Day: September 10, 2026

Vantage MedTech is growing and they’re planting new roots right here in Olathe. The medical technology company with global ambitions has found a new home to the suddenly resurgent Karbank Real Estate Company park off of 118th St. at the northwest corner of 119th Street and Renner Boulevard. Vantage MedTech, an advanced medical device company with manufacturing capabilities, recently relocated its operations into the new Olathe facility, consolidating engineering, development and manufacturing teams under one roof as they position themselves for significant short-term and long-term growth. https://youtu.be/FLteHBJ2xMQ “We are pleased and excited about our transition to the new facility in Olathe for three reasons,” Vantage MedTech Relocation Project Manager Rick Lacelock said. “It consolidates three previous facilities into one which greatly improves functional collaboration. There are more facility amenities which improve culture and morale, and finally it provides additional space for our growth over the next decade. We’d like to thank Karbank Real Estate and Jonkman Construction for quickly and efficiently adapting this great facility for our use.” The move marks an important milestone for a burgeoning company, but making an impact in the industry. Formed through the merger of RBC Medical Innovations and Sterling Medical Devices in February 2023, Vantage MedTech now partners with both emerging startups and some of the world’s largest medical device companies to help bring complex electromechanical medical technologies from concept to commercialization. “We’re still a smaller company in a lot of ways,” said Erik Hilliard, Senior Vice President of Business Development. “We run a lean enterprise. But the goal is growth, and this facility gives us the ability to do that.” That growth potential was one of the biggest drivers behind the relocation to Olathe and a larger footprint. Previously in three separate Kansas facilities, Vantage’s engineering teams and manufacturing operations are now integrated into a single streamlined environment. The new space allows the company to move seamlessly from early-stage design and prototyping into manufacturing and assembly — a critical advantage in the industry. “This office has full capabilities, from engineering through all the manufacturing,” Hilliard said. “The potential is here to grow this place even more than it is right now. That’s the goal.” Vantage MedTech specializes in benchtop-based diagnostic and therapeutic devices.. Many of the technologies the company supports focus on highly targeted treatments, including cardiac ablation systems used to treat arrhythmias and other advanced therapeutic devices designed to improve patient outcomes through minimally invasive approaches. The company’s work often begins in the earliest stages of product development, helping clients determine whether emerging concepts are clinically viable before advancing toward animal trials, human-ready devices and ultimately commercial production. Their proprietary “Advantage Platforms” help accelerate development timelines by giving clients a faster starting point for testing and validation. Hilliard explained that this capability gives the company a meaningful competitive edge in a rapidly evolving market. From a manufacturing perspective, Vantage currently focuses on high-value, lower-volume systems. The company assembles sophisticated capital equipment, with some devices valued at approximately $25,000 per unit. Looking ahead, leadership sees opportunities to expand into smaller, higher-volume products that could dramatically increase manufacturing output and market reach. “What I’d love to see us grow into is more of what we have today, but with some smaller devices that have more volume to them,” Hilliard said. “It opens us up for more growth.” Today, there are approximately 150 employees, companywide, with its New Jersey office focused primarily on design and engineering. The Olathe facility, however, serves as the organization’s operational hub — combining engineering expertise, manufacturing capabilities and future expansion potential in one location. Company leadership believes the timing for that growth aligns well with the broader momentum building across Olathe’s innovation and business landscape. Under CEO Carlo Colasante, who previously led a successful MedTech company exit before joining Vantage, the organization is pursuing an ambitious strategy of doubling in size over the next four years both organically and through acquisitions. For Olathe, the addition of a company like Vantage MedTech further strengthens the city’s growing reputation as a hub for advanced industries, technology and life sciences. Located along one of the community’s rapidly developing office parks, the company’s investment represents another example of how Olathe continues attracting innovative businesses that blend cutting-edge technology with high-skilled employment opportunities. As Vantage MedTech continues expanding its capabilities and client partnerships, company leaders see Olathe playing a central role in shaping the next chapter of growth for the company itself and quite possibly the future of medical innovation.

After more than two decades in Olathe, Atmos Energy is making room for the future. The natural gas utility company recently completed a 33,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its offices in Cedar Creek, an investment designed to make room for a growing workforce, strengthen emergency response capabilities and advance Atmos Energy’s vision to be the safest provider of natural gas services while enabling continued growth across Olathe and the KC metro area. For Atmos Energy, the expansion reflects what’s been happening right here, in the heart of the community it serves. “Atmos is growing our operations team to keep up with the growth we are seeing in Olathe and the surrounding areas,” Eric Gant, Vice President of Operations for Atmos Energy’s Colorado-Kansas Division, said. The expanded facility also gives Atmos something of true value. They are an organization that has to be ready regardless of what the Kansas weather is like: more climate-controlled space for equipment. According to Gant, having that equipment stored in a protected environment helps Atmos crews respond quickly to natural gas emergencies no matter what Mother Nature has in mind. Atmos Energy’s connection (no pun intended) to Olathe certainly isn’t new. The company has operated from its current location for more than 20 years, with an Olathe presence stretching back decades through predecessor companies including United Cities and Greeley Gas. “We’re growing right along with the Kansas City metro area and Olathe has always been a wonderful place to call home,” Gant added. That Olathe location is also an important part of the company’s ability to provide short response times for the approximately 110,000 customers it serves in the area. Today, the Atmos Energy Service Center houses 95 operations and support team members along with another 20 divisional and state-focused support employees. The new space was designed for the company’s current and future workforce. Many Atmos operations employees spend their workdays in the field, essentially using their fleet vehicles as mobile offices while serving customers throughout the metro area. The expanded facility provides office space for operations leadership and support positions with capacity to accommodate future growth. Additionally, Atmos is also keeping office and meeting space in its original building across the street, providing even more flexibility as its operations continue to grow. The project wasn’t limited to new construction.  Part of the expansion was the renovation of the existing Atmos warehouse to create a regional training facility to accommodate up to 48 employees at a time. The training center allows Atmos employees to work through real-world scenarios and provides opportunities to train alongside first responders. Gant said that preparation ultimately comes back to the company’s ability to properly serve its communities and customers. The completed project is also the latest chapter in a long-standing relationship between Atmos Energy and the developers behind the expansion. “We appreciate working with developers Rob Heise and Meyer Brothers with whom we have had a great, long-standing relationship,” Gant said. For a company that has called Olathe home for decades, the expansion represents more than just extra space. It provides Atmos with the facilities, equipment capacity and training resources needed to serve a community and region that continue to grow. Like Olathe, Atmos Energy is making sure it has room to grow right alongside them.