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The American Royal Announces Executive Leadership Changes

Posted March 11, 2026 The American Royal Association has announced key organizational changes as its construction efforts for its new Wyandotte County headquarters are still underway. The new American Royal campus could be completed by 2027 or early 2028. In… more

Mariner Completes Acquisition of Overland Park-based Cowell Insurance Services

Posted March 9, 2026 Mariner announced it has acquired Cowell Insurance Services, an Overland Park-based property and casualty insurance provider. The transaction adds business and individual risk advisory solutions to Mariner’s service offering, according to a release. The deal was… more

Pape-Dawson Acquires Overland Park-based BHC

Posted March 9, 2026 Texas engineering firm Pape-Dawson announced it has acquired Overland Park-based BHC and officially has launched the company’s Midwest region division. Founded in 1992 by founders Kevin Honomichl, Bill Brungardt, and Matt Brungardt, BHC specializes in telecommunications… more

Kansas City Health Officials Confirm First Case of Measles in KC Since 2018

Posted March 4, 2026 The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Kansas City Health Department have confirmed the first case of measles in Kansas City since 2018. The two organizations announced the confirmed case of an unvaccinated… more

De Soto Planning Commission OKs 42 Unit Development Near Panasonic

Posted March 3, 2026 The De Soto Planning Commission has approved plans for an 11-townhome building development north of Panasonic's electric-vehicle battery plant. Commission members voted to approve the site plan for the development during their Tuesday meeting. The project… more

World-Class Kansas City: Life is Better in KC When the Royals Win

Nov. 1, 2015, is a very big day in Kansas City’s sports history. For the Kansas City Royals, it’s one of the two most important dates ever: The day they won their second World Series, completing a five-game rout of… more

Women’s Employment Network Elects Erin Cole as CEO, Succeeds Sherry Turner

Posted March 2, 2026 The Women’s Employment Network announced the appointment of Erin Cole as the nonprofit’s new chief executive officer, who will be succeeding current president Sherry Turner. Cole will officially begin the role as CEO on April 1.… more

When Leaders Lead

Law firm executive Lisa Krigsten takes the reins of the Civic Council with twin goals of promoting equity and engagement of the business community.  She won’t be directing day-to-day functions of the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City, but as… more

The Art of Living Entrepreneurially

As grounded a university as any in America, even Purdue, famously dubbed in the late ‘60s “a hotbed of student rest,” has not had a right-of-center professor in a liberal-arts department since the days of Orville Redenbacher … and maybe… more

Aria Care Partners Acquires Sanford to Expand Southeast Footprint

Posted February 26, 2026 Overland Park-based Aria Care Partners has acquired Sanford and its divisions to expand its services in the Southeast region market. Aria acquired the Macon, Georgia-based Sanford Dental, Sanford Vision, and Dynamic Mobile Dentistry, which collectively provide… more