Children's Mercy and KVC Health Systems form a joint venture to build a mental health campus near Olathe Medical Center, with starter donations from the Sunderland Foundation and the state of Kansas. They aim to help address a growing need for services that too often goes unfilled.

Leawood-based Demdaco, a gift and home décor company, taps an executive with extensive experience throughout Kansas City to lead its technology efforts as the retailer looks to improve and expand its online presence.

Leawood-based Demdaco, a gift and home décor company, taps an executive with extensive experience throughout Kansas City to lead its technology efforts as the retailer looks to improve and expand its online presence.

Josh Heinrich is an honoree in the 2023 NextGen Leaders program. Read on to learn more about him.

Jacob Derritt is an honoree in the 2023 NextGen Leaders program. Read on to learn more about him.

The U.S. mental health crisis has become a hidden crisis in the workplace, with many managers feeling ill-equipped to help struggling employees. While mental illness spiked during the pandemic, it had been climbing for almost two decades, particularly among young adults. Suicide also has been a concern. A recent Gallup poll found that almost a fifth of U.S. workers rated their mental health as fair or poor, and those workers reported about four times as many unplanned absences due to poor mental…