Kansas City, Missouri

StorageMart Acquisitions Predict Dark Times Ahead for Kansas City's Self-Storage Industry

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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Regions of the United States, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City metropolitan area, Commercial property, Geography of Missouri, Geography of the United States

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The greater Kansas City area's commercial real estate market has been thriving since 2012.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The greater Kansas City area's commercial real estate market has been thriving since 2012.
  • The question that arises with this information is if the large surge of supply will have an impact on the storage market in Kansas City.
  • Costs of development real estate that could support self-storage have significantly increased, along with overall building costs in Kansas City.
  • 2 Yardi Matrix Self Storage Greater Kansas City Development Pipeline (Planned, Prospective, and Under Construction)
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Kansas City's Top Companies Collaborate To Attract Talent

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Friday, February 8, 2019
Recruitment, Kansas City, Missouri, KC, Talent, Geography of Missouri

Using tools such as the KC Career Network for trailing partners and the MyKC program for thousands of interns and recent graduates, Kansas City companies are partnering to attract the workers they need.

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  • Using tools such as the KC Career Network for trailing partners and the MyKC program for thousands of interns and recent graduates, Kansas City companies are partnering to attract the workers they need.
  • The Training Camp features interactive presentations from national talent leaders on flexible and innovative approaches to talent recruitment and engagement for an increasingly disruptive job market.
  • TeamKC, an initiative of the Kansas City Area Development Council , was created in 2006 to support the organization's corporate members in attracting top talent to the Kansas City area.
  • "TeamKC has been incredibly successful helping companies to attract and retain talent in industries that are rapidly changing," says Tim Cowden, president and CEO of KCADC.

Amazing Lash Studio Opens in Kansas City

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Women, Retail, Cosmetics, Specialty, Consumer, Bridal, Cities in the United States, Regions of the United States, Geography of the United States, Kansas City metropolitan area, UNESCO Creative Cities Network, Kansas City, Missouri, Lash, KANSAS, Country Club Plaza

Amazing Lash Studio , the nations largest and fastest growing eyelash extension franchise beauty brand, is opening a new studio at Country Club Plaza in Kansas City on Friday, February 8, 2019.

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  • Amazing Lash Studio , the nations largest and fastest growing eyelash extension franchise beauty brand, is opening a new studio at Country Club Plaza in Kansas City on Friday, February 8, 2019.
  • The studio is independently owned and operated by Tom Dusterhoft, who now owns two Amazing Lash Studio locations in the Greater Kansas City area.
  • Dusterhoft opened his first Amazing Lash Studio in March 2016, and has since become a Regional Developer for Amazing Lash Studio overseeing the Kansas City and Topeka markets.
  • Amazing Lash Studio Country Club Plaza is located at 4740 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64112.

James Printing Renames to Modern Litho - Kansas City as of February 1, 2019

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Following a successful acquisition by Modern Litho in July of 2018, James Printing of North Kansas City will be renamed to Modern Litho-Kansas City effective February 1, 2019.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Following a successful acquisition by Modern Litho in July of 2018, James Printing of North Kansas City will be renamed to Modern Litho-Kansas City effective February 1, 2019.
  • As a fully integrated organization with Modern Litho, we are better positioned to serve the Kansas City market and beyond with expanded capabilities and an enhanced sales and customer service team," commented Evan James, President of James Printing.
  • Ranking at #156 on the Printing Impressions Top 400 Printing Companies, Modern Litho has continued its multi-year upward trend of double digit revenue growth.
  • With nationwide clientele and headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri, with additional facilities in St. Louis and Kansas City, Modern Litho has been serving the print needs of client organizations for more than 80 years.

BioKansas CEO Stepping Down After Nearly Four Years

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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Health, Biotechnology, Hospitals, Medical devices, Pharmaceutical, Kansas City metropolitan area, UNESCO Creative Cities Network, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Merck, Kansas City, Missouri, Stowers, Geography of Missouri, Metropolitan areas of the United States, Cities in the United States

BioKansas today announced that Dennis Ridenour, President & CEO, will be stepping down, effective February 8th.

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  • BioKansas today announced that Dennis Ridenour, President & CEO, will be stepping down, effective February 8th.
  • Ridenour has accepted the President & CEO position at BioNexus KC, another Kansas City non-profit organization working within the life sciences.
  • Ridenour joined BioKansas in May 2015, after spending nearly 13 years working as a scientific researcher at organizations such as Harvard Medical School, Merck Research Labs and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
  • About BioKansas: BioKansas serves as the voice of the bioscience community in Kansas, connecting, educating and advocating to grow bioscience jobs in human, animal and plant science technologies across the state.

