Missouri


Starlight Theatre Receives $3M in Tax Credits for Campus Improvements

Posted February 3, 2026 The Missouri Development Finance Board has allocated $3 million in tax credits to the Starlight Theatre for capital improvements across its campus. Starlight will utilize these tax credits as the final funding for its Uniquely KC… more

Hunt Midwest Makes New Executive Role, Heather Jones Joins as General Counsel, SVP

Posted February 3, 2026 Hunt Midwest announced it had hired Heather Jones as general counsel and senior vice president. Jones’s role was newly created as the real estate development company continues its growth. ones will work to scale the company’s… more

Olathe City Council to Vote on New $300M Chiefs HQ STAR Bonds

Posted February 2, 2026 Updated at 10:46 a.m., February 4, 2026 The Olathe City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 3, concerning the city’s proposed STAR bonds for the new Kansas City Chiefs headquarters facility.… more

KC Current Enters Partnership with Arvest Bank for CPKC Stadium Suites

Posted January 29, 2026 The Kansas City Current announced Arvest Bank will be the title sponsor of the suite level and Pitch Club at CPKC Stadium. Beginning in 2026, both spaces will officially be known as the Arvest Bank Club and Suites,… more

Populous Appoints Two New Global Leadership Roles

Posted January 29, 2026 Populous has announced the appointment of two new global roles that expand its global operations. Gavin Houldin joins Populous as global chief operating officer and Teryn Hightower as head of global merger and acquisition integration, according… more

Centerpoint Medical Center Appoints New CMO and CFO

Posted January 28, 2026 HCA Midwest Health has announced two new executive-level leadership changes at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence. Centerpoint Medical Center named Dr. Sabrina Kidd as chief medical officer and Justin Inglett as the new chief financial officer… more

Chiefs Announce Two Local Design Firms as Finalists for KCK Stadium

Posted January 27, 2026 The Kansas City Chiefs announced Tuesday that two architectural design firms, Manica and Populous, are in the final stage of selection for the new Chiefs KCK stadium. It was announced in December that Kansas Governor Laura… 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

When Leaders Lead

Law firm executive Lisa Krigsten takes the reins of the Civic Council with twin goals of promoting equity and engagement of the business community.  She won’t be directing day-to-day functions of the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City, but as… 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