addition to becoming assistant managing partner for the firm, Knoblauch will continue to…
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Posted March 25, 2026 The University of Missouri–Kansas City announced that Maria Meyers, the vice chancellor of commercialization and entrepreneurship, will retire and plans to find a successor to the role later this year. Following nearly 23 years with UMKC,…
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Posted March 25, 2026 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced it has received regulatory approval to affiliate with Highmark Inc., based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The two companies received regulatory approval to affiliate from the Missouri Department of…
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Posted March 25, 2026 Children’s Mercy has partnered with a Massachusetts-based biotechnology company to commercialize an oral therapeutic for dystonia and Parkinson’s disease. Children’s Mercy entered into a license agreement with Vima Therapeutics for the oral therapeutic in development, VIM0423.…
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Posted March 24, 2026 Metrobloks, a data center developer, announced it is investing $1.4 billion in the City of Liberty to construct a new, state-of-the-art data center campus. The facility will span 568,800 square feet across three buildings at Old…
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Posted March 24, 2026 The National WWI Museum and Memorial announced that President and CEO Matthew Naylor will conclude his tenure in 2027. After 14 years of leadership, Naylor will step down from his role to relocate to his native…
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Posted March 23, 2026 The Rock Island Bridge, the new "first of its kind" entertainment district hovering 60 feet above the Kansas River, will officially open to the public on Wednesday, April 1. Rock Island Bridge founder and CEO Mike…
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Posted March 17, 2026 Kansas City-based general contractor Forge Construction has relocated its headquarters to the Crossroads Arts District. Forge Construction invested $2.9 million into its relocation and will create 20 jobs. The company is now located at 1710 Walnut…
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