The metro's population has increased more than all of the 11 other metros in the Show-Me and Sunflower states combined. Find out which counties are driving Kansas City's growth even beyond the national average.

The Kansas City-based manufacturer and single-source provider of specialized truck and heavy equipment solutions' latest effort to expand its footprint is coming in the form of an M&A deal.

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The entrepreneur plans to open one office around May 1 — and the other about six months later on Nov. 1. He is seeking 3,500 square feet in both cities.

Mark Ruelle has served as non-executive chairman of Evergy since June 2018, when Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy merged.

Previously, the nonprofit was led by Kevin Prine, who left in August to become CEO of the Patterson Family Foundation, a $1.2 billion-asset nonprofit formed from assets of the late Cerner Corp. CEO Neal Patterson and his wife.