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UMB surpasses 1.25M HSA accounts
The significant growth of UMB Healthcare Services continues, making it an increasingly important business for its parent company UMB Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: UMBF) UMB Healthcare Services surpassed...
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Local company's new product protects students from active shooters
As the nation debates ways to protect school children in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida last week, an Overland Park-based safety and compliance...
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NRA insurance offer sparks protest against Lockton
A group called Guns Down plans a protest Monday against Lockton Affinity’s work with the National Rifle Association’s Carry Guard insurance program. Guns Down will fly a banner over the Overland Park...
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Prime Capital will expand into Florida
Overland Park-based Qualified Plan Advisors, a division of Prime Capital Investment Advisors, will open its first office in Florida in the spring. The new office in St. Petersburg will give Prime...
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New H&R Block CEO goes familiar for first executive hire
Jeff Jones, the new CEO of H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB), hired Tiffany Scalzitti Monroe as the Kansas City-based tax preparer's new chief people officer. The hire is the first executive position...
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One of KC's biggest law firms will merge, change its name
Bryan Cave LLP will merge with London-based Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, officially launching as a newly merged entity in early April under the new brand Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. The new firm...
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Facing protests, Lockton drops NRA insurance program
After facing protests, Lockton Affinity notified the National Rifle Association that it would discontinue brokerage services for its Carry Guard insurance program. Lockton Affinity, a division of...
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Great Plains signs power purchase deals with Kansas wind farms
Great Plains Energy Inc. has signed two power purchase agreements with Kansas wind farms scheduled to come online this year and next. The deals to buy 444 megawatts of power will boost wind capacity to...
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KC Rising report card shows the area is dropping in key metrics
The Kansas City area has a lot of work to do if it is going to surpass peer cities in the competition for economic growth. KC Rising's latest update on efforts to boost the region's business...
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Crane Brewing's expansion continues with near doubling of capacity
Crane Brewing Co. just got six new fermentation tanks delivered, which will allow the Raytown craft brewery to nearly double its capacity and boost its distribution.
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Investors in Munich, Abu Dhabi help C2FO raise $100M
Leawood-based C2FO completed a $100 million funding round led by Munich-based Allianz X and Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Co., joined by existing investors Temasek, Union Square Ventures and...
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Cost-effective service leads to growth at Jet Midwest
As airlines around the globe continue to grow, they need cost-effective parts to keep their planes in the air. That's where Kansas City-based Jet Midwest Inc. comes in.
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After 10-year hiatus, Mustang Bullitt excites guests of the KC Auto Show
Buzzing with anticipation, members of the Mustang Club of Greater Kansas City waited eagerly for their chance to get a sneak peek at the star of the Ford Motor Co. display at this year’s KC Auto Show,...
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Restless Spirits will do its part to help Royals fans through rebuilding year
Fans attending Kansas City Royals games at Kauffman Stadium this season will be able to enjoy cocktails made with gin from a local distillery. Restless Spirits Distilling Co. signed a partnership with...
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Buffalo Funds prepares for when bear market shreds passively managed funds
The mutual fund business continues losing assets as investors move massive amounts of money into lower-cost, passively managed index funds, but Buffalo Funds sees this as a trend that eventually will...
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Key executive resigns from UMB
Begonya Klumb resigned as CEO of UMB Healthcare Services, a fast-growing subsidiary of Kansas City-based UMB Financial Corp.
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KC Bier Co. adds award winner to year-round lineup
Kansas City Bier Co. added Pils to its existing year-round lineup of beer offerings available in six-packs and on tap. Pils is an authentic German-style Pilsner brewed with 100 percent imported German...
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Flagship Cognios Capital fund gets five-star rating for its fifth birthday
Now 5 years old, the Cognios Market Neutral Large Cap Fund received an overall five-star rating from Morningstar, naming it as one of the nation's strongest funds of its kind. With five-year returns of...
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FanThreeSixty names former H&R Block exec as its new CEO
Jason Houseworth, former chief innovation officer at H&R Block, is the new CEO of Kansas City-based FanThreeSixty. Founded in 2011 by the owners and executives of Sporting Kansas City,...
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Tradewind sells big wind project in Kansas
Lenexa-based Tradewind Energy Inc. sold the 300-megawatt Diamond Vista wind project in Kansas to Enel Green Power North America Inc., a subsidiary of Enel, which is one of the largest energy companies...
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