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KC Current Enters Partnership with Arvest Bank for CPKC Stadium Suites

Posted January 29, 2026 The Kansas City Current announced Arvest Bank will be the title sponsor of the suite level and Pitch Club at CPKC Stadium. Beginning in 2026, both spaces will officially be known as the Arvest Bank Club and Suites,… more

Populous Appoints Two New Global Leadership Roles

Posted January 29, 2026 Populous has announced the appointment of two new global roles that expand its global operations. Gavin Houldin joins Populous as global chief operating officer and Teryn Hightower as head of global merger and acquisition integration, according… more

Centerpoint Medical Center Appoints New CMO and CFO

Posted January 28, 2026 HCA Midwest Health has announced two new executive-level leadership changes at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence. Centerpoint Medical Center named Dr. Sabrina Kidd as chief medical officer and Justin Inglett as the new chief financial officer… more

Chiefs Announce Two Local Design Firms as Finalists for KCK Stadium

Posted January 27, 2026 The Kansas City Chiefs announced Tuesday that two architectural design firms, Manica and Populous, are in the final stage of selection for the new Chiefs KCK stadium. It was announced in December that Kansas Governor Laura… more

World-Class Kansas City: Life is Better in KC When the Royals Win

Nov. 1, 2015, is a very big day in Kansas City’s sports history. For the Kansas City Royals, it’s one of the two most important dates ever: The day they won their second World Series, completing a five-game rout of… more

The Art of Living Entrepreneurially

As grounded a university as any in America, even Purdue, famously dubbed in the late ‘60s “a hotbed of student rest,” has not had a right-of-center professor in a liberal-arts department since the days of Orville Redenbacher … and maybe… more

Kustom Entertainment Sells Video Solutions Business Following Company Rebrand

Posted January 26, 2026 Kustom Entertainment, Inc. announced it will sell off its video solutions division as part of an initiative to better align with the company’s recent rebranding. Kustom has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Cycurion,… more

Mariner Announces First Two Acquisitions of 2026, Adds $1.8B in Assets

Posted January 21, 2026 Mariner has entered the new year with two acquisition deals: Rockland, MA.-based First National Advisors, LLC and Pittsburgh, PA.-based Strava Wealth. The two deals bring approximately $1.8 billion in assets under advisement to Mariner, according to… more

Bank Midwest Will Rebrand to Vista Bank, Holding Company Closes $369M Merger

Posted January 21, 2026 National Bank Holdings Corporation, the parent company of Bank Midwest, announced it has completed its acquisition of Vista Bancshares, Inc., and will begin adopting the Vista Bank brand for its operations. Following the completion of the… more

KU Health Exec Elected to Kansas Hospital Association Board of Directors Chair

Posted January 20, 2026 The University of Kansas Health System executive, Tammy Perterman, has been selected as the 2026 chair of the Kansas Hospital Association Board of Directors. Peterman was elected to the position during the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA)… more