Ingram’s Magazine: February 2026

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Cancer’s Bell Tolls

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2026 As Mad Men’s Don Draper might have said: “It’s health care…but with trees!” Indeed, there is a forest to explore in the regional health-care market. But those trees—issues facing health systems and providers, insurers and corporate HR…more

2026 Heroes in Healthcare

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2026 In a region as dynamic as Kansas City, health care never stands still. New technologies reshape diagnostics, workforce demands evolve with each generation, and the very definition of wellness expands to include mental, preventive, and community-wide well-being.…more

Q&A . . . With John Sweeney

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2026 Q: You’ve had a pretty solid run in commercial real estate for quite a while, but we hear you’ll complete that career with one kidney fewer than you started with. Can you tell us a bit about…more

2026 Icons of Education

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2026 Amid the headwinds buffeting K-20 education in America are leaders, teachers and mentors who stand out as drivers of meaningful change. They innovate in instruction practices, champion equitable access, integrate emerging technologies thoughtfully, and lead institutions through…more

Transforming Higher Education

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2026 The numbers arrive each winter with the cool detachment of a market report. But for university presidents and provosts across Missouri and Kansas, they read like marching orders. The Winter 2026 salary projections from the National Association…more

Building the Bi-State Talent Engine

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2026 In boardrooms across the Kansas City region, the conversation about growth increasingly circles back to the same constraint: Talent. Not just headcount, but capability. Not just degrees, but adaptability. The work force that powered the Midwest economy…more

Transplantation: A Patient’s Perspective

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2026 Your scribe is a native Missourian who grew up outside of Kansas City in Raytown. I’m a blood-cancer survivor, kidney-transplant recipient, chair of the Denver host committee for the 2026 Transplant Games of America and passionate advocate…more

Kevin Warsh Tabbed as New Fed Chair

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2026 Some of the intense drama surrounding the Federal Reserve is finally ending. President Trump has announced his pick for the next chair of the central bank: Kevin Warsh received an enthusiastic nod. As a former Fed governor…more

Ingram’s Magazine: February 2026