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May 2013
Open for business: Shawnee grabbing attention of outside development world
Shawnee has long faced “a perception challenge” in trying to attract commercial development and new employers, Andrew Nave says. Despite occasional successes such as the Perimeter Park industrial development and Shawnee Station retail center, the city has been perceived as an insular bedroom community not much interested in outside business and development, said Nave, executive director of the Shawnee Economic Development Council.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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April 2013
Excise tax suspension spurs industrial development
Shawnee has reaped the first benefits from the City Council’s vote last month to suspend the city’s excise tax on new development.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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March 2013
Planting SEEDs: Shawnee Offers New Incentive for Small Business
We’re all used to reading about major corporations receiving incentives to relocate, hire employees or expand their facilities. There are programs out there, though, for small businesses.
by James Hart, Thinking Bigger Business magazine |
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March 2013
Shawnee attracts two companies, more than 60 jobs from Lenexa
Two businesses have announced plans to move more than 60 jobs from Lenexa to the Shawnee Office Suites building at 6840 Silverheel St.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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March 2013
SUR TEC, Inc. and Clarence M. Kelley and Associates, Inc. moving to Shawnee
Holding company Clarence M. Kelley Enterprises, Ltd. (CMKE) is moving two of its operating entities to Shawnee, KS.
by Todd Dupriest, Clarence M. Kelley Enterprises, Ltd. |
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March 2013
Shopping center project bags $7 million in incentives
The Shawnee City Council approved $7 million worth of incentives Monday for a $16.5 million project to redevelop the Shawnee Parkway Plaza retail center at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Pflumm.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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March 2013
Shawnee Mission school board appoints new superintendent
Jim Hinson of Independence, Mo., will be the new superintendent of schools for the Shawnee Mission school district.
by Melissa Treolo, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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March 2013
City Council votes to eliminate excise tax on new development
The Shawnee City Council voted March 5 to suspend the city’s excise tax on newly platted properties for two years in an effort to spur development.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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March 2013
Shawnee to get Natural Grocers if shopping area gets incentives
Those supporting incentives for Shawnee Parkway Plaza as a necessary step toward bringing more and better tenants to the struggling retail center just got some organic ammunition.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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February 2013
Advance Auto Parts opens second store in Shawnee
Advance Auto Parts Inc. opened its second Shawnee store on Feb. 15 at 22103 W. 66th St.
by The Shawnee Dispatch |
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January 2013
Shawnee poised to suspend excise tax on development
The Shawnee City Council Committee voted unanimously Feb. 5 to recommend suspension of the city’s excise tax on platted parcels. The two-year suspension, scheduled for a City Council vote on Feb. 25, is aimed at spurring development as the economy begins to thaw.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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January 2013
Council sets hearings for shopping center incentives
The Shawnee City Council voted unanimously Monday to set March 11 public hearings regarding two types of incentives requested for the proposed redevelopment of Shawnee Parkway Plaza, a stagnant retail center southeast of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Pflumm Road.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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January 2013
Parkway forum set for Feb. 6
An hourlong forum on the future of the Shawnee Mission Parkway corridor is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Hocker Grove Middle School, 10400 Johnson Drive.
by The Shawnee Dispatch |
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January 2013
Developer says growth back in the picture
After studying growth patterns in the metropolitan area a few years ago, the Mid-America Regional Council reported that Shawnee was on the verge of a development explosion.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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January 2013
Startup to manufacture 250 jobs in Shawnee
The Shawnee Economic Development Council is ringing in 2013 with good news — a welcome change after last year’s announcement that Perceptive Software will move its nearly 700-job headquarters to Lenexa.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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January 2013
Shopping center incentives advance
The Shawnee City Council on Monday established a tax increment financing district for the proposed $16.5 million redevelopment of Shawnee Parkway Plaza, a long-stagnant shopping center at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Pflumm Road.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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January 2013
City's building pace accelerated in 2012
Residential and commercial construction in the city continued to thaw in 2012, according to year-end figures from Shawnee City Hall.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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January 2013
E.C. Manufacturing opening facility in Shawnee
The Kansas Department of Commerce announced today that E.C. Manufacturing, an advanced manufacturing startup, will open its operations in Shawnee.
