Missouri


Aspen Funds Acquires Former Waddell & Reed SVP

Dan Schulte has made the move over to Aspen Funds.  Aspen made the announcement Tuesday afternoon.  Schulte was a senior vice president and general counsel at Waddell & Reed before heading to B12 Capital Partners as a managing director.  He… more

June Jobs Report Shows One Industry Lagging

The Missouri Department of Economic Development released their June 2018 jobs report today and it indicated a potential issue for construction.  They note that since June of 2017, construction is the only industry showing a significant decrease in jobs, to… more

Park University Expands Again

Park University is expanding once more, this time to Gilbert, Arizona.  The University has been approved by the Higher Learning Commission and the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education to start classes in Fall of 2018.  That fall term… more

C-Suite Movement at Associated Wholesale Grocers

The area's second-largest private company has a new Executive Vice President and new Senior Vice President. Scott Welman has taken over as the Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer for AWG.  In addition to that move, AWG also announced… more

Riddle to Lead Black & Veatch Construction

Neil Riddle has been chosen as the President of Black & Veatch Construction, Inc. (BVCI) the company announced this week. Riddle comes to BVCI from Caddell Power in Atlanta, Georgia,  where he served as President and "had complete P&L responsibility for… more

First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account Act Is Now Law

Today, Governor Mike Parson signed House Bill 1796 which allows the creation of a special savings account intended to better prepare first-time homebuyers.  It will go into effect on January 1, 2019. This bill allows taxpayers in Missouri to deduct… more

Kansas City to Host 2022 National League of Cities Summit

Kansas City will be the home for the 2022 National League of Cities City Summit, the organization announced this week. From November 16-19, thousands of city leaders, corporate partners and staff will come to Kansas City for seminars on policymaking… more

The Consequence of the Straw Strike

On Monday, Starbucks announced it would eliminate the use of plastic straws in its stores by the end of 2020—replacing them with single-use plastic lids instead. The trend is now reaching the Midwest as some local KC restaurants are also bucking the… more

KCRise Fund Invests in Two KC Startups

The KCRise Fund has added two new Kansas City startups to its portfolio: Main Street Data and PayIt. Main Street Data is an agriculture data analytics company headquartered in Kansas City.  They boast a web tool called Validator that aggregates… more

State Representative Appointed Assessor of Jackson County

Representative Gail McCann Beatty will serve as the next Director of the Assessment Department in Jackson County.  Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. made the announcement today. “While many know Gail as the current Minority Leader in the Missouri House… more