Kansas City, Missouri


Block Real Estate, L&B Realty Advisors Acquire Seven Industrial Properties

Posted September 23, 2025 Kansas City-based Block Real Estate has acquired nearly 625,000 square feet of industrial space across three business parks in Johnson County. Block Real Estate and L&B Realty Advisors acquired a collection of seven light industrial assets… more

National Bank Holdings Enters $369M Merger, Bank Midwest to Operate Under New Brand

Posted September 18, 2025 National Bank Holdings Corporation has signed a merger agreement to acquire Dallas-based Vista Bancshares, Inc.. It plans to incorporate its brand name across its enterprise, including Kansas City-based Band Midwest. In a deal valued at $369.1… more

Custom Truck One Source to Open New Orlando, Florida Location

Posted September 17, 2025 Kansas City-based Custom Truck One Source, Inc. announced that it will open a new location in Orlando, Florida, to better serve the Southeast region. The new Orlando location will add about 20,000 square feet of space… more

Indianapolis-based Developer Opens Office in Kansas City

Posted September 16, 2025 Indianapolis-based developer Flaherty & Collins Properties will open a new Kansas City office Stockyards District later in October. Flaherty & Collins announced its new office will be located at 1600 Genessee Street in the Livestock Exchange… 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

Civic Council of Greater Kansas City Names Floyd May III as Next President

Posted September 15, 2025 The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City has announced the appointment of Floyd May III as president, with his new role set to begin in early October. In July 2024, the former president of the Civic… more

Hawthorn Bank Adds Industry Veteran Sandy Kessinger as SVP

Posted September 15, 2025 Hawthorn Bank has hired Sandy Kessinger as its new senior vice president and commercial banker. In her new role, Kessinger will work closely with business owners and financial decision-makers to deliver tailored commercial banking solutions that… 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

Lead Bank Announces $1.47B Valuation Following Fundraising Round

Posted September 10, 2025 Kansas City-based Lead Bank has announced the closure of a $70 million Series B fundraising round. Lead announced its post-money valuation is now $1.47 billion, according to a release. The round included new investors, ICONIQ and… more

NKC Health $8M Grant from Dave & Jamie Cummings

Posted September 10, 2025 NKC Health has been granted $8 million from entrepreneurs Dave and Jamie Cummings. This gift will support facility expansion, state-of-the-art diagnostic technology and pioneering treatment programs in the health system. Dave was born at NKC Health… more