by The Kansas Department of Commerce |
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January 2013
Bayer HealthCare completes Teva animal health acquisition
Bayer HealthCare LLC announced Jan. 3 that it has received the necessary regulatory approvals to complete its acquisition of the U.S.-based animal health business of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
by The Shawnee Dispatch |
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December 2012
Incentives sought for $40 million redevelopment project
A partnership proposing a $40 million redevelopment project at the northwest corner of Johnson Drive and Kansas Highway 7 got a green light to pursue incentives for the project during a special Dec. 20 meeting of the Shawnee City Council.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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December 2012
City offering $5,000 grants for downtown improvements
The city of Shawnee will once again offer improvement grants to downtown property owners in 2013.
by The Shawnee Dispatch |
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December 2012
City council sets public hearing to consider retail center incentives
Shawnee Parkway Plaza will get a $17 million upgrade and local motorists will get another traffic light on Shawnee Mission Parkway if the City Council approves a developer’s plans — and $7.5 million in incentives — for the retail center.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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December 2012
Dunkin’ Donuts among tenants for new retail, office building
A new Dunkin’ Donuts franchise will be among the tenants of a new 7,800-square-foot retail and office building that received rezoning approval Monday from the Shawnee Planning Commission.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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November 2012
Public polled on present, future of SM Parkway
A crowd of about 80 area residents gathered Oct. 30 at Hocker Grove Middle School to ponder, and influence, the future of the Shawnee Mission Parkway corridor through Shawnee and Merriam.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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November 2012
County approves $2.7 million for Shawnee CARS, stormwater projects
The Johnson County Board of Commissioners has approved a total of more than $2.7 million in 2013 funding for three stormwater projects and one road project in Shawnee.
by Rob Roberts, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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October 2012
Shawnee Mission School District ranks #2
This week, the Kansas City Business Journal ranks the area’s top school districts based on fall 2012 enrollment.
by Jonna Lorenz, Kansas City Business Journal |
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October 2012
Kansas City-area contract research organizations team up to speed drug development
Several Kansas City-area contract research organizations, including
Shawnee-based KCAS LLC, have banded together to offer one-stop shopping to biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
by Paul Koepp, Kansas City Business Journal |
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October 2012
Team Drive-Away’s long-haul approach during recession begins to pay off
Jim Marmon and Scott Shacklett make their living moving tons of semi-tractor trucks and other heavy equipment around the United States and Canada.
by David Twiddy, Kansas City Business Journal |
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September 2012
Bayer HealthCare scoops up Teva’s animal health business for $145M
Bayer HealthCare LLC is buying the U.S. animal health business of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in a deal valued around $145 million.
by David Twiddy, Kansas City Business Journal |
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September 2012
NetWork Kansas expands Economic Gardening program
NetWork Kansas invites Kansas communities to apply for a new economic gardening program that would allow them to offer high-growth businesses in their area targeted economic gardening engagements as part of the Kansas Economic Gardening Network.
by The Kansas Department of Commerce |
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September 2012
EiKO adds three presidents to guide global growth
EiKO Ltd., a Shawnee lighting manufacturer and distributor, is shaking up its leadership structure to prepare for future growth in several international markets.
by Alyson Raletz, Kansas City Business Journal |
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August 2012
Three SEDC members named top 5 general contractors
JE Dunn Construction, Turner Construction Co. and Straub Construction Co. Inc. were all ranked in the
Kansas City Business Journal ranking of the area's top general contractors based on 2011 local billings.
