Regional
Posted June 4, 2024 Updated at 11:57 a.m., June 5, 2024 Citing high regulation and financial pressure, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced it will exit the Medicare Advantage market at the end of 2024. The not-for-profit…
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Posted June 4, 2024 Burns & McDonnell has expanded its presence in the Pacific Northwest region following the opening of a new office in Richland, Washington. The employee-owned engineering, construction and architecture firm announced it opened its new Washington office…
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Posted May 28, 2024 Netrality Data Centers opened its 175,000-square-foot data center in Shawnee. The KC2-7801 facility spans three acres and can support five megawatts of critical capacity, with future expansion up to 12 megawatts. Netrality operates another facility in…
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Posted May 23, 2024 Bank Midwest, a division of NBH Bank, announced the appointment of Charlie Koch as its new president, effective June 15, 2024. Koch succeeds Nicole Van Denabeele, who joined NBH Bank in 2018 as chief accounting officer…
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Posted May 22, 2024 St. Louis-based Ascension has begun hosting meetings with its partners and vendors to restore their connection to the network following a ransomware attack earlier this month. On May 8, Ascension detected unusual activity on its network…
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Posted May 22, 2024 Springfield-based CoxHealth and St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) will be entering into a new partnership with the intent to expand pediatric care in the southwest Missouri region. CoxHealth has signed a letter of intent and will…
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Posted May 21, 2024 Kansas City-based Evergy is expecting to increase electricity generation by 1,900 additional megawatts as part of its 2024 resource plan, citing economic growth and higher demand for electricity needs for the approach. Evergy filed its 2024…
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Posted May 20, 2024 Creighton University released its Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) report for April, showing a dip into negative territory for the ninth month in a row. The region’s overall reading for May fell to 44.2 from 45.8 in…
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Posted May 16, 2024 Arvest Bank has promoted Rodney Shepard to regional executive, overseeing Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Shepard has been with Arvest for 30 years and previously served as chief customer experience officer, according to a release. Before that,…
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Posted May 14, 2024 St. Louis-based Ascension announced it experienced a ransomware attack, causing hospitals across its system to experience disruptions to patient care. On May 8, Ascension detected unusual activity on its network due to a cybersecurity event. The…
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