Kansas City, Missouri

Garney Appoints Mark Garrett as Firm’s First Chief People Officer

Posted May 21, 2025 Garney has named longtime Kansas City executive Mark Garrett as its first chief people officer. Garrett brings decades of leadership experience in human resources and operations to his new role. He has held senior roles at… more

KCU Receives $20M Gift For Kansas City, Joplin Campuses

Posted May 21, 2025 Kansas City University has received a $20 million gift to expand its facilities in Kansas City and Joplin. KCU received the donation from the estate of Dr. Paul Dybedal and his wife, Mary Louise Dybedal, the… more

Mahomes Co-Owned KMO Burger Acquires 16 Whataburger Restaurants

Posted May 15, 2025 Fast food franchise Whataburger and KMO Burger, LLC, have announced a joint venture, allowing the latter to own and operate all restaurant locations in the Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri markets. The new partnership will see… more

Kansas City Names Mario Vasquez as New City Manager

Posted May 14, 2025 Mario Vasquez, a 28-year city government veteran, is now Kansas City’s new city manager. In his new role, Vasquez will oversee a $2.5 billion budget and nearly 5,000 employees, according to a release. His focus will… more

All Pro Capital Selects Matt Jennings as KC Market Executive

Posted May 15, 2025 Colorado-based All Pro Capital Expands to Kansas City with New Market Executive Matt Jennings announced it is expanding into the Kansas City market with the addition of a new office and its new market executive, Matt… more

Burns & McDonnell Expands Footprint in San Antonio

Posted May 13, 2025 Burns & McDonnell is expanding its presence in the San Antonio, Texas area with the opening of its new office. The Kansas City-based contractor’s new San Antonio Office, located at 45 NE Loop 410, Suite 420,… more

KC Council Authorizes $5M to Facilitate Preparations for SouthPointe Project

Posted May 13, 2025 Kansas City has authorized the use of $5 million to help develop the SouthPointe at 63rd project, a 31-acre redevelopment that broke ground early last year. The SouthPointe project is a mixed-income multi-family housing, office space… more

BarkleyOKRP Announces New CEO, President

Posted May 12, 2025 BarkleyOKRP has selected Katy Hornaday as its next chief executive officer, as well as naming Nate Swift as president. Hornaday will be succeeding Jeff King, having served as CEO for the advertising agency since 2009. King… more

Assessing Baltimore: Lessons From the Rat Race

Quality of life and growth aren’t the same thing. The American’s media’s descent into pettiness and irrelevancy seemed to have reached terminal velocity in January 2017. Remarkably, though, it picked up a little extra speed in July, after the president… more

KC Ranked Top Metros For Working Moms

Posted May 12, 2025 The Kansas City metro has been named one of the best large U.S. cities for working mothers. In an analysis from CoworkingCafe, Kansas City ranked third among the best metros for working moms, with a population… more