Jackson County
Posted September 15, 2025 Hawthorn Bank has hired Sandy Kessinger as its new senior vice president and commercial banker. In her new role, Kessinger will work closely with business owners and financial decision-makers to deliver tailored commercial banking solutions that…
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Posted September 10, 2025 Kansas City-based Lead Bank has announced the closure of a $70 million Series B fundraising round. Lead announced its post-money valuation is now $1.47 billion, according to a release. The round included new investors, ICONIQ and…
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Posted September 10, 2025 NKC Health has been granted $8 million from entrepreneurs Dave and Jamie Cummings. This gift will support facility expansion, state-of-the-art diagnostic technology and pioneering treatment programs in the health system. Dave was born at NKC Health…
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Posted September 8, 2025 Kansas City-based private investment firm Platform Ventures announced it has acquired a local electrical infrastructure company. Platform acquired Staco Electric Construction Company in a move that marks the firm’s initial acquisition in the specialty construction services…
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Posted September 3, 2025 Eurofins Viracor plans to build a custom-built 96,000 square foot facility at its Lenexa headquarters for its biopharmaceutical division. The new facility is scheduled for completion in September, according to a release. In 2020, Eurofins Viracor…
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I asked a British friend, now a Kansas City resident, what his friends and relatives back home thought of his relocation. He told me that those who visit are amazed by Kansas City. When I asked what they found amazing,…
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You can get a nuanced argument about this from almost any cultural anthropologist, economist or sociologist, but in general, the history of capitalism—the American stripe, and the various versions practiced around the world—can’t be written without highlighting major tipping points.…
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Posted September 2, 2025 UMB Financial Corporation announced it has acquired over 8,000 health savings accounts to its portfolio from Old National Bank, formerly Bremer Bank. As part of the deal, UMB also gained approximately $32.5 million in related deposits…
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I have to hand it to the companies that earned their place on this issue’s 36th annual Corporate Report 100 ranking. If we were to ever find ourselves in a street fight, I’d want these folks on our side. They’re…
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Hey, gang! Dot-connecting time! Let’s play . . . If the reporting is to be believed—big “if” these days—your pal and mine in eCommerce, Jeff Bezos, has commissioned construction of a $500 million super-yacht. The good shipbuilders in the Netherlands,…
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