Regional
Posted August 27, 2024 Leawood-based CrossFirst Bankshares Inc. will merge with Illinois-based First Busey Corporation in an all-stock deal valued at around $917 million. The two banks jointly announced that both parties had signed a definitive agreement, which will have…
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Posted August 20, 2024 Agriculture trader and manufacturer The Andersons Inc. announced it tapped Bill Krueger, who was tied to the company’s Overland Park trading office, as its new chief executive officer. Krueger is currently the company's chief operating officer.…
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Posted August 14, 2024 An analysis from KFF found Missouri to be in the top ten states with the highest percentage of adults reporting mental illness. The analysis used data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)…
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Posted August 12, 2024 Mission-based The Redwood Group, LLC has sold its Montana-based specialty crop food ingredients division for $34 million. The Redwood Group’s Specialty Crop Food Ingredient Division, based in Montanna, supplies grains, pulses and specialty crops to over…
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Posted August 5, 2024 Custom Truck One Source's commitment to the equipment manufacturing sector in the Kansas City region as well as maintaining a healthy workforce has earned the company recognition as a national leader in the industry. On Thursday,…
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Posted July 31, 2024 The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded BioNexus KC $500,000 to help drive biotech companies' growth and increase jobs in Kansas City. In October, the Biden-Harris administration announced the KC region was one of the 31…
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Posted July 30, 2024 Patrick Ottensmeyer, who served as the final CEO of Kansas City Southern, died on July 28. He was 67. Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the railroad company formed from the transaction between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City…
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Posted July 18, 2024 A study from CoworkingCafe.com has identified the top U.S. cities that have achieved an economic boom in a post-pandemic world. The study, America’s Boomtowns: Top Cities for Economic Growth, found U.S. cities with the best economic…
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Posted July 17, 2024 A ranking from RegisteredNursing.org has found which nursing schools by state rank the highest based on passing rates. RegisteredNursing.org’s 8th Annual RN Program Rankings 2024 Edition found the best nursing licensing programs by their National Council…
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Posted July 17, 2024 The Federal Reserve Board released the Beige Book for July and it shows the Tenth District is cooling in hiring activity with a robust bump in consumer spending. Banks in the Tenth District, or the Federal…
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