Dred Scott said there’s a straight line from a career as an educator and head of Boys & Girls Clubs to his new position as president of an organization made up of Kansas City’s top business leaders: It’s all about working toward the future and bringing positive change to his hometown. The Civic Council of Kansas City on Friday announced the hiring of Scott as its new president after a nationwide search. He succeeds Marc Hill, who departed in November after four years leading the organization. Scott…

A list of well-known area executives can toast the sale of a Colorado water bottle company they invested in.

The Overland Park-based financial firm adds a Georgia firm — a week after announcing another purchase.

The job includes guiding a platform that lets smaller banks offer personalized mobile applications.

The properties, including a four-star hotel and Canada's largest themed waterpark, fit with the Kansas City-based investor's emphasis on experiential properties.

The spotlights are about to get even brighter on the closely watched $16 billion rollout of a Cerner Corp. electronic health record system at Veterans Affairs hospitals. Legislation passed by the U.S. Senate sets a tight schedule for the Department of Veterans Affairs to make quarterly progress reports to Congress. The action comes as the effort to introduce the system at VA hospitals and clinics continues to be dogged by delays, and critical reports by the media and early users. The legislation,…