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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

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

Multiple KC Companies Listed as a Best Employer in America

In a list of just 500 mid-size employers nationwide, Kansas City-based Lockton made the cut as one of the Best Employers in America according to Forbes.  This is the third straight year that Lockton has made the list, this year… more

T-Mobile, Sprint To Combine in Long-Awaited Merger

Overland Park-based Sprint has officially agreed to merge with Washington-based T-Mobile in an estimated $146 billion dollar deal with Sprint valued at an estimated $59 billion.  The combined company will not bear the Sprint name and will instead just be… more

Report: Sprint, T-Mobile Close to Finalizing Merger

According to a report from Reuters, Sprint and T-Mobile are moving forward with their merger and are expected to clinch a deal as early as next week. EXCLUSIVE: T-Mobile and Sprint aim to clinch deal as early as next week… more

Kansas City Company Nationally Ranked as Great Place to Work

Today Fortune along with Great Place to Work released their rankings of the 2018 Best Workplaces in the Consulting and Professional Services with Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell coming in at number eight.  Burns & McDonnell was also the only Kansas… more

KU Provost Named President of the University of Louisville

University of Kansas Provost, and Ingram's 250 honoree, Neeli Bendapudi is now the President of the University of Louisville.  KU made the announcement today in a letter from Chancellor Doug Girod who says Bendapudi is slated to take over the… more

Business.org: Starts-Ups in KC Starting to Slow Down

If you're wanting to start your own business in Kansas City, you're in good company.  A study released this week by Business.org ranked Kansas City #23 on a list of 40 of the best cities for entrepreneurs and start-ups.  According… more

Top 25 Brands in Kansas City

 What gives a company’s brand status as being the most visible in a market? Talk to marketing experts, and they’ll tell you: Superior product, superior service, superior follow-up. But those are just table stakes—it gets you in the game with… more

Cigna buys St. Louis-based Express Scripts

3/8/2018 St. Louis-based Express Scripts, the largest company headquartered in Missouri, is being bought by health insurer Cigna in a cash and stock transaction worth a whopping $67 billion, the companies announced Thursday. Cigna issued a news release saying it… more