Overland Park headlines and updates

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (865+ words) Lt. Gov. David Toland, who is also Kansas commerce secretary, didn’t expect to sit on a plane flying across the Pacific Ocean in June 2022. But the Commerce Department was on the verge of losing a hallmark deal. “We were just…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (315+ words) >$37 million headed to Kansas communities for road project support Fort Scott & Columbus expanding trails, sidewalks, bike paths KANSAS — A federally funded project will improve a number of Kansas communities. "Just for perspective, our entire street maintenance budget is about a…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (274+ words) Kansas City has always been a city that builds. We built the rail lines that connected America’s heartland to the rest of the country. We built the industrial backbone that powered generations of economic growth. Today, we have another opportunity…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1071+ words) Investors are looking for more big outcomes — from billion-dollar valuations to IPOs — and plentiful startups in the pipeline behind them, said Victor Gutwein, delivering the verdict on Kansas City for his firm’s 2026 ranking of Midwest startup cities. Cues from KC’s…...