Tag: Rob Barker

Kansas City skyline, December 2021

Survey: 97 percent of KC businesses expect same or better performance in 2022

By Tommy Felts / December 9, 2021

Business executives in the Kansas City metro expressed optimism about what lies ahead in 2022 — despite lingering pandemic-related challenges, according to newly released local and regional survey results from First Business Bank. “There are always multiple dimensions of the story to consider, but 2021 was a big improvement over 2020, and with employment increasing across…

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Tech First: Bank’s new pitch event aims to connect investors, startup founders

By Tommy Felts / August 24, 2018

Roots of growth and prosperity are being planted in Kansas City, furthering the advancement of the metro’s tech sector, said Rob Barker. “One of the biggest challenges for these tech companies is finding those investors to speak to,” said Barker, president – Kansas City Region of First Business Bank. First Business, locally based in Leawood,…

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