Missouri


Macy’s to Close 66 Stores Including Northland Location

Posted January 13, 2025 Macy's is shuttering over 60 locations across the U.S. including its retail store in the Metro North Crossing. The store closures are part of a plan to return the company to sustainable, profitable sales growth by… more

UMB Gets Regulatory Approval For Heartland Financial Acquisition

Posted January 13, 2025 Kansas City-based UMB Financial Corporation has received federal regulatory approval for its acquisition of Heartland Financial USA, which was announced in April last year. The acquisition of Heartland is a $2 billion all-stock transaction that would… more

CommunityAmerica Merger Accelerates Expansion in St. Louis

Posted January 9, 2025 Lenexa-based CommunityAmerica Credit Union has accelerated its expansion into the St. Louis metro by merging with Electro Savings Credit Union. The merger officially began on Jan. 1, adding eight locations to CommunityAmerica’s footprint in St. Louis.… more

Armstrong Teasdale Adds 10 Partners with One in Kansas City

Posted January 8, 2025 Armstrong Teasdale LLP has added 10 new partners to its roster of attorneys to kick-start 2025, one of whom will join the Kansas City office. Armstrong Teasdale announced eight lawyers would join the firm as partners… more

Ford Axes Hauling Contract with Kansas City-based Jack Cooper

Posted January 9, 2025 Kansas City-based automobile hauler Jack Cooper is losing its contract with Ford, with layoffs looming as a result. Ford informed Jack Cooper of its intentions to end the contract between the two companies on Jan 2,… more

Healthcare IT Leaders Will Provide Managed Services for USA Health

Posted January 7, 2025  Healthcare IT Leaders announced it has entered into a managed services agreement with USA Health and will oversee the healthcare system’s monitoring and maintenance. Under the terms of the agreement, Healthcare IT Leaders will assume responsibility… more

Vertical Cold Storage Opens Kansas City Facility

Posted January 7, 2025 Vertical Cold Storage, a developer of temperature-controlled distribution centers and unit for Kansas City-based Platform Ventures, has opened its Kansas City multi-modal distribution site. The nearly 312,000-square-foot distribution center is expected to employ over 100 full-time… more

Lathrop GMP Enters 2025 with 11 New Partners

Posted January 3, 2025 Kansas City-based Lathrop GPM LLP announced the firm added 11 attorneys who became partners effective Jan. 1. "This deep and talented class of new partners, located coast-to-coast in a wide range of practice areas, embodies the… more

Region’s Manufacturing Sector Losses 4,500 Jobs in 2024

Posted January 2, 2025 The December Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index ends the year on a down note with approximately one in five firms reporting labor shortages in the region. The Business Conditions Index, which ranges between 0 and… more

Analysis: Construction Jobs Could be Harder to Fill in 2025

Posted December 31, 2024 A new analysis from the Associated General Contractors of America shows construction jobs have increased in 234 metropolitan cities, including Kansas City. Construction employment increased in 234, or 65 percent, of 358 metro areas between November… more