Jackson County

BarkleyOKRP Announces New CEO, President

Posted May 12, 2025 BarkleyOKRP has selected Katy Hornaday as its next chief executive officer, as well as naming Nate Swift as president. Hornaday will be succeeding Jeff King, having served as CEO for the advertising agency since 2009. King… more

KC Ranked Top Metros For Working Moms

Posted May 12, 2025 The Kansas City metro has been named one of the best large U.S. cities for working mothers. In an analysis from CoworkingCafe, Kansas City ranked third among the best metros for working moms, with a population… more

Assessing Baltimore: Lessons From the Rat Race

Quality of life and growth aren’t the same thing. The American’s media’s descent into pettiness and irrelevancy seemed to have reached terminal velocity in January 2017. Remarkably, though, it picked up a little extra speed in July, after the president… more

Jackson County: Is Anyone Listening?

More than a month later, I’m still steamed. But hey: I’m not alone. At last count, nearly 22,000 other Jackson County property owners had filed appeals of their 2019 property appraisals, which in many cases doubled, tripled or quadrupled from… more

Kansas City-based Graves Garrett Greim Adds Two Partners

Posted May 8, 2025 Kansas City-based Graves Garrett Greim LLC has added two new additions to its roster of partners, Paul Brothers and Chandler Carr. Brothers and Carr officially joined Graves Garrett Greim (GGG) as partners effective May 1, according… more

Benedictine College Hires Leaders for Proposed School of Osteopathic Medicine

Posted May 5, 2025 Benedictine College has chosen two new hires who will lead the institution’s proposed School of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Marla DePolo Golden will join the school as dean of the Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine and… more

UMKC Conservatory Unveils Expansion For Performing Arts Center

Posted May 5, 2025 UMKC Conservatory announced publicly that it has raised about half the funds for the first phase of its latest project, a 35,000-square-foot addition to the Olson Performing Arts Center. UMKC made the announcement at the Crescendo… more

Country Club Bank Sells to Omaha-based FNBO

Posted May 1, 2025 Kansas City-based Country Club Bank has been acquired by Omaha-based FNBO, with the merger expected to close by the end of the year. FNBO announced an agreement to acquire CCB Financial Corporation, parent company of Country… more

Enterprise Bank Acquires 12 Branches, Expands KS, AZ Presence

Posted May 1, 2025 First Interstate Bank will sell two of its Kansas City area-based banks to Enterprise Bank & Trust as part of a larger deal to increase the latter’s presence in the region. The acquisition consists of Billings,… more

KC Joins Suit; Challenges HHS ‘Unlawful’ Cuts to Public Health Programs

Posted April 30, 2025 Kansas City has joined a coalition filing a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for “unlawful” funding cuts to programs. The lawsuit, led by Harris County Attorney Christian Menafee, seeks to… more