Regional News
Posted January 15, 2024 Lenexa-based Ceva Animal Health announced it has appointed its new senior vice president for North America who will lead development and activities in the United States and Canada. Brad McCollum is now the senior vice president…
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Posted January 15, 2024 The National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development Survey (HERD) shows which American institutions conducted the nation's most industry-funded research and development. Based on the data, one Kansas institution is leading the charge. Released in…
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Posted January 10, 2024 Midwest states like Kansas and Missouri are among the top states where retirees with $1 million saved could get the most for their money, according to an analysis from GoBankingRates. The financial planning website used the…
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Posted January 8, 2024 Leslie Duke, the new CEO of Burns & McDonnell, has stepped into her role in a big way by starting the year addressing workforce shortages and appointing three new leadership positions and offices. “I’m excited about…
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Posted January 4, 2024 Saint Luke's Health System and BJC Health System of St. Louis officially intergraded on Jan. 1, 2024, closing the deal that was announced in May, combining the companies' revenue to nearly $15 billion. Under the agreement,…
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Posted January 4, 2024 Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors announced it has acquired Calif.-based Confluence Financial Planning, adding $360 Million in assets under management, and will be Mariner’s 99th location in the United States. The agreement, which began in October,…
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Posted on January 2, 2024 Updated 2:00 p.m., March 1, 2024 Creighton University released its Mid-America Business Conditions Index which shows a positive rise in the region's business conditions but many supply managers still see a recession looming in 2024.…
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Posted on January 2, 2024 The U.S. is facing more than $100 billion in mortgage debt in 2024 as loans on vacant office buildings and a higher defaulting rate could hurt the economy. About $117 billion is expected to be…
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Posted December 28, 2023 Kansas was the top state in the nation in economic growth for the third quarter of 2023, according to the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis. Kansas grew the fastest with a 9.7 percent rate. Kansas' economy…
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Posted December 28, 2023 Sunflower Bank announced it has hired a new Kansas City and Eastern Kansas market president to oversee the bank’s growth in the area. Billy Weiland joins Sunflower Bank as the Kansas City/Eastern Kansas regional market president…
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