Regional News


GDPR: What It Is and Why It Affects You

There is a looming deadline in the European Union but its effects will be felt worldwide.  On Friday, businesses will have to be in compliance with the GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, which the EU passed in 2016. Essentially,… more

Sheahon Zenger Relieved of Duties at KU

University of Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger was relieved of his duties this morning by Chancellor Doug Girod.  Zenger was let go without cause so he will get a payout of a little more than $1.4 million.  That includes two… more

Increase Battery Life by 100-Fold? We’re listening..

A study released by the University of Missouri news bureau today states that a group of physicists at MU have "applied for a patent for a magnetic material that employs a unique structure—a “honeycomb” lattice that exhibits distinctive electronic properties."… more

JE Dunn Gets Contract for KCI Parking Garage

Kansas City-based JE Dunn has been awarded the $100 million contract for the parking garage at the new KCI terminal.  The announcement was made Wednesday morning by Edgemoor team member Clark, Weitx, Clarkson (CWC), the joint venture responsible for the… more

50 Kansans You Should Know: 2018

The differences could not be more stark: Hailing from the ranks of bankers, concert promoters, farmers, scientists, real-estate developers, wealth managers, ranchers, state troopers, entrepreneurs, dog breeders, insurance executives, policy wonks, weightlifters, accountants and race car drivers—we’re just getting started… more

KC to go 5G

Kansas City will be one of the first cities to get 5G technology from Sprint in the first half of 2019, the company announced Tuesday morning.  New York City and Phoenix are the other two cities that will get the… more

Prime Healthcare Names New CEO

Steven D. Wilkinson. FACHE, is the new Chief Executive Officer for the Kansas City Region of Prime Healthcare.  That includes Providence Medical Center, Kansas City KS; Saint John Hospital, Leavenworth, KS; St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, MO; and St. Mary’s… more

The Business of Motherhood

To call someone a 'working mom' seems redundant and downplays the work that a mom does in her own right, whether she has a full-time job or stays home with her kids full-time.  The trend of professional moms is only… more

Just Graduated? Consider Kansas City

According to the website move.org, Kansas City is one of the top 15 metro areas for young business graduates.  The study says that Kansas City's low unemployment rate and high number of open job positions in business fields makes it… more

Sprint Names New Executive Chairman, CEO

Today Sprint announced it is elevating Marcelo Claure to Executive Chairman and appointing Michel Combes to the role of Chief Executive Officer.  Sprint recently came to an agreement with T-Mobile to merge the companies and operate under the name T-Mobile,… more