Business notebook (Jan. 11, 2017)
Merger
Prairie Hills Financial Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Inc., has joined with Wichita-based Juhnke Financial Group, also a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise. The firms will operate under the Prairie Hills name with five financial advisers, 12 support staff and offices in McPherson, Hutchinson and Wichita. An open house is planned from 4-7 p.m. on Jan. 25 at 8415 E. 21st North, Suite 220. The public is invited to attend. RSVP Carrie Heiman at 316-630-8400, extension 205, or e-mail carrie.heiman@ampf.com.
New distributor
Aerospace Products of Wichita will be adding PWI of Wichita’s King Air retrofits and LED drop-in replacement reading lights to its product list.
Acquisition
Hopkins Manufacturing Corp. in Emporia acquired Tiger Accessories Group in Illinois, a supplier of vehicle lighting and cleaning products in North America.
Charity
Five area Anytime Fitness locations have each donated one, one-year gym memberships to Lift for the 22, a national nonprofit that provides one-year gym memberships to military veterans.
Recognized
HMR Weight Management Services, offered by Via Christi Health, has been named by U.S. News & World Report as the nation’s Best Fast Weight Loss Diet for a third consecutive year.
Garver LLC won an American Council of Engineering Companies of Kansas 2018 Excellence Award for its work on rehabilitating Strother Field Airport’s runway 13-31.
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This story was originally published January 10, 2018 at 2:03 PM with the headline "Business notebook (Jan. 11, 2017)."