Ingram's Magazine: March 2026

Ingram’s Magazine: March 2026

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2026 WeKC–Women Executives Kansas City

PUBLISHED MARCH 2026 For more than three decades, Women Executives—Kansas City has celebrated a simple but powerful idea: leadership is shaped not just by titles or balance sheets, but by values, vision, and perseverance. What began in 1992 as a…more

Kansas City’s World Cup Moment

PUBLISHED MARCH 2026 In June 2022, when FIFA announced the host cities for the 2026 World Cup across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, one selection stood out as particularly unexpected: Kansas City. The metro area, with a population of…more

Change? Bank On It

PUBLISHED MARCH 2026 Commercial lending in the Kansas City market has settled into something more deliberate than it was 15 years ago—less exuberant, more diversified, and in some ways, less visible to the consumers who depend on it. The financial…more

Women in Leadership

PUBLISHED MARCH 2026 For a quarter-century, the story of women in leadership has been told in increments—percentage points gained, pay gaps narrowed, titles earned one promotion at a time. In Kansas City, that story is no different. Progress is real,…more

The Flip Side of the World Cup

PUBLISHED MARCH 2026 When the six FIFA World Cup matches unfold in Kansas City this summer, they will bring more than global attention. An estimated 650,000 visitors over the course of the tournament will test workplace staffing, employee management, supply…more

The Next Franchise M&A Wave

PUBLISHED MARCH 2026 After two years of subdued activity, the franchise M&A market is entering an opportune window for prepared operators. Valuations have recalibrated, operators have rebuilt liquidity, and buyer demand in the 10- to 100-unit segment is showing renewed…more

The Loan Decline Problem

PUBLISHED MARCH 2026 Across Kansas City, business owners are hearing “no” from their banks more often, even as their companies grow. Revenues are solid. Customers are sticky. Balance sheets look respectable. Yet loan requests stall or die with little explanation.…more

Q&A . . . With Rex Reinhardt

PUBLISHED MARCH 2026 Q: What’s your take on the overall state of regional M&A, looking back at 2025 and where we stand at this point? A: We’ve definitely seen things at an all-time high, and day in, day out, a…more

Oil Prices, National Debt Loom as Threats

PUBLISHED MARCH 2026 The West Texas Intermediate benchmark surged since closing at $67.02 a barrel just before the war commenced on Feb. 28 (which significantly increased risks to the global oil trade through the Strait of Hormuz). One-fifth of the…more