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Posted October 1, 2025 St. Louis-based BJC Health System has appointed Nick Barto as its new president and chief executive officer. Barto brings more than 30 years of health care and operations experience to his role. Barto will now lead…
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Posted September 18, 2025 National Bank Holdings Corporation has signed a merger agreement to acquire Dallas-based Vista Bancshares, Inc.. It plans to incorporate its brand name across its enterprise, including Kansas City-based Bank Midwest. In a deal valued at $369.1…
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Posted September 16, 2025 New York-based developer SkyREM announced it has made the purchase of nearly 550,000 square feet of industrial space at Logistics Park Kansas City. Built in 2016 and located at 19351 Montrose Street, Edgerton, the facility features…
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Posted September 15, 2025 The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City has announced the appointment of Floyd May III as president, with his new role set to begin in early October. In July 2024, the former president of the Civic…
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Posted September 3, 2025 Whichta-based Equity Bancshares, Inc. has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Frontier Holdings, LLC, and will be the bank’s first entry into the Nebraska market. Equity Bancshares, the holding company for Equity Bank, will acquire…
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Posted August 28, 2025 Academy Bank announced it has opened its first branch location in Arkansas, expanding its footprint in the state’s Northwest region. The bank’s first location in the state of Arkansas is located at 4301 South JB Hunt…
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Posted August 26, 2025 Westlake Ace Hardware has announced it plans to acquire two new locations in Kansas. Westlake has agreed to acquire Olson’s Ace Hardware and its two Kansas locations at 1318 West 8th St. in Coffeyville and 200…
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Posted August 15, 2025 Children’s Mercy is expanding service throughout southwest Missouri as part of a partnership with Mercy Hospital Springfield. Children’s Mercy and Mercy signed a joint operating agreement to create seamless coordination between the health system’s pediatric services.…
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Posted August 7, 2025 Bar K has filed for federal bankruptcy following the company’s decision to close its three locations last week. On July 29, Bar K announced it would be closing its locations in Kansas City, St. Louis and…
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Posted July 28, 2025 Kansas City University is launching a new Rural Health Scholars program to help fast-track students from medically underserved counties to osteopathic physicians or dentists. The program is designed to help students in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and…
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