US-based software company Tyler Technologies has agreed to acquire NIC Inc., a Kansas-based digital government solutions and payments company listed on NASDAQ as EGOV, in an all-cash transaction worth around $2.3 billion. NIC caters to over 7,100 federal, state, and local government agencies across the US. The company provides digital services for making it easier […]
Pretzels, a US manufacturer of pretzels and other snack products, revealed plans to build a production facility in VenturePark in Lawrence, Kansas. The new facility, which will be of 150,000sft, is expected to generate a considerable number of new jobs, besides ramping up Pretzels’ capacity across a variety of products and formats. Pretzels hopes to […]
Nesco acquisition of CTOS : Indiana-based Nesco Holdings has agreed to acquire heavy equipment solutions provider Custom Truck One Source (CTOS) for $1.475 billion in a move to create a major one-stop-shop specialty rental equipment provider in North America. Both companies have been engaged in offering specialized truck and heavy equipment solutions. These include rental, […]
Equity Bancshares has acquired all the deposits and assets of Almena State Bank for an undisclosed price, in a move to expand its presence in Kansas. A purchase and assumption agreement was facilitated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), said the Wichita-based holding company of Equity Bank. Equity Bank was selected by FDIC following […]
Thermo Fisher Scientific has officially inaugurated a new $40 million facility for manufacturing COVID-19 sample collection products in Lenexa, Kansas, which will exclusively produce viral transport media (VTM). The life sciences company said that the Lenexa site will continue to be expanded to cope up with the expected continued demand for COVID-19 testing. The facility, […]
Pfizer has signed a multi-year agreement with Gilead Sciences to manufacture and supply the latter’s investigational antiviral remdesivir for the treatment of Covid-19. Under the deal terms, Pfizer will offer contract manufacturing services at its McPherson, Kansas facility for the manufacture and supply of remdesivir. Earlier this year, Pfizer came out with a five-point plan, […]
Biodesix, a lung cancer diagnostic solutions company, has acquired UK-based Oncimmune’s laboratory and incidental pulmonary nodule (IPN) malignancy test in the US, to expand its blood-based lung cancer diagnostic portfolio. Oncimmune’s US commercial and lab operations, including a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) lab in DeSoto, Kansas, has now been transferred to Biodesix. The Kansas […]
Minneapolis-based Meritex has started construction on a couple of new, 120,000-square-foot, industrial buildings in the Kansas City market, as per the latest construction industry news. The new buildings will each have a clear height of 28’ to go along with eco-friendly, insulated wall panels. The development, which will also have a shared truck court, will […]
Wind industry news : Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has bagged a contract to supply turbines from Southern Power for the 198.5MW Reading wind farm in Kansas. Reading wind farm in Kansas As per the contract, Siemens Gamesa will deliver 48 of its SG 3.4-132 and 14 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines for the new wind farm in […]
Food processing news : Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, a Kansas-based beef processing company, has broken ground on a new $35 million refrigerated distribution center at its Arkansas City facility. Creekstone Farms said that the new distribution center will be of 41,334ft2 while the main floor footprint and the mezzanine area will be of 35,311ft2 and […]