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Black & Veatch Names Proven Energy, Natural Resources Executive Steve Meck as Global Sustainability Leader’s General Counsel

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2024--Global sustainability and critical infrastructure leader Black & Veatch has appointed Steve Meck as general counsel and chief compliance … more

5/30/24

WellSky® and Ava Launch Groundbreaking Solution to Combat Staffing Crisis for Home-Based Care Agencies

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2024--WellSky, a leading health and community care technology company, today announced the release of WellSky TeamEngage powered by Ava, a … more

5/30/24

Natural Grocers® Grant Subsidizes Women's Entry Fees for Annual Jesse Blancarte Time Trial in Gardner, Kansas: June 16, 2024

LAKEWOOD, Colo., May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural Grocers Cycling (with the support of their title sponsor, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage ®) is proud to support women's bike racing at the … more

5/30/24

TreviPay Announces Program and Sponsors for “TreviPay Crossroads” – The B2B Payments Conference, Coming October 2-4, in Kansas City

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2024--TreviPay, the most trusted B2B payments and invoicing network, has announced the lineup of speakers and sponsors for its inaugural B2B payments … more

5/30/24

Kansas special legislative session on tax cuts set to begin in June

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she will call a special legislative session on tax cuts after vetoing three previous GOP proposals. The Democrat said Wednesday she's bringing lawmakers back to the … more

5/29/24

Black & Veatch Expands Business Structure to Meet Increasing Client Demand for Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2024--Two years since its transformational reorganization to better align with its evolving business segments, global sustainable infrastructure … more

5/29/24

Revolutionizing Growth for SaaS Companies: Novel Secures $15M Oversubscribed Round to Propel Capital Intelligence™ Platform

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2024--Novel announces a $15M oversubscribed Pre-Series A round, co-led by IGNIA Partners and Ulu Ventures, to propel the fintech’s expansion of their … more

5/29/24

Compass Minerals Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Events

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2024--Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP), a leading global provider of essential minerals, today announced that Edward C. Dowling Jr., president and CEO, and … more

5/28/24

Black & Veatch Launches Integrated Strategic Advisory, Lifecycle Resiliency Business

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2024--Global critical infrastructure solutions leader Black & Veatch has appointed innovation and transformation expert Charlie Sanchez as president … more

5/28/24

Editorial Roundup: Kansas - Advisory

Eds: The Kansas editorial roundup will not move this week due to a lack of editorials of state-wide interest. We will resume the roundup at its normal time on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The AP more

By The Associated Press | 5/28/24

Textron Aviation | 400th Cessna Citation Latitude (Photo: Business Wire)

Milestone 400th Cessna Citation Latitude Production Rollout Emphasizes Its Leading Position in the Midsize Business Jet Market

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2024--Textron Aviation today announced that the 400th Cessna Citation Latitude business jet has rolled out of production at the company’s factory in Wichita, … more

5/28/24

Anita Alexander, vice president for the Kansas group Loud Light, wears a T-shirt encouraging voting on the campus of Washburn University, Friday, May 18, 2024, in Topeka, Kan. Their group does voter registration drives on college campuses but has suspended that work while it challenges a state elections law that it says hampers registration drives. Laws passed in several Republican-controlled states are making it challenging for advocates to adapt as they try to register and educate potential voters with just months to go before the presidential election. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Voter outreach groups targeted by new laws in several GOP-led states are struggling to do their work

Laws passed in several Republican-controlled states after the 2020 presidential election have criminalized much of the work done by voter outreach groups. Advocates are finding it difficult to adapt … more

By AYANNA ALEXANDER | 5/28/24

Textron Aviation | Cessna Citation Jets (Photo: Business Wire)

Best-Selling Cessna Citation Latitude and Flagship Citation Longitude to Offer New Advanced Avionics Features

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2024--Textron Aviation today announced advanced Garmin G5000 avionics enhancements coming to the best-selling mid-size business jet, the Cessna Citation … more

5/27/24

FILE - The Trust Women clinic is pictured Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Oklahoma City. A Kansas women's health clinic that has often served as the epicenter of conflict over abortion rights has temporarily stopped offering the procedure, setting off a scramble for services in one of the few states in the region allowing abortions. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Kansas clinic temporarily halts abortions after leadership shakeup

A Kansas women’s health clinic that has often served as an epicenter of conflict over abortion rights has temporarily stopped offering the procedure. The recently elected president of Trust … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | 5/24/24

SafeDefend® and CAPSOL® have joined forces to deliver the most effective Active Shooter Notification System available

KANSAS CITY, Kan., May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CAPSOL's mass notification system and SafeDefend's crisis management system will allow for the most robust and effective crisis solution available.In … more

5/23/24

FILE - This combination photo shows Veronica Butler, left, and Jilian Kelley, right. Oklahoma prosecutors charged a fifth member of an anti-government group, Paul Jeremiah Grice, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, with killing and kidnapping the two Kansas women. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation via AP, File)

The bodies of two Kansas women who disappeared in Oklahoma were found in a buried freezer

Recently unsealed court documents say the bodies of two Kansas women who disappeared in Oklahoma were found in a buried freezer. The documents unsealed on March 15 say the bodies of 27-year-old … more

By KEN MILLER | 5/23/24

Netrality Data Centers' New Facility Creates Magnet for Economic Development

Opening KC2 data center in Shawnee strengthens region's national standing as a tech hubSHAWNEE, Kan., May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Netrality Data Centers, the nation's largest, privately held owner … more

5/23/24

State of Kansas Selects UnitedHealthcare to Serve Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Beneficiaries

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2024--UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kansas has been selected by the State of Kansas as one of three managed care organizations to administer KanCare, the statewide … more

5/23/24

Summer Movie Camp Returns to AMC Theatres® With Popular Family Titles at Just $3 Plus Tax Per Ticket

LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2024--AMC Theatres ® (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, today announced that its AMC Summer Movie Camp program … more

5/23/24

Black & Veatch Names James Bleak President of its Bird Electric Operations

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2024--Sustainable critical infrastructure leader Black & Veatch has named James Bleak as the new president of its Bird Electric business, one year … more

5/22/24