Kansas

AdventHealth Lenexa City Center Appoints New CFO and CNO

Posted February 5, 2025 The AdventHealth Lenexa City Center, opening in July 2025, has added two executive positions to its leadership. Rodney Allen II has been named vice president and chief financial officer, while Teresa Noland is now the vice… more

A.L. Huber Construction Enters Employee Stock Ownership Program

Posted February 3, 2025 Overland Park-based A.L. Huber Construction announced its 122 year-old firm has become a 100% employee-owned company. As a 100% employee-owned company, the 60-person staff now own shares that will continue to grow in value as the… more

UMB Closes Heartland Financial Acquisition, Largest In Bank’s History

Posted February 3, 2025 UMB Financial Corporation has officially closed its $2 billion acquisition deal with Heartland Financial, the largest acquisition the bank has made in its 111-year history. The deal, effective Jan. 31, has raised UMB’s asset size to… more

Compass Minerals Finds Next COO, CFO

Posted January 30, 2025 Overland Park-based Compass Minerals announced Patrick Merrin and Peter Fjellman will be appointed to the roles of chief operations officer and chief financial officer respectively. Merrin’s appointment is effective March 3 and fills the COO while… more

BARR Advisory Names Noelle McMullen as Chief Operating Officer

Posted January 30, 2025 BARR Advisory has added new leadership to its C-suite, with Noelle McMullen as the firm’s new chief operating officer and integrator. With more than a decade of experience in sales, client relationships, operations and business management,… more

Terracon Promotes Kevin Green to Chief Information Security Officer

Posted January 29, 2025 Olathe-based Terracon has named Kevin Green as chief information security officer, leading a team to defend against cybersecurity threats. As chief information security officer, Green will lead a team responsible for defending against cybersecurity threats, monitoring… more

Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak Largest Recorded in History

Posted January 28, 2025 Updated 11:06 a.m., January 29, 2025 Kansas is experiencing an outbreak of tuberculosis, the largest documented outbreak in U.S. history, according to Kansas health officials. As of Jan. 24, Kansas Department of Health and Environment officials… more

Report: Home Prices Soar in Kansas City, All 50 Most Populous Metro Areas

Posted January 28, 2025 A new report from Redfin shows home prices have been increasing in the Kansas City metro, along with every major metropolitan area, since 2022. Home prices have risen from a year earlier in all 50 of… more

Kansas Awards $6M in Grants to Organizations Fighting Substance Abuse

Posted January 27, 2025 The Kansas Attorney General’s Office and the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board have awarded more than $6 million in grants to organizations across the state. The Board awarded over $6 million to 34 organizations as… more

CrossFirst, First Busey Corporation Receives Federal Approval

Posted January 21, 2025 The Federal Reserve has approved the merger between CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. and First Busey Corporation. Following the two companies receiving shareholder approval in December, the Federal Reserve and the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner… more