Several counties posted solid economic growth as the Covid-19 recovery ramped up, but some stood above the rest. Here's a look at the Kansas City area's top counties for economic growth.

Overland Park's SelectQuote named a new CFO oversee the company's financial operations.

Kansas City's public transportation shuttled 70,000 football fans to this year's Super Bowl parade. That figure tops the shuttle totals from the 2020 parade, when RideKC transit moved 55,000 people to Downtown, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority said in a release on Wednesday. RideKC set up five park-and-ride locations to bus fans to the Feb. 15 parade. Fans could get a ride at these places: HyVee Arena (Kansas City) Worlds of Fun (Kansas City) Oak Park Mall (Overland Park) 47th…

Six Kansas City-area companies made the cut for Forbes' annual ranking of America's Best Large Employers. The ranking is based on a survey of about 45,000 workers at U.S. companies and institutions with 5,000 or more employees, Forbes said. Its survey asked how strongly employees would recommend their company. Five-hundred employers made the cut, including these local companies: No 54. The University of Kansas Health System (Kansas City, Kansas) No 78. Hallmark Cards Inc. (Kansas City) No…

Six Kansas City-area companies made the cut for Forbes' annual ranking of America's Best Large Employers. The ranking is based on a survey of about 45,000 workers at U.S. companies and institutions with 5,000 or more employees, Forbes said. Its survey asked how strongly employees would recommend their company. Five-hundred employers made the cut, including these local companies: No 54. The University of Kansas Health System (Kansas City, Kansas) No 78. Hallmark Cards Inc. (Kansas City) No…

David Van Noy Jr. has spent more than 20 years working for some of Kansas City's biggest residential real estate brokerages. At the beginning of the year, he left ReeceNichols to start his own venture.