AdventHealth South Overland Park is the only hospital in the Kansas City metropolitan area to be named a 2023 Top General Hospital by The Leapfrog Group
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Kansas City, Missouri — Rockhurst University’s business school will be renamed the College of Business and Technology, representing a renewed focus on the premiere AASCB-accredited Jesuit business programs the school has built its name on and growth opportunities to serve the growing need in tech, health and analytics-focused sectors.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This morning, the Kansas City Chiefs announced that QB Patrick Mahomes was named the team’s nominee for the prestigious Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide. One of the NFL’s highest individual honors, it recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field. Mahomes is joined by 31 other candidates – one from each NFL team – who were also announced today.
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The Kansas City Aviation Department reports that 1,061,041 passengers arrived and departed through Kansas City International Airport’s gates in October, a 15.6-percent increase from October 2022. This is the third busiest October since the airport opened in November 1972. Passenger boardings were up 15.8 percent, with a total of 529,529 boarded. Year-to-date passenger boardings are 4,819,490, up 18.9 percent. For the year to date, total passengers in and out total 9,665,987, up 18.7 percent.
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Parkville, Mo.—December 1, 2023 — Melissa Ford has been appointed as the chief advancement officer at Park University, effective today. Ford takes over the role from Nathan Marticke, who left the University for a position at AdventHealth Kansas City Foundation.
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