A fast-growing Shawnee logistics company is accelerating growth with the acquisition of a local company. Tallgrass Freight Co. announced that it acquired Westport Business Group, which was founded in 2010. Principals Jeremy Hill and Scott Ragan join Tallgrass Freight as directors of truckload operations and bring their book of business. “We are extremely excited to have Westport Business Group join the Tallgrass Freight family,” David Barnes, COO of Tallgrass Freight,…

Last year, the global animal health market was valued at more than $42 billion, with much of the growth coming from mergers and consolidations. Combined with the increase in popularity of companion animals as well as the demand to feed up to 10 billion humans by 2050, there’s a pressing need to fill R&D gaps created by budget and strategic reprioritization. TechAccel and Reliance Animal Health Partners thinks Covenant Animal Health…