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Royals' challenges at the gate mirror struggles on the field
With the Kansas City Royals battling the Baltimore Orioles for the worst record in Major League Baseball this year, it should come as no surprise that the hometown team's average attendance is headed...
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Local woman gets 2 years for embezzling $466,000 from her family's company
Tammera Goodman was sentenced to two years in federal prison without parole for filing a false tax return related to a $466,000 embezzlement scheme. The 56-year-old Kansas City woman worked as an...
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A $58 bill spurs lawsuit claiming local hospital overcharges for medical records
Patients have filed a lawsuit against Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence claiming that they were charged fees in excess of what the law allows. They seek class-action status. The case...
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Lockton reports record annual revenue
Lockton Cos. Inc. posted revenue of $1.57 billion for its fiscal year ended May 1, a record amount. Revenue rose 9.9 percent from the previous year, the 52nd consecutive year for revenue growth at...
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Cover Story: KC Life, Bixby family histories intertwine
Web Bixby talks about growing up with Kansas City Life. Even though the family "didn't sit around the dinner table talking death benefits," he says, the business was inextricably enmeshed with his life.
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Cover Story: Behind the lionesses, Kansas City Life quietly endures
The insurance company and its distinctive Midtown headquarters are gems that hide in plain sight. And behind the lionesses, the latest generation of Bixby family leading the company diligently tends a...
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OP family ownership dispute gets nasty with lawsuit, call to police
Ty Johnsen spent 17 years working at a commercial HVAC provider in Overland Park, eventually achieving his goal of buying the company. But that dream has become a nightmare.
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KC accountant: Don't wait to adjust to internet sales tax ruling
The rules for collecting sales taxes have changed dramatically, and that will require careful business planning to adapt. On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in South Dakota vs....
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KC lawyer: Unions not done fighting after Supreme Court loss
The U.S. Supreme Court tuned 40 years of legal precedent for unions upside down with its June 27 ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, leaving many questions...
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Barrel-aging expert plans to open new brewery in KC
Trained internationally and experienced with brewing in Denver and Seattle, Nick Mader is filing paperwork to open a new brewery in the Kansas City area.
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BKD nabs experienced cybersecurity pro from RSM
BKD LLP added a highly experienced cyber security professional to its IT Risk Services team in Kansas City. Rex Johnson was hired as director of cybersecurity for BKD. He has more than 25 years of...
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Merrill: Refinancing has Prairiefire 'ready to take the next step'
Developer Fred Merrill discusses the refinancing of a $33 million loan and how it allows him to focus on the next phase of development, which is expected to cost about $147 million.
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KC brewer wins four medals in its first U.S. Open Beer Championship
Only one Kansas City brewer earned medals in the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship, and it took home four medals in its first time entering the contest. Kansas City Bier Co. won one gold, two silvers...
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Digital Ally's patents cases against Taser, WatchGuard advance after...
Digital Ally Inc. successfully defended five challenges to its patents and now has switched to offense, pressing forward with intellectual property lawsuits against two of its largest rivals. The...
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Private equity group from Iowa sets up KC office
Mark Nuss, the local leader of Summit Equity Group, discusses the Des Moines-based private equity firm's plans for its first satellite office in Kansas City.
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Charity fraud scheme nets former NBA player six years in prison
Kermit Washington, 66, who played for five National Basketball Association teams from 1973 to 1987, was sentenced to six years in federal prison without parole and ordered to pay $967,158 in...
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Fire Door Solutions makes second acquisition of the year, 'major investment...
Fire Door Solutions continues to press forward with its aggressive growth plans, this time reaching an agreement to make its second acquisition of 2018. The Overland Park-based safety and compliance...
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Polsinelli's Simmons: the strategy behind No. 1-rated health care practice
Health care was a key component of an overall growth strategy Polsinelli put in place about 15 years ago. It hasn’t disappointed and will continue to play a key role going forward, Chairman-elect F....
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KC is home to one of the nation's 50 fastest-growing wealth advisers
There is one wealth adviser from the Kansas City area on Financial Advisor magazine's list of the 50 fastest-growing registered investment advisory firms in the nation [PDF]. Creative Planning, which...
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Sale of hydraulic fluid spurs call for class action
Shawn Hornbeck and Monte Burgess of Cass County are suing Tractor Supply Co. (Nasdaq: TSCO), saying the buckets of hydraulic fluid they bought there weren't as safe for use in their heavy equipment as...
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