Kansas


New CEO Tabbed at Stormont Vail

The ranks of this region's health-care leadership reshuffled again today as Stormont Vail Health announced that Randy Peterson, president and chief executive officer, will retire next spring. In a news release, the health system said Peterson had informed the hospital's… more

The 2018 Ingram’s 250

Before you can compile a roster of the most influential business executives in a market of nearly 3 million people, you first must define what it means to have influence as an executive, what it means to wield that power,… more

Chamber Modifies Big 5 Vision for UMKC

Some long-held civic dreams were dashed earlier this month with the University of Missouri-Kansas City's decision to abandon plans to move its Conservatory of Music and Dance to a Downtown location, leveraging the assets of a world-class performing arts center… more

Sunderland Foundation Donates $66 Million to KU Health

The Sunderland Foundation announced this afternoon that it was making one of the largest philanthropic donations in the region's history--and definitely the largest ever to the University of Kansas Health System. Officials at the hospital made the announcement at a… more

OptumRx Holding Job Fair in Overland Park, Seeking to Hire 135

OptumRx, a UnitedHealth Group pharmacy care services organization, is looking to hire a combined 135 pharmacy technicians and customer service representatives today and tomorrow at a job fair in Overland Park. All new positions will be based at Optum’s Overland… more

Overstock.com Leases Distribution Center in KCK

Another major retailer is set to open a distribution center in the Kansas City metro area, as Overstock.com announced it will put down roots in Kansas City, Kan. The online retailer, which sells everything from home goods to apparel and… more

Adventist Adding Ottawa Hospital to Network

The owners of Shawnee Mission Health, an anchor for acute-care hospital services in Johnson County, have expanded their reach to Ottawa, 45 miles to the southwest. The medical center's parent, Florida-based Adventist Health System, says it has signed a letter… more

CWA Opposes Proposed Merge Between Sprint and T-Mobile

To the chorus of voices chiming in on Sprint Corp.'s bid to merge with T-Mobile, add the Communications Workers of America--the national labor group today announced its opposition to the deal. The CWA submitted comments the Federal Communications Commission, listing… more

Shifting Horizons

Circle this date on your calendar: Dec. 31, 2031. What’s special about that particular New Year’s Eve? It’s the date on which the very last members of the Baby Boom generation, born just before the clock ran out on 1964,… more

New Animal-Health Venture Launches

Animal-health products company TechAccel, which launched in Kansas in 2015, has announced that it will join forces with Reliance Animal Health Partners to form Covenant Animal Health Partners, a company that will focus exclusively on bringing animal health innovations to… more