Kansas


Two Kansas Banks Announce Merger to Create $225M Entity

Posted December 30, 2025 Overbrook, Kansas-based First Security Bank will acquire Conway Bank, a Kansas-based bank, creating a combined company with assets exceeding $225 million. First Security Bank and its holding company, Overbrook Bankshares, Inc., announced it would be merging… more

Leawood-based Groebl Brothers Sells to United Capital Financial Advisors

Posted December 30, 2025 Groebl Brothers, a registered investment advisor based in Leawood, has been purchased by a subsidiary of Creative Planning. Irving, Texas-based United Capital Financial Advisors announced it has acquired the Groebl Brothers firm, adding more than $240… more

Prime Capital Financial Hires Fred Reish as Director of ERISA Practice

Posted December 29, 2025 Prime Capital Financial announced it has made the move to hire Fred Reish, an industry veteran in retirement planning regulation, who will lead the company’s fiduciary and ERISA practice. Reish will serve as the director of… more

Kansas City Chiefs, Gov. Laura Kelly Announce Agreement to Move Chiefs to Kansas

Posted December 22, 2025 This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.  Updated December 23, 2025, at 10:14 a.m. The Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly today announced an agreement to move the football team to… more

KC2026 Unveils Playbook to Prepare Businesses for the World Cup

Posted December 22, 2025 KC2026 has released a playbook that prepares local businesses and communities for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ in Kansas City. KC2026, the nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Kansas City, has… more

Overland Park Propane Distributor Acquired by New York Investment Firm

Posted December 18, 2025 An Overland Park-based propane distributor, Lettermen’s Energy Holdings, LLC, has been acquired by a private equity firm headquartered in New York. Revelar Capital announced its acquisition of Lettermen's Energy as part of its initiative to identify… more

Blue KC Announce Affiliation Agreement With Highmark Inc.

Posted December 17, 2025 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced plans to affiliate with Highmark Inc., a not-for-profit health insurer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This affiliation is a significant step toward Blue KC’s long-term growth and expanding… more

Sporting KC Enters New Partnership with Saint Luke’s, Children’s Mercy Deal Ends

Posted December 17, 2025 Saint Luke’s will become the new official health care provider and official team care provider of Sporting KC for the 2026 Major League Soccer season. The 10-year partnership between Sporting KC and Children’s Mercy will come… more

Precision Aerospace & Defense to Become Public Company Following Acquisition

Posted December 11, 2025 Overland Park-based Precision Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc., announced it will enter into a merger with FACT II Acquisition Corp, with the combined company emerging as a publicly traded business. Upon closing of the proposed business… more

Children’s Mercy Adding New Medical Office to Overland Park Campus

Posted December 10, 2025 Overland Park planning commissioners approved the final development plan for an expansion project at the Children’s Mercy Overland Park campus. The final development plans detail a 116,767 square-foot addition to the north side of the campus.… more