Behind the Scenes: Chiefs offer rare glimpse of concussion procedures
With the National Football League coming off its worst season for concussions in recorded history, the Kansas City Chiefs offered a rare glimpse behind the scenes of their medical procedures, showing...
View ArticleArmstrong Teasdale nabs two partners from competitor
Armstrong Teasdale LLP attracted two highly experienced attorneys to its Public Finance practice in Kansas City. Rick McConnell and Richard Wood both left Gilmore & Bell PC in Kansas City to become...
View ArticleFire Door Solutions completes development of active-shooter protection system
Fire Door Solutions formed a partnership with a leading emergency mass notification service provider, allowing it to finish development of a complete barricade system that defends against active...
View ArticleTown Center Plaza, 3 other locations now being sued for ADA violations
A Tampa, Fla., man who has progressive multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair has now filed 14 federal lawsuits related to ADA compliance against shopping centers and hotels in Johnson County, Kan.
View ArticleSources: Buffett will announce expansion of his favorite investment to Lenexa
Investing superstar Warren Buffett will be in Lenexa on Tuesday to announce a new facility for one of his favorite investments. The Kansas City Area Development Council said Buffett will be in the...
View ArticleNBKC Bank launches KC’s first fintech accelerator
Looking to speed up development of a nationwide banking business and find creative new ways to enhance the customer experience, Kansas City-based NBKC Bank founded the Fountain City Fintech accelerator.
View ArticleMobank parent agrees to terms on huge acquisition
BOK Financial, the parent company of Mobank in Kansas City, will acquire a Denver-based commercial bank called CoBiz in a transaction worth about $977 million, pending regulatory approval. CoBiz is a...
View ArticleU.S. agriculture will bear the brunt of trade war with China
Kansas City-area financial advisers say with the economy booming right now, it's a great time to try and level the playing field on trade with China, but that likely will cause hardships along the way,...
View ArticleHarley blames union for difficulties transferring KC workers
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. said it can’t allow employees in the Kansas City area to directly transfer to any job openings in York, Pa., because union members there voted against it.
View ArticleNewsmaker: H&R Block exec goes off the beaten path to stay on track
Karen Orosco has done it all — filling eight separate roles in her time at H&R Block, including leading construction of the company's iconic downtown headquarters. And she says leaving her comfort...
View ArticleFamiliar KC face hires longtime Waddell & Reed exec for new gig
Tom Butch accepted a job as managing director of the retail leadership team at TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. in St. Louis, effective July 9.
View ArticleFounder of one of KC's largest law firms dies
Larry Bingham, who co-founded the Kansas City-based law firm Seigfreid Bingham PC, died on Sunday at age 78. Bingham founded the firm with Jim Seigfreid and Bill Burrell, growing it into the...
View ArticleSale of KC-area firm creates one of nation's largest fiduciary services...
Overland Park's Center for Fiduciary Management was sold to Fi360, creating one of the largest providers of fiduciary-focused tools and training for financial advisers in the nation. CFFM will be...
View ArticleFirst Citizens Bank moves into new Plaza headquarters
First Citizens Bank is moving its local headquarters to a new office on Kansas City's Country Club Plaza. Market President Brad Darnell also has been busy nabbing experienced bankers from the area's...
View ArticleHarley's supplier of contract labor will lay off 207 KC employees
Syncreon U.S., which is based in Auburn Hills, Mich., informed the Missouri Division of Workforce Development that it would permanently eliminate the jobs of 207 workers due to the closing of...
View ArticleNBH lures new chief accounting officer from big KC law firm
National Bank Holdings Corp. hired Nicole Van Denabeele as its new senior vice president and chief accounting officer. Van Denabeele spent the past year working as controller at Polsinelli PC in Kansas...
View ArticleKC lawyers file nine lawsuits against opioid manufacturers
Lawyers from Kansas City-based Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP filed nine lawsuits against opioid manufacturers on behalf of county and municipal governments. The federal lawsuits accuse the manufacturers...
View ArticlePrairie Village fintech firm teams up with Lead Bank
Hyphen Funding entered into a loan program agreement with Lead Bank. The Prairie Village financial technology firm will help connect the growing bank with small and medium-size businesses that need...
View Article$4.7M cattle investment fraud scheme ropes up guilty plea
Cameron J. Hager pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme where he defrauded investors who believed they were purchasing cattle for resale...
View ArticleFord changes shuttle contract for F-150 shipping at Claycomo
Ford Motor Co. did not renew its contract with two affiliated companies called Claycomo Releasing Inc. and Cassens Transport Co., which shipped F-150s from the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo to...
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