by Jonna Lorenz, Kansas City Business Journal |
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August 2012
Shawnee hopes incentive program plants a seed for business growth
Shawnee wants to add an edge to its economic development outlay with a new forgivable loan program to entice businesses to come to town and to expand.
by Steve Vockrodt, Kansas City Business Journal |
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August 2012
Kansas named top 10 ‘Pro-Business State’ by Pollina Corporate
Pollina Corporate Real Estate Inc. announced that Kansas has been named a top 10 “Pro-Business State” for 2012. The ranking is based on 32 factors controlled by state government, including taxes, human resources, education, right-to-work legislation, energy costs, infrastructure spending, workers compensation laws, economic incentive programs and state economic development efforts.
by The Kansas Department of Commerce |
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July 2012
Kansas City health care industry expects big things from NCI victory
Terry Osborn is one of the many local researchers and health care providers looking for big things to develop from the University of Kansas Cancer Center’s National Cancer Institute designation.
by David Twiddy, Kansas City Business Journal |
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July 2012
Bayer HealthCare, LLC - Animal Health ties for top animal health company in KC
In this week’s edition, the Kansas City Business Journal ranks the area's top animal health companies based on their number of full-time equivalent local employees.
by Jonna Lorenz, Kansas City Business Journal |
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June 2012
Kansas awarded Silver Shovel for economic development, job creation efforts
Area Development, the leading publication covering site selection and facility planning, announced the winners of its 2012 Gold and Silver Shovel Awards, with Kansas winning a Silver Shovel.
by The Kansas Department of Commerce |
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June 2012
Shawnee's KC BioMedix to present at Startup@Kauffman Demo Day
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is using next week’s Kansas City entrepreneurship celebration to showcase 13 local startups to advisers and investors in their own back yard.
by Alyson Raletz, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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May 2012
Bio-Microbics wins presidential award for exports
Shawnee-based Bio-Microbics Inc. is one of 41 U.S. companies to receive a presidential award for helping to increase U.S. exports this year.
by Alicia Stice, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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May 2012
EiKO finds bright-light success with ‘selection, solutions, simplicity’
A dark night reveals a lot. Beyond the obvious monsters and things that go bump, it reveals that there’s money to be made in chasing away shadows.
by Maria Cote, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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May 2012
Kansas among top 10 easiest states for starting a small business
Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, has released new data showing that small business owners ranked Kansas among the top 10 easiest states nationwide for starting a small business.
by The Kansas Department of Commerce |
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April 2012
All American Pet Company selects Shawnee for operational HQ
All American Pet Company Inc. announced on April 2 its new operational headquarters, manufacturing and warehouse facility in Shawnee.
by The Kansas Department of Commerce |
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April 2012
Ryan Lawn & Tree buys Shawnee building, will move divisions
A 9,150-square-foot industrial building in Shawnee sold to Ryan Lawn & Tree Inc. in a deal announced Thursday.
by Steve Vockrodt, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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April 2012
EiKO Ltd. named Champions of Business
Take the following qualities and toss them together: A solid focus on a mission, a determination to exceed customers’ expectations and a competitive spirit, along with far more than a pinch of integrity and loyalty. Mix all that up with vigor, and you have yourself a champion.
by Maria Cote, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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March 2012
QuikTrip hits the gas on rollout of next-generation stores in Kansas City
QuikTrip plans to open four more of its next-generation stores in the Kansas City market by year’s end... A Shawnee store is set to open in mid-July.
by Suzanna Stagemeyer, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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March 2012
Shawnee business owner is lone Kansas representative on U.S. trade mission to China
Dodge City Beef owner Don Hullman’s cattle-raising and business experience helped earn him a spot on this month’s U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to China. He’s the only Kansan in a group of 40 business representatives on the trip, which the department described as its largest trade mission to date.
by Sara Shepherd, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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March 2012
Perceptive Software absorbs two more technology companies
Shawnee-based Perceptive Software is set to absorb two more technology companies after its parent closed on acquisitions totaling $64 million.
