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Top 10 area law firm gets a new KC managing partner
After four years at the helm, Perry Brandt has stepped down as managing partner of the Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP office in Kansas City and was succeeded by Wesley Fields. Fields, who graduated...
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Jackson Lewis lands veteran litigator from Polsinelli
Find out why the partner left Polsinelli after 18 years to join Jackson Lewis.
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Spencer Fane expansion continues, with two new markets
Managing Partner Pat Whalen talks about why Spencer Fane chose Minneapolis and Tampa as its newest markets.
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NKC door company sells to peer in Iowa
Des Moines-based Walsh Door & Security acquired North Kansas City-based Metal Doors & Frame Co. for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 1970, Metal Doors & Frame is a distributor of...
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Even at more than $350 a pop, Chiefs have cheapest NFL playoff tickets
Right now, Kansas City Chiefs fans can snap up tickets to Saturday's game against the Indianapolis Colts for the lowest prices in the Divisional Round of the National Football League playoffs. will...
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New managing partner of Bryan Cave looks to grow diversity
Find out what Wesley Fields, the new managing partner in Kansas City, has planned for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP.
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Cover Story: Missouri gets ready to grow medical marijuana
Although the state won't award licenses for another year, prospective growers and sellers of medical marijuana already are shelling out thousands of dollars apiece just to apply for the limited number...
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Economist: Expect GDP to dramatically slow in 2019
All leading indicators point to a serious slowing of economic growth in the U.S. this year, according to an economic forecast presented Friday morning. The forecast came from Alex Chausovsky, director...
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Mariner’s latest merger adds $250M in assets
Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC brought Martin Financial Group of New Albany, Ind., into the fold, adding $250 million in assets under advisement. New Albany is just across the state...
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KC Bier Co. thrives in a tough beer market
Kansas City Bier Co. saw sales increase 18.5 percent in 2018, far ahead of overall beer market sales.
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CommunityAmerica issues largest profit payout ever
Kansas City-based CommunityAmerica Credit Union’s continued growth has led it to issue the largest profit payout to members ever, worth $8.4 million. As a nonprofit, CommunityAmerica returns profits to...
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Prime Capital’s latest expansion targets a new territory
Overland Park-based Prime Capital Investment Advisors acquired the assets of Longer Investments Inc. of Fayetteville, Ark., for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition gives Prime Capital its first...
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KC Fed chief's approach to rates right now: 'Proceed with caution'
Esther George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee this year, said she’ll be cautious when it comes to interest rate policy....
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Former Shook Hardy lawyers form new firm, offer transparent pricing for...
Four lawyers who previously worked for Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP in Kansas City have formed a new firm. Two of the four founding partners explain how PEAK Litigation plans to set itself apart.
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Leadership transition at GEHA: Browne out, Taylor in as CEO
Lee’s Summit-based Government Employees Health Association Inc. (GEHA) named Darren Taylor as its new CEO. Taylor had been interim CEO since Julie Browne resigned after 27 years at the company and more...
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Bank of Blue Valley will sell, merge with Morrill & Janes
Heartland Financial USA Inc., the parent company of Morrill & Janes Bank & Trust, said Wednesday that it has an agreement to acquire Overland Park-based Bank of Blue Valley. When the purchase...
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$94M sale will make Bank of Blue Valley a much bigger, stronger competitor
The acquisition of Bank of Blue Valley to Morrill & Janes parent company Heartland Financial will make it a major force on the banking scene in the Kansas City area. Bank of Blue Valley CEO Bob...
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Arvest exec's economic outlook: Don't fear volatility — embrace it
Another economic forecaster foresees a cooling U.S. economy and a more volatile stock market, but Arvest Bank's Clay Nickel said that could create opportunity. Nickel, Arvest's portfolio manager and...
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KC lawyer: How the shutdown is hurting businesses in foreign trade
Businesses relying on exports and imports as part of their supply chain are starting to feel effects from the partial federal government shutdown. Beau Jackson, a trade and intellectual property...
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Feds allege OP man faked veteran ownership to win $40M in contracts
Troy Bechtel, of Overland Park, has been charged with two counts of major program fraud against the United States and two counts of lying to federal investigators. The charges stem from a Merriam...
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