Diamond Properties Acquires 115,000-Square-Foot Manufacturing Facility in Kansas City, Missouri

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 10, 2026--

Diamond Properties, a leading real estate investment, management, and development firm, today announced the acquisition of 4312 Clary Boulevard, a 115,000-square-foot industrial manufacturing and distribution facility in Kansas City, Missouri.

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The property is fully occupied by Liquid Soap Products, an established manufacturer of environmentally responsible cleaning and personal-care products. The facility serves as a central operating location for the company, bringing together manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and corporate-office functions under one roof.

“This acquisition reflects our continued focus on well-located industrial properties that play an important role in their tenants’ day-to-day operations,” said Jim Diamond, CEO of Diamond Properties. “Liquid Soap Products has built a longstanding manufacturing business around practical and environmentally responsible products, and 4312 Clary Boulevard provides the infrastructure and location needed to support its continued growth.”

Liquid Soap Products has operated for more than 35 years and manufactures plant-based and biodegradable cleaning products, including products sold under the Natural Visions® and Pure Selects® brands. The company also develops concentrated formulations and reusable dispensing systems designed to reduce packaging waste, transportation costs, and single-use plastic consumption.

Situated on approximately 5.8 acres, the property includes 13 loading docks, approximately 7,350 square feet of office space, a 16-foot clear height, and infrastructure suited for manufacturing and distribution operations.

The property has also benefited from recent improvements, including updates to offices, bathrooms, lighting, HVAC systems, painting, and the roof.

Located near Interstate 70 and Interstate 435, the facility provides access throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area and to the region’s broader transportation network. Its position within an established industrial district supports efficient manufacturing, distribution, and workforce access.

The acquisition expands Diamond Properties’ Midwest industrial portfolio and reflects the company’s strategy of investing in functional properties with established tenants, operational importance, and long-term value potential.

About Liquid Soap Products

Liquid Soap Products is a Kansas City-area manufacturer of cleaning and personal-care products. For more than 35 years, the company has developed concentrated, plant-based, and biodegradable formulations designed to deliver effective performance while reducing packaging waste and environmental impact.

About Diamond Properties

Diamond Properties is a commercial real estate company based in Mount Kisco, New York, focused on acquiring properties with the potential for substantial improvement through hands-on property management, market repositioning, leasing, and capital upgrades.

Since its founding in 1995, Diamond Properties has built a diversified portfolio of office, medical, industrial, retail, self-storage, residential, lodging, and land assets across multiple states. Its capital improvement and leasing programs, combined with quality-driven customer service, have helped the company maintain strong tenant satisfaction and lease-renewal rates.

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4312 Clary Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64130, USA

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday as responders in eastern Congo struggle to catch up.

The WHO regional director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Yakub Janabi, told a news conference that sequencing indicated the outbreak's start. He said some cases early on were wrongly attributed to malaria and typhoid.

“So we are chasing the virus, the virus is ahead of us,” Janabi said.

Confirmed cases of Ebola in this outbreak have reached 4,200, including over 1,900 deaths, according to the latest government figures.

The outbreak declared on May 15 is unlike most previous ones for Ebola because the rare Bundibugyo virus responsible for it has no approved vaccines or treatments. Early testing was conducted for the more common type of Ebola, contributing to delays.

The outbreak is unfolding in some of the most challenging conditions imaginable, with strikes by some unpaid health workers, threats by rebel groups, anger from long-traumatized communities and misinformation asserting that Ebola isn’t real. Health teams travel remote, unpaved roads and have reported shortages of protective gear, while a vast population of displaced people struggles to find reliable water sources for washing hands.

This Ebola outbreak has killed more people at a quicker rate than any other, including the 2014-2016 outbreak in West Africa that is considered the worst on record with over 11,000 deaths out of at least 28,000 cases. That one took about eight months to reach 1,000 deaths.

Ebola is rare but highly contagious and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen and with contaminated surfaces and materials such as bedding and clothing. The disease it causes is severe and often fatal.

Last week, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu said Ebola is spreading faster than efforts to fight it. New cases are doubling in some hot spots, Tedros said on X after meeting with officials in the capital, Kinshasa.

Health authorities have said between 60% and 70% of new cases are recorded outside of contacts being monitored, and that the outbreak is spreading at an “alarming” rate.

Access to healthcare in the region already had been challenged by years of rebel conflict in one of Congo’s most remote and vulnerable areas, near the borders of South Sudan, Uganda and Rwanda. Now some pregnant women and others are avoiding health centers for fear of the virus, at risk to their lives.

Several past Ebola outbreaks have also been declared weeks or months late, including the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak. That outbreak was declared in March 2014, although the first human case later was found to have occurred in December 2013.

Banchereau reported from Dakar, Senegal.

This version corrects the second reference to the WHO director-general to Tedros.

Wiza Bondele, a health worker on the prevention and control team, seen at work in Ituri province, eastern Congo, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Wiza Bondele, Right, a health worker on the prevention and control team, seen at work in Ituri province, eastern Congo, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Wiza Bondele, centre, a health worker on the prevention and control team, seen at work in Ituri province, eastern Congo, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)