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Tidbits of Business News from Around the Region

PLATTE COUNTY Eastern Cargo Picks KC

undeveloped land. Three zoning districts com- prise the development site, which will incre- ase in density from east to west. Nearby, Sunflower Development Group plans to build 240 apartments and 62 townhomes. Is Netsmart Sale Looming? A private-equity intelligence service reports that the private-equity owners of Overland Park’s Netsmart are reviewing bids from buyers for the health-care IT firm. According to PE Hub, majority owners GI Partners and TA Associates began the bid review in early March. In January, news reports said the two owners had pegged a potential sale as being worth $5 billion. Netsmart, founded in New York in 1992, relocated to this area in 2011 after former Cerner exec Mike Valentine became CEO.

appli-cation for a permit that would allow practices and games of cricket on his property. Nearby landowners, however, have objected to increased traffic, dust, and noise, so county commissioners have returned the application to planners to consider modifications. The county received complaints after the landowner constructed two fields on a 30-acre plot near 299th Street and Spring Valley Road. Arizona-based Epic Resort Destin-ations says it will build a theme park in Bonner Springs, not far from the Village West entertainment district. Officials said the groundbreaking date had not been set for Mattel Adventure Park Kansas City, but they expect it to open in 2026. It will include roller coasters and other rides themed after various Mattel products and characters, plus a theater, restaurant and bar, and 18-hole miniature golf course. The company’s first such park is in Glendale, Ariz. WYANDOTTE COUNTY Theme Park Coming

Eastern Airlines says KC will be the new home for its headquarters, a move that will bring 165 jobs. In 2021, Eastern acquired Alta Aero Technic, specializing in maintenance, repair, and overhaul, and launched a passenger-to-freighter design firm called Foxtrot Aero. Those operations will be consolidated with the move, and efforts will be made to expand the number of aircraft operating out of KCI. KANSAS . JOHNSON COUNTY Massive Multifamily OK The Lenexa City Council has approved one of the region’s biggest multifamily construction projects, dubbed Oak IQ Copper Creek. Oak IQ Investments will build the 529-unit complex near Wood- sonia Drive and K-7. Plans call for construc- tion of 15 buildings on about 27 acres of

MIAMI COUNTY Cricket-Field Dispute

The Miami County Planning Com mission, which has already signed off on it once, will reconsider a landowner’s

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