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Putting the Edge on Small-Town Living

Everyone who has ever met the aptly named Loy Edge—and that is just about everyone in Kansas City—will agree on one word to describe him: Edge is a character. For all its virtues, our beloved town is rather short on… more

BJC Health System CEO Rich Liekweg Announces Retirement, Successor

Posted June 25, 2025 BJC Health System today announced that CEO Rich Liekweg will retire effective October 1, and the health system’s current president, Nick Barto, will succeed him. With a career of over 40 years, Liekweg spent 16 years… more

Cold Calls in 2021 . . . Really?

I make my living with words, so full disclosure: I’m not a salesman. And neither, it seems, are the legions of people, purportedly in sales roles, who interrupt my day with phone calls asking if I’m the IT guy at… more

NextStage Clinical Research Opens New Kansas City Location

Posted June 25, 2025 NextStage Clinical Research announced it is opening and operating a new clinical research site network center in Kansas City. The research site is now active with NextStage team members already in place, according to a release.… more

Taking the Lead

Traditions are a terrific thing, and you’re holding perhaps Ingram’s most valued annual recognition program. It’s hard to believe this is the 23rd year of 40 Under Forty and The Leadership Edition. I vividly remember in 1998 when we selected… more

A tribute to Kansans and our great state

Last year on Friday, March 13 Ingram’s team sat down to what clearly was one of the oddest meetings of my career. I felt at that time like a military leader addressing troops going into battle and sensing the probability… more

Heartland Logistics Park Adds Auto Parts Supplier Standard Motor Products, Inc.

Posted June 25, 2025 Standard Motor Products, Inc., a New York-based auto parts manufacturer and distributor, has opened its new distribution center in Shawnee. The 575,000-square-foot facility officially opened on Tuesday, June 17, at the Heartland Logistics Park Building II.… more

When and If…

We love history, and Michelle and I greatly enjoy exploring regions during those rare opportunities for leisurely travel. Operating a small hands-on business with always-ambitious plans and live-or-die deadlines makes it difficult to get away. Ingram’s readers can certainly relate… more

TreviPay Selects Matt Dewell as New Chief Information Security Officer

Posted June 19, 2025 Overland Park-based TreviPay has appointed Matt Dewell to its new chief information security officer. Dewell will work closely with stakeholders to align security requirements with the organization’s business needs, according to a release. Dewell will begin… more

Johnson County Clin Trials Names Dan White as New CEO

Posted June 17, 2025 Lenexa-based Johnson County Clin Trials announced it has appointed Dan White as its new chief executive officer. Established in 2005, Johnson County Clin Trials was co-founded by Nathan Arthur and Mazen Zari, who served as co-CEOs… more