With the temperatures climbing as summer nears, child-welfare groups such as the Leawood-based Kids and Cars are warning about the potentially fatal consequences of leaving a child in a hot vehicle. But such efforts founder on a hard reality: Good parents don’t think it can happen to them.
The Mutual Fund Store, which began with two people in a Leawood office, celebrates its 15th anniversary Wednesday as a $6.5 billion chain that crosses 34 states.
Gov. Sam Brownback this month signed into law a bill that allows police in Kansas to get more information on a suspect’s mental health, a change that was a cornerstone in a Johnson County effort to keep the mentally ill out of jail.
Applebee’s International is moving its headquarters and 390 jobs to Kansas City from Lenexa, the first big counterblow by Missouri in a cross-border business-poaching feud.
Applebee’s International is moving its headquarters and 390 jobs to Kansas City from Lenexa, the first major counterblow by Missouri since a business-poaching feud began in earnest more than one year ago in the metropolitan area.
The Memorial Day weekend kicks off in the skies over Johnson County with the 2011 Kansas City Hot Air Balloon Invitational.
Legends Outlets Kansas City, Ward Parkway, Summit Fair and One NINETEEN Shopping Centers Provide Convenient Locations for Supply Donations
Legends Outlets Kansas City, Ward Parkway, Summit Fair and One NINETEEN Shopping Centers Provide Convenient Locations for Supply Donations (PRWeb May 26, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/5/prweb8492451.htm
For several hours Wednesday, tornadoes scared two states already raw from the Joplin disaster. One tornado tore into Sedalia, Mo., while others dipped suddenly out of rain clouds and hopped at least a half-dozen times across the Kansas City area.
Larry Sanders’ Leawood-based SFP LLC has done so well in overcoming fertilizer inefficiencies it now has international clients. On Wednesday, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce named SFP as its 2011 Small Business of the Year.
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