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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 lead the bank's efforts to expand into the Banking-as-a-Service space and work closely with internal…
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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 & Veatch in both the Kansas City and Phoenix, AZ areas? A: As the new…
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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 in human resources and operations to his new role. He has held senior roles at…
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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 donation from the estate of Dr. Paul Dybedal and his wife, Mary Louise Dybedal, the…
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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 a $1.12 billion redevelopment. The project is a mixed-use redevelopment located at the Black &…
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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 principal financial and accounting officer, Sefchick joins the company with over a decade of financial…
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Posted May 15, 2025 Fast food franchise Whataburger and KMO Burger, LLC, have announced a joint venture, allowing the latter to own and operate all restaurant locations in the Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri markets. The new partnership will see…
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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 City market with the addition of a new office and its new market executive, Matt…
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Posted May 15, 2025 Overland Park-based fintech company, PMI Rate Pro, has been acquired by Miami, Florida-based LoanPASS. PMI Rate Pro is a private mortgage insurance tech company that offers an API platform allowing clients to receive private mortgage insurance…
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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 a $2.5 billion budget and nearly 5,000 employees, according to a release. His focus will…
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