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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

Security Benefit releases new benchmark study exploring RIA sentiment around 2024’s most galvanizing issues

TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2024--Security Benefit today released its Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) Benchmark Study, a detailed look into the perspectives of RIAs regarding client … more

5/22/24

FILE - Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 30, 2024. The Biden administration is cancelling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden administration canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers

The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs. The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellation on … more

By COLLIN BINKLEY | 5/22/24

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

Topeka Capital-Journal. May 17, 2024. Editorial: Kansas taking a step in the right direction by giving youths in foster care more options Childhood is a precious time in our development. We … more

By The Associated Press | 5/21/24

Grand River Dam Authority in Oklahoma Breaks Ground on Power Project

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2024--As the electric sector’s transition to cleaner energy sources accelerates, the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) in Oklahoma has launched design, … more

5/21/24

ICM and Western New York Energy Enter Agreement to Implement FOT Oil Recovery™ System

COLWICH, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2024--ICM, Inc. is pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with Western New York Energy, LLC (WNYE) to implement ICM’s cutting-edge FOT Oil Recovery™ … more

5/21/24

Nearly Two Thirds of Employees are Financially Stressed, 70% Expect Employers to Help

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2024--America’s workforce is financially stressed out and it’s impacting nearly every aspect of their lives. Qualified Plan Advisors (QPA), a … more

5/21/24

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

North Platte Telegraph. May 18, 2024. Editorial: Mail ‘efficiency’? Rural America deserves better We’ll give one cheer for this week’s news that North Platte’s mail sorting won’t … more

By The Associated Press | 5/20/24