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UMB ag expert: Things are grim right now
Depressed commodities prices, a rising cost of doing business, market disruptions — all eating into cash flow. UMB's Bill Watson walks through the issues that have beset farmers.
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Commerce Bank’s holding company splits C-level job
Commerce Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq: CBSH) split one of its C-level leadership positions, separating the chief risk officer and chief credit officer roles. Both roles previously were held by Daniel...
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Fire Door Solutions names COO for key subsidiary
Facilities Management Solutions, a subsidiary of Overland Park-based Fire Door Solutions LLC, hired Mickey Eberts as its new COO. Facility Management Solutions focuses on general hospitals,...
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SBA lending drives Core Bank’s growth in KC
Core Bank has been in the Kansas City area for about 18 months, but it already has become one of the metro's most important Small Business Administration lenders. Core Bank is a $528.9 million-asset...
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Suit: Developer of luxury doomsday survival condos defaulted on loan
A developer building luxury “survival condos” in an old Atlas “F” missile silo in Cloud County, Kan., is being sued by the family of a man who made a $3 million loan for continued development. Peter...
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Tradewind Energy lands power buyer for $290M wind project
Lenexa-based Tradewind Energy reached a key milestone for the development of a new $290 million wind farm in DeWitt County, Ill. The Indiana Municipal Power Agency agreed to purchase 75 megawatts of...
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Larrabee: KC area plays key role in growing Arvest’s mortgage business
Arvest Bank’s mortgage production office in Kansas City played a huge role in helping the overall bank originate $2.01 billion in mortgages in 2018, up 8.8 percent.
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GM profit sharing will inject $24.3M into KC economy
General Motors Co. announced its eligible union employees will each receive a profit-sharing check worth an average of $10,750 on Feb. 22. The 2015 collective bargaining agreement with United Auto...
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Blackstone will invest $3.3B in Tallgrass Energy
A Blackstone affiliate reached an agreement to invest about $3.3 billion in the Leawood-based Tallgrass Energy family of companies. The investment from Blackstone Infrastructure Partners will include...
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KC-area CIOs: It's time to start mitigating risk, but don't avoid stocks...
Economic indicators are starting to point to an economic slowdown on the horizon, so it's important to start thinking about risk in your portfolio, according to a couple of chief investment officers....
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List Extra: Deloitte's hiring accounts for growth in consulting work
Deloitte has one of the fastest growth rates for accounting firms in the metro area, but those new hires aren't necessarily CPAs. Managing Partner Craig Kuckelman explains.
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M&A experts: Here's why KC companies are attracting more attention in a...
It's a sellers market with robust business valuations and lots of private capital floating around looking for a place to land, according to panelists at the Association for Corporate Growth Kansas...
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Law firm's fourth merger since 2016 absorbs 13-year vet's Leawood practice
Joseph Hollander & Craft LLC has added the family law practice of Christine Rosengreen, an attorney with 13 years of experience. Rosengreen spent the last four years at her own private practice,...
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Prime Capital adds Financial Engines exec to lead business development
Overland Park-based Prime Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA) hired a highly experienced financial services veteran to fill its newly created role of managing director of wealth management. Christopher...
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Lockton adds longtime KC employee benefits expert
John Manley, an employee benefits consultant with more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, joined Lockton Cos. Inc. as senior vice president. Manley spent the past 12 years at Willis Towers...
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Double Shift Brewing signs deal for distribution in another state
Kansas City-based Double Shift Brewing Co. signed a distribution agreement with Standard Beverage Corp. that will bring its beers to more than 20 additional bars and restaurants. This is the first time...
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KC’s first medical cannabis clinic opens
The Green Clinics is the first board-certified medical cannabis clinic to open in the Kansas City area. The clinic has two doctors who are state licensed and board certified. They can evaluate patients...
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Exclusive: Leawood business now is one of largest U.S. life insurers
RPS Financial Group Inc. acquired all the Northwestern Mutual offices in Arizona and New Mexico, along with one in El Paso, Texas, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition makes RPS Financial one of...
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When it comes to zoning for cannabis businesses, KC won't reinvent the wheel
The Kansas City Planning and Development Department isn’t going to recommend implementation of special-use permits for zoning medical cannabis businesses, choosing instead to rely on existing code....
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8-month-old area brewery invests in solar power array
East Forty Brewing Co. installed 100 solar panels on its roof, which can generate enough electricity to cover about 60 percent of its annual electricity use. The system generates 33 kW of power and was...
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