Kansas


Enterprise Bank Completes Branch Acquisition of First Interstate Bank

Posted October 23, 2025 Saint Louis-based Enterprise Bank & Trust has completed its acquisition of 12 branches from First Interstate Bank, two of which are located in Kansas. The acquisition adds ten branches in Arizona and two branches in Kansas… more

Overland Park-based George King Bio-Medical Sells to Precision BioLogic

Posted October 22, 2025 Overland Park-based George King Bio-Medical, Inc., a provider of diagnostic products used in laboratories, has been acquired by Precision BioLogic, a medical equipment manufacturer. Headquartered in Nova Scotia, Canada, Precision BioLogic develops, manufactures and markets clinical… more

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Launches Center for Agriculture and the Economy

Posted October 16, 2025 The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City announced the launch of the Center for Agriculture and the Economy. The new center will serve as a resource within the Federal Reserve System by providing timely analysis of… more

Petfolk Opens New Overland Park Location, Enters KC Market

Posted October 15, 2025 Veterinary care company Petfolk announced the opening of a new location in Overland Park, marking the first of several new openings planned for 2025. Petfolk’s Overland Park care center, 11400 Nall Ave, officially opened on Tuesday.… more

Leawood City Council Approves $765M Mixed-Use Development Led by VanTrust Real Estate

Posted October 14, 2025 The Leawood City Council voted to approve a mixed-use rezoning for Hallbrook North, a $765 million development that could be the next headquarters for a major Kansas City company. Hallbrook North is being developed by VanTrust… more

Quality Growth Companies Launches New Portfolio Company, Quality Infratech Intelligence

Posted October 13, 2025 Overland Park-based Quality Growth Companies announced the launch of its new business, Quality Infratech Intelligence, a platform specializing in infrastructure and energy solutions. Quality Infratech Intelligence (QII) officially launched on October 9, 2025. QII’s launch date… more

Creative Planning to Acquire SageView Advisory Group, Raising Assets to $640B

Posted October 13, 2025 Creative Planning announced it will acquire SageView Advisory Group, creating a combined firm that represents $640 billion in total client assets. Creative Planning entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Newport Beach, California-based SageView Advisory Group,… more

Why Johnny Can’t (Be Bothered to) Read

High-school language-arts scores for boys continue to crater as masculinity-shaming efforts expand. Coincidence? In 1955, author Rudolf Flesch wrote a major best-seller simply titled, “Why Johnny Can’t Read.” The problem then, as Flesch saw it, was the failure of schools… more

StaffDNA Acquires Lenexa-based Ethos Medical Staffing

Posted October 8, 2025 StaffDNA, a healthcare staffing firm headquartered in Plano, Texas, announced it has acquired certain assets from Lenexa-based Ethos Medical Staffing. This acquisition includes a database of allied professionals and travel nurses currently employed in thirteen states,… more

Material Capital Partners Secures $77.8M for 40-acre Shawnee Community

Posted October 7, 2025 Material Capital Partners announced it has secured funding to begin construction of the Harmony at Clear Creek project, a 188-unit build-to-rent residential community in Shawnee. Real estate development and investment firm Material Capital Partners secured $77.8… more