A Kansas City-based company with hospice operations in four states has sold a majority stake for a unit of private equity firm Kain Capital LLC. Hospice Care of America sold a controlling stake in the company to Kain Capital, according to a release. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but HCA founders Phil Hill, Janet Rogers and Russ Rogers remain equity owners and will continue to work as executives for the operation. Kain Capital is a New York-based private equity firm that specializes in the…

Hallmark Cards Inc. turns to a New York agency for help in monetizing brands it has spent 110 years building.

Hallmark Cards Inc. turns to a New York agency for help in monetizing brands it has spent 110 years building.

VanTrust Real Estate LLC is doubling down on the North Las Vegas market. The Kansas City-based developer broke ground last week on the first buildings of a project that could total 4,5 million square feet at completion. VanTrust began vertical construction on two buildings totaling more than 1 million square feet at its Vantage North project. One of the buildings, at 580,000 square feet, already is leased to Saddle Creek Logistics, according to a VanTrust release. The developer already has a wealth…

The Kansas City area needs to recover 15,500 jobs to return to what it had before the Covid-19 pandemic. The problem isn’t a lack of jobs, according to the Mid-America Regional Council, but a lack of available workers. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Kansas City was down to 2.6% in September, according to a MARC analysis released Friday. That is tenth lowest out of 11 metro areas MARC uses as benchmarks. This tight labor market led Kansas City to also rank tenth in the group in…

In his career, Blake Schreck has been a chamber executive and development director in Overland Park, Olathe and Lenexa.