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Olathe City Council to Vote on New $300M Chiefs HQ STAR Bonds

Posted February 2, 2026 Updated at 10:46 a.m., February 4, 2026 The Olathe City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 3, concerning the city’s proposed STAR bonds for the new Kansas City Chiefs headquarters facility.… more

KU Health Exec Elected to Kansas Hospital Association Board of Directors Chair

Posted January 20, 2026 The University of Kansas Health System executive, Tammy Perterman, has been selected as the 2026 chair of the Kansas Hospital Association Board of Directors. Peterman was elected to the position during the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA)… more

HNTB Names Three Leadership Changes

Posted January 20, 2026 Kansas City-based HNTB Corporation announced several key leadership changes in the firm. The leadership changes include Mike Inabinet as the new President of Markets and Services; Chris Gale as the next Chief Operating Officer for the… more

Bank Midwest Owner Receives Fed Approval for Merger Agreement

Posted December 30, 2025 National Bank Holdings Corporation, which owns Kansas City-based Bank Midwest, has received regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in accordance with the company's proposed merger agreement with Vista Bancshares, Inc. In September,… more

Kansas City Chiefs, Gov. Laura Kelly Announce Agreement to Move Chiefs to Kansas

Posted December 22, 2025 This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.  Updated December 23, 2025, at 10:14 a.m. The Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly today announced an agreement to move the football team to… more

Blue KC Announce Affiliation Agreement With Highmark Inc.

Posted December 17, 2025 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced plans to affiliate with Highmark Inc., a not-for-profit health insurer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This affiliation is a significant step toward Blue KC’s long-term growth and expanding… more

Westlake Ace Hardware to Open First Store in Oregon

Posted December 4, 2025 Overland Park-based Westlake Ace Hardware announced it has opened its first store location in Dallas, Oregon.  Westlake Ace Hardware purchased a 22,000 square foot store and will remodel more than 18,000 square feet of the building… more

Blue KC Names Jenny Housley as Next CEO, Erin Stucky Will Retire

Posted October 29, 2025 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced its CEO, Erin Stucky, will retire by the end of 2026 and named Jenny Housley her successor. Housley, who serves as the Blue KC Senior Vice President… more

Lambda Plans to Open KCMO AI Factory in Early 2026

Posted October 29, 2025 Lambda, a developer of AI factories, announced plans to create an AI factory in the Kansas City area as part of its Midwest region expansion. Lambda will utilize an existing, unoccupied building to house its planned… more

First Citizens Bank to Acquire 19 BMO Bank Branches in Kansas City Area

Posted October 23, 2025 North Carolina-based First-Citizens Bank & Trust announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire 138 branches from BMO Bank, including all 19 branches in the Kansas City area. The acquisition deal involves adding BMO Bank… more