Kansas


Governor’s Award to KC Woman’s Business

Colleen Ellis, President of J.M. Neil & Associates, a personnel consulting and staffing solutions company, received the 2016 Governor’s Woman-Owned Business of the Year Award today. The award is presented annually to a business owner demonstrating outstanding success through her… more

Overland Park Best City for Families, Report Says

Overland Park, Kansas, is the nation’s top city for families according to a new study by WalletHub—a credit reporting and financial advisory website. The survey looked at the 150 most-populated cities in the United States, ranking them in 5 categories:… more

Trading Off Cigarettes for Diapers Could Improve Healthcare Outlook

The Unified Government Public Health Department of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS has launched a program that demonstrates how communities can encourage and incentivize people to adopt healthier lifestyles. The program, called “Baby & Me Tobacco Free,” offers pregnant… more

Kansas Hospitals Form New Partnership

After several years of exploring and successfully executing collaboration opportunities, The University of Kansas Hospital and Hays Medical Center, in joint statements today, announced a letter of intent to create a new partnership. The new alliance is intended to expand and strengthen… more

20 in Their Twenties: 2016

THE HEART OF A GENERATION        The youngest members of Generation X are now roughly 33, and midlife will soon be calling. A new generation of entrepreneur and employee is emerging, one that’s both chronologically younger and more… more

History-making Hospital News from Kansas

Hays Medical Center and The University of Kansas Hospital have some big news to share at a joint news conference today at 11am. Check back with Ingrams.com for an update on what these two award-winning institutions are calling an “historic… more

Earthquake Raises Insurance Questions

The earthquake that shook the Midwest on Saturday morning also jogged people’s minds about the subject of earthquake insurance. For policyholders unsure of their options, state insurance departments are excellent sources of information on the subject. Ken Selzer, Kansas Commissioner of Insurance,… more

Students Give Midwest Colleges Great Grades

According to a new survey by The Princeton Review, the Midwest boasts 156 colleges students feel they have reason to brag about. That’s 156 out of a list of The Best 381 Colleges and more than 20 have a presence… more

National Beef Co. expanding Kansas plants

Kansas City, Mo.-based National Beef Packing Co. announced this week that it will undertake an $8 million expansion of its facility in Liberal, Kan. The news follows an announcement in July that National Beef is undertaking a similar expansion at its… more

Missouri Flexes Manufacturing Muscle

     A new report from the Brookings Institution ranks Missouri No. 6 nationwide for annual job growth in advanced manufacturing, Gov. Jay Nixon's office announced this morning. The Brookings analysis is based on recent jobs reports that showed the durable… more