Kansas


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

UMKC Team Enters Next Step Into Building Energy Materials Campus

Posted January 20, 2025 A University of Missouri-Kansas City partnership that wants to develop an energy materials campus in Kansas City is now a finalist in a national competition, competing for an award worth $160 million over 10 years. In… more

Panasonic Plant in De Soto Gears Up for Spring Opening

Posted January 17, 2025 Updated at 3:40 p.m., January 17, 2025 The $4 billion Panasonic electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in De Soto is nearing completion and will soon begin powering its first assembly line. Kansas leaders and legislators gathered… more

Mariner Wealth Advisors Completes Triple Acquisition, Adds $1B in Assets

Posted January 16, 2025 Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors has completed a triple acquisition which will add a combined $1.087 billion in assets under advisement for the firm. Mariner announced the acquisitions of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Cassady Schiller Wealth; Englewood, Colo.-based… more

Butler National Corp Appoints Jeff Yowell to Executive Chairman

Posted January 15, 2025 Aerospace solutions company Butler National Corporation announced it has appointed Jeff Yowell to the position of executive chairman. Butler National announced Yowell will take the newly created position of executive chairman, according to a release. Yowell… more