Tim Petty, Kansas City market president for U.S. Bank, said companies are facing hurdles to growth as the economy gears up again. Embracing new technology will be key for the future.

A group of former executives from TortoiseEcofin launched a new firm called Hiram Capital Management in Leawood. It's about half way to a goal of raising $150 million for its first fund.

Virginia Stowers, co-founder of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and a member of the board of directors for American Century Investments, died on June 5.

The pandemic propped up companies and punished others during 2020. These are the companies that made the List of Top 150 area private companies.

After a 15-year run leading T-Mobile Center, Brenda Tinnen now starts considering what's next. One thing's for sure, she says: It won't take her away from Kansas City.

Overland Park-based Ferrellgas Partners LP, one of the nation’s largest propane retailers, hired Ivan Winfield Jr. as its new chief information officer. Winfield spent the past 11 years at Seaboard Corp. as corporate vice president of information technology. Before that, he spent seven years as director of corporate systems at H&R Block Inc., handling finance, human resources and legal. Overall, he has 35 years of experience in professional services. “We’ve been saying for many years now…