by Alyson Raletz, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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March 2012
City wants to expand boundaries of downtown tax rebate program
Shawnee leaders say tax incentives have been an important boost for the city’s aging downtown core, and they want to expand the eligible area to help more of Shawnee’s older neighborhoods.
by Sara Shepherd, The Shawnee Dispatch |
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March 2012
Perceptive Software adds new division after parent makes $148M buy
Perceptive owner Lexmark International Inc. (NYSE: LXK), based in Lexington, Ky., closed on the acquisition of Brainware Inc. on Monday, the companies announced.
by Alyson Raletz, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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February 2012
Perceptive Software’s global growth brings local jobs
Perceptive Software’s success story is being translated to Dutch, Japanese, German, Portuguese and French. Shawnee-based Perceptive, which develops enterprise content management products, has grown to 650 employees locally and 944 worldwide.
by Alyson Raletz, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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February 2012
Two Shawnee businesses make ‘25 Under 25’ list
Thinking Bigger Business Media named two Shawnee businesses in its “25 Under 25” award winners for 2012. Mill Creek Animal Hospital, owned by Martin Gilmore, and Blue Skyz Enterprises, owned by Douglas Hawkins, will be recognized during a banquet in March.
by The Shawnee Dispatch |
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February 2012
Bayer Animal Health tags KMG Chemicals unit for acquisition
Bayer HealthCare ’s Animal Health Division is buying the animal health insecticides business from KMG Chemicals Inc.
by David Twiddy, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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February 2012
Apple co-founder rolls into Perceptive Software on a Segway
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak gave a surprise visit to Perceptive Software's Shawnee offices on Friday — rolling in on a Segway.
by Alyson Raletz, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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January 2012
Communications Company makes new acquisitions
SKC Communication Products LLC, 8320 Hedge Lane Terrace, purchased Mpact Systems Inc., a South Carolina-based video conferencing and presentation technology integrator, and is acquiring all clients of Boston-based Ahern Communications, which is closing its business operations.
by The Shawnee Dispatch |
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January 2012
Lexmark restructuring bodes well for Perceptive Software
Shawnee-based Perceptive Software booted up revenue by 41 percent in the fourth quarter, new parent Lexmark International Inc. announced Tuesday.
by Alyson Raletz, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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January 2012
New dog-walking business comes to Shawnee
Two Tails Dog Walking is now providing dog-walking and pet-sitting services in Shawnee and neighboring cities.
by The Shawnee Dispatch |
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January 2012
Johnson County leads big Kansas counties in employment growth, lags in wage growth
Johnson County led Kansas’ four large counties in employment growth between June 2010 and June 2011, according to figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . In a tale of the tough employment picture, Johnson County’s 1.6 percent employment increase topped the 0.9 percent national average and ranked it 74th among the nation’s large counties.
by Brian Kaberline, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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January 2012
Shawnee software startup plans hiring, makes acquisition
Adaptive Software LLC, a software technology startup that recently expanded its Shawnee headquarters, plans to add 10 employees.
by Alyson Raletz, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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January 2012
Rockhurst division leases industrial space in Shawnee
Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center Inc. signed an 11,997-square-foot lease for Shawnee industrial space last month. The wholly owned subsidiary of Rockhurst University in Kansas City took the space at 10810 W. 78th St. in Shawnee’s Nieman Business Park.
by Steve Vockrodt, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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January 2012
SKC Communications bolsters Eastern growth with a pair of acquisitions
SKC Communications Products LLC has closed on the acquisitions of two out-of-state companies, picking up a new regional headquarters in South Carolina.
by Alyson Raletz, The Kansas City Business Journal |
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January 2012
Shawnee software company increases space, adds jobs
In response to client demand and new account growth, Shawnee’s Adaptive Software is expanding its office space and adding headcount.
by The Shawnee Dispatch |
