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De Soto Approves $3.5M Sewer Benefit District

Posted April 9, 2025 The De Soto City Council has approved the $3.5 million development of a district that would install sewage lines for around 200 acres. The sewer line would be extended approximately 1.7 miles to the intersection of… more

CRB Names Vahid Ownjazayeri CEO

Posted April 8, 2025 Kansas City-based engineering solutions company CRB has named Vahid Ownjazayeri its new president and CEO. Ownjazayeri succeeds Lee Emel, who served as interim president and CEO following the retirement of Ryan Schroeder in 2024. Emel will… more

Children’s Mercy Underway with $152M Expansion of Overland Park Hospital

Posted April 7, 2025 Children’s Mercy Kansas City has announced an expansion plan for its Overland Park campus with a $152 million phased project that will add improved access to services and new programs. "We're really excited about this project… more

Iron Prairie Ventures Raises $15M For Industrial Startups

Posted April 7, 2025 Iron Prairie Ventures, a Kansas City-based venture capital firm, has raised a $15 million fund aimed at helping startups in the industrial sector. Iron Prairie Ventures plans to invest in approximately 25 companies, with initial investments… more

KU Cancer Center Will Open 2 Northland Locations This Summer

Posted April 4, 2025 The University of Kansas Cancer Center will open two new locations in the Briarcliff area and at Liberty Hospital, expanding its presence in the Northland. The new cancer center locations in Briarcliff and Liberty will open… more

Vertical Cold Storage Expands Into Detroit Metro Area

Posted April 4, 2025 Kansas City-based Vertical Cold Storage has purchased its fifth acquisition in the past year adding a Michigan facility to its roster of cold storage facilities. Vertical Cold, a temperature-controlled cold storage arm of real estate firm… more

NBKC Bank Names Pat Schlimmer to Lead Home Loans Business

Posted April 3, 2025 Updated April 3, 2025 at 10:56 a.m. Kansas City-based NBKC Bank announced Pat Schlimmer will assume leadership of the bank’s Home Loans business and take on the role of executive vice president and director of home… more

H&R Block Elects New Board Chairman

Posted April 3, 2025 H&R Block's Board of Directors has unanimously elected Richard Johnson as its new Chairman. On April 1 Johnson assumed his new role. Johnson joined the company’s board in 2015 and is a member of the Audit… more

KC Current Selects Tally Baker as Chief People Officer

Posted March 31, 2025 The Kansas City Current announced the appointment of Tally Baker as the organization’s chief people officer. Baker joins the club with more than 20 years of experience in human resources. Before teaming up with the KC… more

Evergy, Inc. Promotes New Chief Accounting Officer

Posted March 31, 2025 Evergy has announced Matt Gummig's promotion to vice president and chief accounting officer, effective April 2, 2025. In November, Gummig was announced to be the interim controller and chief accounting officer and assumed the principal accounting… more