H&R Block Inc. said it has accepted more than 50 people into a new program meant to bolster the number of diverse candidates in its tech jobs.
The Kansas City-based tax preparation company (NYSE: HRB) said Thursday that its IT Accelerate program is underway. The yearlong program is designed to attract workers early in their careers or looking to move into tech fields. People in the program are hired and undergo what Block calls “an immersive onboarding experience” that introduces them to a variety…H&R Block program to boost diverse tech talent adds 50 people
H&R Block Inc. said it has accepted more than 50 people into a new program meant to bolster the number of diverse candidates in its tech jobs.
The Kansas City-based tax preparation company (NYSE: HRB) said Thursday that its IT Accelerate program is underway. The yearlong program is designed to attract workers early in their careers or looking to move into tech fields. People in the program are hired and undergo what Block calls “an immersive onboarding experience” that introduces them to a variety…
The leader of HCA Healthcare Inc.’s Kansas City-area operations is retiring after more than 10 years leading the area’s largest health system and a top area employer.
Mel Lagarde will step back as head of the HCA MidAmerica Division after leading the division for more than a decade, according to a release. The Overland Park-based division, better known locally as HCA Midwest Health, includes seven hospitals and a variety of clinics and other health care assets.
Keith Zimmerman will take over…
The Rainier Companies acquired the SummitWoods Crossing shopping center in Lee’s Summit. The purchase gives the Dallas-based real estate investor two retail centers in the Kansas City area.
Rainier announced its purchase of SummitWoods on Thursday. It did not disclose a price or other details of the deal for the 545,204-square-foot retail center located southwest of the intersection of Interstate 470 and U.S. Highway 50.
RED Development built SummitWoods Crossing, which opened in 2011. The center’s…
The Austin-based tech company offered a report on the progress of its tender offer to buy Cerner in a recent release.
Hostess, whose snack cakes and sweet treats evoke memories of childhood, will take a more mature attitude to advertising.
Hostess Brands LLC ( Nasdaq: TWNK) said it has pledged to limit its advertising aimed at children under the age of 13. The Leawood-based company signed on to the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, a national effort to make food advertising to young children healthier.
The initiative includes 19 big food, beverage and restaurant brands, who pledge to use the…
A manufacturing facility that opened in Lenexa and almost immediately expanded is part of a deal valued at nearly half a billion dollars.
The Gordon-Rupp Co. (NYSE: GRC) said Thursday that it signed a deal to buy the assets of Tuthill Corp.’s Fill-Rite and Sotera lines. It will pay $525 million for the industrial pump lines, with a net transaction value of $445 million when adjusted for expected tax benefits, according to a release.
The Tuthill operations involved in the sale include facilities…