Overland Park-based Aria Care Partners announced a trio of acquisitions to expand its offerings of ancillary medical care to skilled nursing facilities.
Aria Care Partners said in a release that it recently acquired Mission Dental, PrevMed and Perspective Vision Care. Aria provides dental, vision and hearing services to residents of more than 3,000 skilled nursing facilities.
The company said it collaborated with HealthDrive, a Bain Capital Double Impact portfolio company, on its purchases of PrevMed…Aria Care Partners announces three acquisitions as it expands service to skilled nursing facilities
Overland Park-based Aria Care Partners announced a trio of acquisitions to expand its offerings of ancillary medical care to skilled nursing facilities.
Aria Care Partners said in a release that it recently acquired Mission Dental, PrevMed and Perspective Vision Care. Aria provides dental, vision and hearing services to residents of more than 3,000 skilled nursing facilities.
The company said it collaborated with HealthDrive, a Bain Capital Double Impact portfolio company, on its purchases of PrevMed…
After waiting for five years, Blade & Timber Axe Throwing is ready to take a swing at the Portland, Oregon, market.
The Kansas City-based chain is set to open a new location in Portland next month. The 4,400-square-foot location at 1150 N.W. 17th Ave. will have 12 axe-throwing lanes along with a full food menu and bar, according to a release. It will join locations in Kansas City, Leawood, Wichita, Nashville, Seattle and Honolulu. Another new location is headed to Austin, according to the Blade…
Blue Springs named a new economic development director who has worked to build up the downtowns of Kansas City, Kansas, and Lee’s Summit.
Jason Norbury will lead efforts to attract and retain businesses in Blue Springs, the city said in a Thursday release. The Eastern Jackson County community had a population of roughly 58,600 in 2020. Top employers include the Blue Springs School District, St. Mary’s Hospital, Hy-Vee and Fike Corp.
Norbury comes to the job after serving as executive director…
Kansas City-based VMLY&R is picking up a brand design agency that has done campaigns for Coca-Cola, Kraft and Heineken.
Passport Brand Design will join VMLY&R’s global network after it was acquired by VMLY&R parent WPP, according to a Thursday release. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
Passport was formed in 2004 by Natalie Taormina and Jeremy Creighton. The agency, located south of Los Angeles, has worked in markets throughout Australia, Asia and North America, according to its website.
That…
Kansas City ranks in the top 10 — barely — in a list of the best U.S. cities for foreign businesses compiled by the Financial Times and Nikkei.
Kansas City ranks No. 10 on the list, which rates 89 cities on more than three dozen metrics, according to Financial Times. Miami topped the list, with Orlando, New York, Boston, Houston, Dallas, Charlotte, Jacksonville and Raleigh landing the other spots in the Top 10.
Kansas City’s highest ranking was in the area of business environment, which takes…
The Kansas City-based venture capital firm invests in Bicycle Health, which offers remote help for people fighting opioid addiction.