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Posted March 11, 2025 Chancellor Mauli Agrawal of the University of Missouri-Kansas City announced a new academic expansion in the school of dentistry during the 2025 State of the University meeting. UMKC seeks $12 million in funding from state, federal,…
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Posted March 3, 2025 First Busey Corporation has officially closed its acquisition of Leawood-based CrossFirst Bankshares Inc., worth nearly $917 million. The transaction officially closed on March 1. Busey will operate CrossFirst Bank as a separate banking subsidiary of Busey…
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Posted March 3, 2025 The February Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index reports a 9.6% boost in prices is expected if tariffs are implemented. The Business Conditions Index, which ranges between 0 and 100, increased to 52.0 from 51.1 in…
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Posted March 3, 2025 The latest acquisition from Overland Park-based Prime Capital Financial will launch a new division focusing on the needs of ultra-high-net-worth families. Prime Capital Financial announced its new Prime Capital Family Office following its acquisition of SineCera…
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Posted February 27, 2025 Kansas City Fed president Jeff Schmid said that Thursday now is not the time for the Fed to lower its guard against a rise in consumer inflation expectations. While giving remarks at the USDA Annual Agricultural…
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Posted February 27, 2025 Five years following the pandemic the price of homes across the nation has grown more than a decade’s worth. A new report from Zillow published Thursday found home values in the U.S. increased 45% since the…
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Posted February 27, 2025 Springfield-based OMB Bank announced two new additions to its leadership roster with years of experience in the banking sector. OMB Bank appointed Michelle Sullivan as senior vice president and chief risk officer. Additionally, Duane Farmer joins…
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Posted February 14, 2025 Kansas City-based Populous has named Populous the firm’s next chief executive officer and global chair. With more than 35 years of experience working at Populous, Miller will transition from his current role as managing director of…
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Posted February 12, 2025 Overland Park-based Prime Capital Financial has entered into a partnership with the Duluth, Georgia-based Sugarloaf Wealth Management marking the firm’s first expansion into the Atlanta metro area. Headquartered in Duluth, Sugarloaf also operates another office in…
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Posted February 12, 2025 Universities and hospitals in Missouri and Kansas could lose funding if the Trump administration successfully reduces the indirect cost limit for grant recipients from the National Institutes of Health. On Monday, a federal judge placed a…
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