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Yanfeng USA to provide interior components for General Motors; plans to create 263 jobs RIVERSIDE, Mo., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kansas City Area Development Council announced today that Yanfeng USA Automotive Trim Systems will construct a new 258,000 square-foot manufacturing plant in the Kansas City area. The Michigan-based subsidiary of Yanfeng Visteon of China, a General Motors supplier, plans to build the $45 million manufacturing and sequencing facility and expects to...

WASHINGTON, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A joint team of graduate students representing Kansas State University, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the University of Kansas has been selected as the winner of the 2013 Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. This unique three-university team took the $50,000 top prize with their proposed long-term development plan for a downtown Minneapolis site adjacent to the new Minnesota Vikings Stadium location....

Known for roles in Band of Brothers, Supernatural and the locally filmed "3 Blind Saints," Richard Speight, Jr.'s visit includes a special meeting with the "ultimate fan" of the comedy written and produced by local Steve Gray. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood actor Richard Speight, Jr. will be in Kansas City this weekend to meet the "ultimate fan" of the locally produced movie 3 Blind Saints. Written and produced by local Steve Gray, 3 Blind Saints has over...

LENEXA, Kan., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kansas City Homes & Gardens, the definitive home design resource for the region, has launched its newly re-designed site, KCHandG.com, to enhance the user experience for both local home design businesses and homeowners. With a streamlined design, improved search functionality and rich multi-media content, the new KCHandG.com makes it easier for consumers to find home design ideas, resources and professionals. (Logo:...

Company will invest $4.7M in its new operations, which will provide interiors for new Ford TRANSIT van KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kansas City Area Development Council announced today that Adrian Steel, a Michigan-based manufacturer of commercial van and truck equipment, is expanding to Kansas City to supply parts for the Ford Motor Company. Adrian Steel will lease 11 acres for a new 32,000-sq.-ft. facility and eight-acre logistics center at the Hunt Midwest...

Members Secretly Rush Through Attempted Bylaw Changes on Eve of Court Ruling Affirming New Board Appointees NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of North Kansas City has learned that the legacy members of the North Kansas City Hospital Board of Trustees, led by Board Chair Dr. Michael Montgomery, tried to rush through secret changes to the Board's bylaws the night before the Clay County Court reaffirmed the City's authority to appoint new Board members....

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hospital Hill Economic Development Corporation (HHEDC) and Truman Medical Centers (TMC) finalized the transfer of land from the City of Kansas City and the receivership of the Housing and Economic Development Financial Corporation (HEDFC) to complete the acquisition phase of the grocery store project. "This is a significant milestone in our grocery store effort, not only will the store further the cause of healthy food in the urban...

LEAWOOD, Kan., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Continental Who's Who/ Dr. Rebecca Hierholzer MD, M.B.A., F.A.C.E.P. is recognized by Continental Who's Who as 2013 Woman of the Year as a result of her role as the President and Chief Executive Officer of COVERSA (Collection Of Victim Evidence Regarding Sexual Assault), as well as the Medical Director. Currently, COVERSA is starting the New Year off with their Annual Ball! This year's Vegas event will be filled with music, dancing, food...

NEW YORK and KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- While sharing the story of their family's decision to adopt five Peruvian orphans with the ladies from "The View," Lauren and Scott Sterling received the surprise of a lifetime when Avila University President Dr. Ronald Slepitza suddenly appeared on the stage to offer the seven Sterling children $500,000 in scholarships to the Kansas City, Mo.-based university. The Sterlings, from the Kansas City suburb of Blue Springs,...

State-of-the-art 31,000 square foot facility doubles Cavern’s Technologies Kansas City Data Center size in past twelve months Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) December 05, 2012 Cavern Technologies,a leading provider of mission critical data center solutions, in unique subsurface space designed for security and energy efficiency, located fifteen minutes from downtown Kansas City in Lenexa, Kansas, is pleased to announce they have completed an expansion of the Kansas City data center today...