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UMB Financial Corp. Names Jim Rine as President, Retains Executive Position

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… more

Mariner Wealth Acquires Two Firms In Simultaneous Transaction, Adds $104B in AUM

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… more

Oracle Corp. Cuts 124 IT Jobs at a Client’s Springfield Location

Posted February 5, 2024 Oracle Corp. will lay off 124 employees and will cease ITWorks operations at one of the company's client locations in Springfield, MO, following its client's decision to transition to a different electronic health record system. According… more

Region Index Shows Manufacturing Sector Sheds 800 Jobs In January

Posted February 5, 2024 Creighton University released its Mid-America Manufacturing Index which shows job losses in the sector across all states in the ten-state region, excluding South Dakota, in January. The Business Conditions Index (BCI), which uses the national Institute… more

Jayhawk Football Comes to Arrowhead and Children’s Mercy Park for 2024 Season

Posted February 1, 2024 The University of Kansas is still underway with construction renovations for the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, as a result, the KU football team will be heading to GEHA Feild and Children’s Mercy Park for their… more

Survey: KC Fed Reports Steady Services Activity for January

Posted February 1, 2024 The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released its January Services Survey, showing flat services activity and slow-growing selling prices in the Tenth District. The month-over-month services composite index, a weighted average of revenue and sales,… more

Commerce Bank Selects Next Mortgage President From Within

Posted February 1, 2024 Commerce Bank has appointed a veteran employee mortgage president at Commerce Bank to lead the bank’s mortgage and home equity lending business. Effective January 1, 2024, Ann Marie Prohaska became the mortgage president at Commerce Bank,… more

Terracon Consultants Expands Texas Reach After Acquiring Dallas Drilling Firm

Posted February 1, 2024 Olathe-based Terracon Consultants Inc. announced it will expand its footprint to Texas with the acquisition of Dallas-based firm Texplor of Dallas, Inc. Texplor is a Terracon Consultants contractor focusing on innovative technology to provide their clients… more

KU Health Recognized in America’s Best Hospitals For 15 Years Straight

Posted January 31, 2024 The University of Kansas Hospital has been recognized as one of Healthgrades America’s Best Hospitals and among a handful of hospitals to achieve the recognition 15 years consecutively. Healthgrades released its "America's Best Hospitals" awards on… more

Ceva Animal Health Acquires Animal-Biotech Company Scout Bio

Posted January 31, 2024 Ceva Animal Health announced it has acquired Philadelphia-based biotech company Scout Bio to achieve a “significant leap,” in innovation for pet therapeutics. Scout Bio uses gene therapy and technology to address major areas of unmet medical… more