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Thank You For Your Longtime Service; Honoring Peggy Dunn and Mike Boehm

Posted December 7, 2023 The time has come to usher out and honor the dedication of both former Leawood Mayor Peggy Dunn and former Lenexa Mayor Mike Boehm. Peggy Dunn Dunn was elected mayor in 1997 and served as mayor… more

Arvest Bank Opens Revamped $4.5M Branch on Prospect Avenue

Posted December 7, 2023 Arvest Bank celebrated the grand opening of its latest branch on Prospect Avenue in east Kansas City, Mo., improving the banking resources available in the community. The $4.5 million state-of-the-art branch at 3121 Prospect Avenue began… more

Q&A with Paul Thompson

December 7, 2023 Q:  What do you consider your organization’s most significant achievement or highlight over the past year? A: During the nearly 40 years since my late father, Byron Thompson, purchased Country Club Bank, the bank has grown from… more

Insurance Broker Mylo Partners With 4M User Employer Benefits Platform

Posted December 6, 2023 Kansas City-based insurance firm Mylo is entering into a partnership with Abenity, an employee benefits platform, that will bring Mylo’s insurance programs to 4 million new users. Mylo will integrate its guided insurance shopping into Abenity’s… more

Wichita-Based Equity Bank Acquisition Adds $406M in Assets

Posted December 6, 2023 Wichita-based Equity Bank announced it will merge with Bank of Kirksville adding eight locations to Equity Bank’s network and raising its total assets to $5.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Equity Bank—operated by Equity… more

Spencer Fane Combines With Utah-based Law Firm

Posted December 6, 2023 Kansas City, Mo-based law firm Spencer Fane announced it will merge with the Utah-based Snow Christensen & Martineau, adding nearly 50 full-service practice attorneys. Snow Christensen & Martineau will join the firm effective March 1, 2024,… more

Kansas, One of Highest At-Risk States for Rural Hospitals

Posted December 6, 2023 Kansas has closed down ten rural hospitals and an additional 84 hospitals have been impacted by a shortage of workforce since 2005, making it a lead state for at-risk rural hospitals in the nation, according to… more

Where Do KS, MO Rank in Overall Health in the U.S.?

Posted December 5, 2023 The United Health Foundation released its 2023 America's Health Rankings, analyzing the overall health of each state, with Kansas and Missouri showing signs of growth in mental health providers. America's Health Rankings measure five categories of… more

KU Topeka Hospital Experiences Network Outage From Ransomware Attack

Posted December 5, 2023 A ransomware attack on Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services impacted 30 hospitals in the U.S. including The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in Topeka, causing a network outage for the hospital. The Nov.… more

MO Board of Education Announces Next Commissioner

Posted December 5, 2023 The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has announced R. Sen. Karla Eslinger will assume the role of the department’s next commissioner, effective June 1, 2024. Eslinger will enter her new role after concluding… more