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Posted February 8, 2024 H&R Block announced chief financial officer Tony Bowen will retire from the company and will remain at the company into September of 2024. “Tony has been a tremendous partner during our transformation and instrumental in guiding…
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Posted February 8, 2024 The former Overland Park-based trucking company, Yellow Corp. announced it has repaid the $700 million U.S. Treasury loan through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Yellow has repaid $700 million in principal, as…
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Posted February 7, 2024 Publishing company Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) announced it has named Kirsty Melville as the next CEO effective February 6. Melville joined in 2005 as publisher and executive vice president of Andrews McMeel Publishing (AMP) and went…
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Posted February 7, 2024 Vivian Health, a digital healthcare job marketplace, compiled data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and found what city metros are the highest paying in each state. Vivian Health used BLS data to rank metropolitan…
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Posted February 7, 2024 Cingulate Inc. announced it has closed its $7.5 million public stock offering. The Kansas City-based pharmaceutical startup hoped to use the offering as a way to raise capital for its lead drug candidate. Last week Cingulate…
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Posted February 6, 2024 Kansas City and San Francisco are going head-to-head in more ways than one whether it is on the field or in the tech industry. CompTIA, a non-profit technology industry association, compiled hiring intent data from both…
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Posted February 6, 2024 This year could be a bounce-back year for office leasing as industry forecasts show a rise in active tenants in the Kansas City area despite lower activity and coinciding with national trends. Jones Lang LaSalle IP…
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Posted February 5, 2024 The match schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2026 was announced Sunday and unveiled what matches Kansas City will host. Kansas City will host six games at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, according to the schedule.…
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Posted February 5, 2024 UMB Bank announced Jim Rine will be expanding his role within the parent company, taking on the new position as president of UMB Financial Corp., in addition to his current role as president and CEO of…
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Posted February 5, 2024 For its first acquisition of 2024, Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors announced it will be acquiring two financial service firms in a simultaneous transaction to create a new business vertical, Mariner Institutional. The transaction includes the…
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