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USDOT Partners With KCMO To Study Finance For $15B In Infrastructure Projects

Posted October 26, 2023 The U.S. Department of Transportation has partnered with Kansas City to enhance innovative delivery and finance infrastructure improvements through an agreement that will support billions of dollars. The Emerging Projects Agreement focuses on Kansas City’s $15… more

Biden Administration Selects KC Region Tech Hub To Drive Innovation In Biomanufacturing

Posted October 25, 2023 The Biden-Harris administration announced the Kansas City region as one of the 31 technology hubs in the U.S. that show potential for rapid growth in key technology sectors. The Kansas City Inclusive Biologics and Biomanufacturing Tech… more

Liberty Hospital Announces Partnership With KU Health System

Posted October 25, 2023 Liberty Hospital and the University of Kansas Health System announced a partnership between the two healthcare providers which will work to improve access to high-quality healthcare in the Northland. Specifics of the partnership have yet to… more

Saint Luke’s Names Next President: Julie Quirin

Posted October 25, 2023 Saint Luke's Health System announced its next president will be Julie Quirin, she will begin her new role effective November 1. Quirin, a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, brings over 25 years of… more

Region’s Economy Index Declines Again in October, Second Straight Month

Posted October 19, 2023 Creighton University released its Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) report for October shows for the second straight month, overall Rural Mainstreet Index sank below growth neutral to a 2023 low. The region’s overall reading for October fell… more

VMLY&R Now World’s Largest Creative Company After Merger

Posted October 19, 2023 Kansas City-based VMLY&R is merging with New York-based Wunderman Thompson, making the two entities the world’s largest creative company. WPP Plc., which oversees both companies, announced Tuesday the merger of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R. Together, the… more

Fed Beige Book; Bankers On ‘Loan Diet’ As Credit Quality Expected To Drop

Posted October 19, 2023 The Federal Reserve Board released its latest Beige Book report which shows Kansas City and the Tenth District are experiencing a “loan diet” as the bankers are still adjusting to real estate and industrial sectors. The… more

Children’s Mercy First to Use New Genomic Sequencing Technology

Posted October 18, 2023 Children’s Mercy Kansas City has announced it has become the first health system to use an advanced genome sequencing system with the addition of 5-base HiFi sequencing. The cutting-edge technology replaces rapid exome, chromosomal microarray analysis… more

Renderings Of New $120M UMKC Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building

Posted October 18, 2023 The University of Missouri-Kansas City has released renderings of its planned $120 million dollar Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building and is expecting to break ground next year. UMKC expects to break ground on the project in… more

Q&A With Russ Johnson

Posted October 18, 2023 Q: What do you consider your organization’s most significant achievement or highlight over the past year? A: I think our most significant achievement has to be related to the almost 2,000 people who make up our… more