Tennis Industry Names McConnell & Associates Its 2018 Builder/Contractor of the Year

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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Sports, Geography of Missouri, Hardcourt, Tennis, Kansas City, Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- McConnell & Associates (MAC), a Kansas City-based sports court contractor, has been named "Builder/Contractor of the Year" for 2018 by Tennis Industry magazine in the January 2019 edition.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- McConnell & Associates (MAC), a Kansas City-based sports court contractor, has been named "Builder/Contractor of the Year" for 2018 by Tennis Industry magazine in the January 2019 edition.
  • Also, MAC is an approved CALPRO tennis court installer for the U.S. Open with clay, hard or cushioned tennis surfaces at both indoor and outdoor facilities.
  • As reported in the magazine, "whether installing or upgrading a tennis court, people want to work with a company they can trust."
  • For MAC, gaining customers' trust and their ability to build things right stems from years of project experience and tennis industry involvement.

Historic Downtown Kansas City Landmark Sold by IPA for $50.3 Million

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
REIT, Construction & Property, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Residential Building & Real Estate, Downtown Kansas City, 909 Walnut, Marcus & Millichap, Wintermute, New York Stock Exchange, Kansas City, Missouri, Cities in the United States, Geography of Missouri

Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), announced today the sale of 909 Walnut, a 34-story Art Deco-Gothic Revival-style building in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

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  • Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), announced today the sale of 909 Walnut, a 34-story Art Deco-Gothic Revival-style building in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
  • The asset sold for $50.3 million and includes an eight-story office building and adjacent parking garage.
  • Burkons, Michael Barron and Joshua Wintermute, IPA senior directors, and Max Helgeson of IPA represented the seller, a Dallas-based private investor.
  • The building is centrally located in Kansas Citys main business area between the historic riverfront River Market and the Power & Light District.

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art names Sean O'Harrow as Executive Director

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Friday, January 11, 2019
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --After an extensive search, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art has named Sean O'Harrow as its next Executive Director.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --After an extensive search, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art has named Sean O'Harrow as its next Executive Director.
  • "We are so eager for Sean O'Harrow to bring his vision and enthusiasm to Kemper Museum," stated Mary Kemper Wolf, Chair of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Board of Trustees, and daughter of museum founders, R. Crosby Kemper Jr. and Bebe Hunt.
  • O'Harrow will begin his duties as Executive Director of Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art on Monday, February 11, 2019.
  • Kansas City's renowned FREE contemporary art museum, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art opened in October 1994 and draws 100,000 visitors each year.

Danette Wilson, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City President and Chief Executive Officer, Announces Retirement

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Thursday, January 10, 2019
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Danette Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC), announced today that she will retire after more than three decades with the company, including nearly five years as its top executive.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Danette Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC), announced today that she will retire after more than three decades with the company, including nearly five years as its top executive.
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, the largest not-for-profit health insurer in Missouri and the only not-for-profit commercial health insurer in Kansas City, has been part of the Kansas City community since 1938.
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City provides health coverage services to more than one million residents in the greater Kansas City area, including Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas and 30 counties in Northwest Missouri.
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

SportsEngine Expands Technology Partnership with Sporting Kansas City

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Thursday, January 10, 2019
Sporting Kansas City, Geography of Missouri, Sporting Club, Sports in the United States, Kansas City, Missouri, KC, Sporting, Swope Park Rangers, Kansas City metropolitan area

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --SportsEngine Inc., an NBC Sports Group company and the leading youth sports technology provider, announced that it has entered a multi-year partnership with the Sporting Club Network (SCN), an affiliation program between athletic organizations and Sporting Club, the parent company of Sporting Kansas City (SKC) and Swope Park Rangers.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --SportsEngine Inc., an NBC Sports Group company and the leading youth sports technology provider, announced that it has entered a multi-year partnership with the Sporting Club Network (SCN), an affiliation program between athletic organizations and Sporting Club, the parent company of Sporting Kansas City (SKC) and Swope Park Rangers.
  • As part of this renewed partnership, SportsEngine will expand the digital network across all Academy Affiliates of Sporting Kansas City, along with the youth clubs throughout Kansas City and Missouri that are part of the SCN.
  • "SportsEngine has brought significant value to SCN and Sporting KC for the past three years," said Dan Popik, Vice President of Youth Soccer, Sporting Kansas City.
  • "We are excited to extend our partnership with Sporting KC and provide best-in-class technology to their growing grassroots network of clubs" said John Weinerth, Soccer Vice President, SportsEngine.