CrossFirst appoints Texas regional president to oversee DFW growth, bank’s expansion across state
CrossFirst Bank's newest appointment will focus on recruiting and brand awareness in the region.
St. Louis-area media buying agency purchased by Columbia-based holding company
“It makes sense when you find another firm that offers similar services and has a similar mindset and culture where you can combine those resources.”
How HarbisonWalker’s new plant fits amid big growth in steel industry
HWI, which is privately held, doesn't make steel itself. But its products, advanced refractories, are essential to the steelmaking process.
New Directions Behavioral Health company gets new CEO, new majority owner
New Directions Behavioral Health announced a couple of new paths for its own future on Monday. The Overland Park, Kansas-based company said its board selected Shana Hoffman as the new CEO. She succeeds Lee Tuveson in leading a company that provides ma...
Meet first group of Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2022 40 Under 40 winners
The Milwaukee Business Journal has announced the first round of our 2022 40 Under 40 honorees, a list that includes young business and community leaders from throughout southeastern Wisconsin, including an NBA champion, the owner of a popular retailer ...
UPMC’s first hospital president in China has long experience in the country
Dr. Randy Jernejcic is moving back to China to become president of a new 500-bed hospital in Chengdu that will be managed by UPMC through a development and finance partnership with conglomerate Wanda Group.
New venture-based startup studio to launch in Pittsburgh for local entrepreneurs
Hooman, the studio's working name, will be led initially by a trio of those immersed in Pittsburgh's startup ecosystem, though it'll look to add additional founding members in the coming weeks and months to further build out its expertise and offerings...
St. Louis startup that makes plant-based hair extensions raises $1.4M, plans local manufacturing facility
The startup expects to use the funding to add to its team and open a new manufacturing facility.
Rite-Hite to double production at Iowa plant, add 100 employees
Rite-Hite Environmental Enclosures, a division of Milwaukee-based industrial products manufacturer Rite-Hite, said it will add a third shift at its factory in Dubuque, Iowa.
Tacoma-based Zeva flies saucer-shaped craft in milestone test
It's part of effort to supply an emerging market for quick point-to-point air travel, with “huge workforce opportunities” in the Puget Sound region, an analyst says.