First Federal Bank of Kansas City Names Vice President of Fintech 311l4d
Posted May 21, 2025 First Federal Bank of Kansas City has appointed Josh Hofer as the new vice president of its fintech division. Hofer will…
Posted May 21, 2025 Q: As CEO of GFT, what strategies do you plan to bring to the role, especially with your time at Black…
Garney Appoints Mark Garrett as Firm's First Chief People Officer t1f4u
Posted May 21, 2025 Garney has named longtime Kansas City executive Mark Garrett as its first chief people officer. Garrett brings decades of leadership experience…
KCU Receives $20M Gift For Kansas City, Joplin Campuses 5v72f
Posted May 21, 2025 Kansas City University has received a $20 million gift to expand its facilities in Kansas City and Joplin. KCU received the…
Posted May 20, 2025 Overland Park-based Black & Veatch has proposed plans to expand its headquarters building at its Overland Park campus as part of…
Butler National Corporation Announces Next CFO 294w4q
Posted May 19, 2025 New Century-based Butler National Corporation announced it has appointed Adam Sefchick as its new chief financial officer. As the company’s next…
Mahomes Co-Owned KMO Burger Acquires 16 Whataburger Restaurants 2s3s69
Posted May 15, 2025 Fast food franchise Whataburger and KMO Burger, LLC, have announced a t venture, allowing the latter to own and operate all…
All Pro Capital Selects Matt Jennings as KC Market Executive 4a5fb
Posted May 15, 2025 Colorado-based All Pro Capital Expands to Kansas City with New Market Executive Matt Jennings announced it is expanding into the Kansas…
Overland Park-based PMI Rate Pro Acquired By Miami Fintech Company 1312j
Posted May 15, 2025 Overland Park-based fintech company, PMI Rate Pro, has been acquired by Miami, Florida-based Loan. PMI Rate Pro is a private mortgage…
Kansas City Names Mario Vasquez as New City Manager 6p272y
Posted May 14, 2025 Mario Vasquez, a 28-year city government veteran, is now Kansas City’s new city manager. In his new role, Vasquez will oversee…
Vantage MedTech Appoints Mike Taylor to CFO 283s4b
Posted May 14, 2025 Lenexa-based Vantage MedTech, a medical tech manufacturer, announced that Mike Taylor will be its next chief financial officer. With over 25…
Posted May 13, 2025 Burns & McDonnell is expanding its presence in the San Antonio, Texas area with the opening of its new office. The…
KC Council Authorizes $5M to Facilitate Preparations for SouthPointe Project 28424d
Posted May 13, 2025 Kansas City has authorized the use of $5 million to help develop the SouthPointe at 63rd project, a 31-acre redevelopment that…
BarkleyOKRP Announces New CEO, President 4s4l6s
Posted May 12, 2025 BarkleyOKRP has selected Katy Hornaday as its next chief executive officer, as well as naming Nate Swift as president. Hornaday will…
KC Ranked Top Metros For Working Moms 6n321e
Posted May 12, 2025 The Kansas City metro has been named one of the best large U.S. cities for working mothers. In an analysis from…
Merck Animal Health Makes $895M Investment in De Soto Facility 164343
Posted May 8, 2025 Merck Animal Health announced plans to invest $895 million in the expansion of its biologics facility in De Soto. Merck Animal…
Kansas City-based Graves Garrett Greim Adds Two Partners 5i5744
Posted May 8, 2025 Kansas City-based Graves Garrett Greim LLC has added two new additions to its roster of partners, Paul Brothers and Chandler Carr.…
Grain Belt Express Awards $1.7B in Contracts for 800-mile Transmission Line Across Four States 1z4z6q
Posted May 8, 2025 Quanta Services and Kiewit Energy Group have been awarded $1.7 billion in contracts for the Grain Belt Express project, an 800-mile…
Mariner Acquires Hyre Personal Wealth Advisors, Adds $325 Million in Assets 165e3t
Posted May 7, 2025 Overland Park-based Mariner announced it has acquired Hyre Personal Wealth Advisors, adding approximately $325 million in assets. The transaction bolsters Mariner’s…
Benedictine College Hires Leaders for Proposed School of Osteopathic Medicine 6si23
Posted May 5, 2025 Benedictine College has chosen two new hires who will lead the institution’s proposed School of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Marla DePolo Golden…
PBI-Gordon Acquires TriviumVet, Largest in Company History 2s456o
Posted May 5, 2025 Shawnee-based PBI-Gordon Companies, Inc. announced its latest acquisition of TriviumVet, the newest acquisition in the company’s history. The acquisition of TriviumVet…
Olathe Lighting Manufacturer Promotes New CEO 5f5m4k
Posted May 5, 2025 Olathe-based lighting manufacturer, EiKO Global, has selected Yavor Kolarov to be its chief executive officer. Kolarov, who ed the company in…
UMKC Conservatory Unveils Expansion For Performing Arts Center 342h16
Posted May 5, 2025 UMKC Conservatory announced publicly that it has raised about half the funds for the first phase of its latest project, a…
Country Club Bank Sells to Omaha-based FNBO 474z30
Posted May 1, 2025 Kansas City-based Country Club Bank has been acquired by Omaha-based FNBO, with the merger expected to close by the end of…
Enterprise Bank Acquires 12 Branches, Expands KS, AZ Presence 5o5a53
Posted May 1, 2025 First Interstate Bank will sell two of its Kansas City area-based banks to Enterprise Bank & Trust as part of a…
KC s Suit; Challenges HHS 'Unlawful' Cuts to Public Health Programs 195u6c
Posted April 30, 2025 Kansas City has ed a coalition filing a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for “unlawful”…
KC Health Department Urges Measles Preparedness Amidst Rising Cases 5sw38
Posted April 30, 2025 The Kansas City Health Department held a press conference Tuesday to address the increasing risk of a measles outbreak in the…
McCownGordon Selects CEO to Board Chair, Adds Three Board 4wo51
Posted April 29, 2025 McCownGordon Construction has selected three new board and elevated CEO Ramin Cherafat to chair of the board. The three new…
Indra Overland Park Facility Lands $200M Contract with U.S. Air Force 5b3n2p
Posted April 29, 2025 Indra Air Traffic Inc. has been awarded a nearly $200 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to manufacture a navigation…
Unified Government Approves $155M STAR Bond for New American Royal Campus l4h3c
Posted April 29, 2025 The American Royal will continue its transition into Kansas, following the approval of a $155 million STAR bond for the project…
Kansas City Commits $25M to New Northland Workforce Development Center 2g502k
Posted April 28, 2025 The City of Kansas City is investing $25 million to fund the Northland Workforce Development Center. Kansas City committed $25 million…
Gannett Fleming TranSystems Rebrands to GFT, Appoints CEO 2o764
Posted April 28, 2025 Gannett Fleming TranSystems is officially rebranding to GFT and has appointed a new CEO for the company. The brand change reflects…
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Just … Tariffic 306r55
Tackling a topic as complex as the tariffs that President Trump and his istration are perpetually imposing, revoking, adjusting, then…
Kansas City Schools: Where’s the Hope? 1p3j3g
Now, it can be told. With this month’s Kansas City school district bond issue vote in the history books, it’s…
Can the KC Public Library Revive Its Golden Age? 6a625u
The Kansas City Public Library actually had a Golden Age. From the years 2005 to 2020, no public library in…