Tag: Cerner

Digital Health KC debuts Lumi Awards with star-powered roster of tech honorees

By Tommy Felts / August 23, 2024

Healthcare is a team sport and Kansas City has all the players, said Dick Flanigan, heaping praise on the region’s innovators at the intersection of healthcare and technology. “We have key entries in every sector, allowing us to tap into these companies and individuals to truly form a winning team,” said Flanigan, president of Digital…

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World Cup is coming to KC (and so are the asks): How leaders must boost the region before 2026

By Tommy Felts / May 26, 2023

Kansas City is steadily growing and evolving, said Neal Sharma, making it more important than ever to engage at the community level to tackle challenges and secure opportunities facing the region. That’s especially true as Kansas City prepares for the 2026 World Cup, echoed fellow leaders who spoke Thursday at KC Rising’s Horizon 2023 event.…

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Oracle closing former Cerner HQ in post-acquisition scaleback across metro

By Tommy Felts / October 31, 2022

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by CityScene KC, an online news source focused on Greater Downtown Kansas City. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the weekly CityScene KC email review. Oracle is pulling the plug on the former world headquarters of Cerner in North Kansas City, relocating its employees…

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KC tech powerhouse Cerner sells to Oracle in $28.3B deal; buyer says it will grow local presence

By Tommy Felts / December 20, 2021

Months of speculation officially came to an end Monday as Kansas City-headquartered Cerner announced its exit to Oracle — the global cloud giant’s largest-ever acquisition at $28.3 billion in equity value. The largest private employer in the Kansas City metro, Cerner’s medical records solutions have developed over the course of four decades into a transformational healthcare…

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How Yoli Tortilleria’s co-founder went full-time, launched a new zine to showcase Mexican culture

By Tommy Felts / July 22, 2021

Kansas Citians should get ready for a bold taste of culture, Marissa Gencarelli said, teasing the release of a new mini publication inspired by her rapidly scaling business and its mission to bring a bit of authentic Mexico to the metro. “I posted a picture on Instagram and someone [asked] me if I had ever…

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