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Feds open criminal investigation into Ford’s emissions testing
Buried on the bottom of its latest earnings statement, Ford Motor Co. said the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into its U.S. emissions certification process. Ford (NYSE:...
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KC man sues company his fraud scheme victimized
David Biersmith, found guilty of health care fraud and sentenced to five years' probation, is suing the company he ensnared in the scheme and was forced to pay restitution to. He seeks reimbursement...
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DOL accuses KCK manufacturer of deflating workers' overtime wages
The U.S. Department of Labor accuses BlackJack Tire Supplies Inc. of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by failing to pay employees overtime wages. BlackJack Tire Supplies, a manufacturer...
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Bloch's memorial service overflows with tributes to an 'unpretentious' man
A memorial service at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for Henry Bloch was overflowing with people wanting to pay tribute to a man whose life touched so many people in positive ways. The H&R Block...
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Stinson introduces a new brand and website
Stinson Leonard Street LLP shortened its brand to Stinson LLP and launched a new logo and website. The change comes five years after the current brand was established by the 2014 merger of Stinson...
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See how big banks with a KC presence rank for customer satisfaction
The annual J.D. Power U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction study, which showed that only 4 percent of bank customers switched banks last year, listed Kansas City-based UMB Bank as the top-ranked local bank...
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Tallgrass Energy CEO: Business as usual after $3.3B Blackstone investment
Tallgrass CEO David Dehaemers said not to expect huge changes in operations after the big investment from Blackstone.
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Boutique KC law firm hires former federal prosecutor
Ben Tompkins, a former federal prosecutor, joined the government enforcement practice at Kennyhertz Perry LLC. Tompkins, who has been an attorney for 19 years, will focus on tax controversies,...
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KCK tire company patches up its pay issues
BlackJack Tire Supplies Inc. of Kansas City, Kan., cleared up an issue related to alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act that led to a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Labor. BlackJack, a...
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Erise scores win for video game maker in patent infringment case
Overland Park-based Erise IP earned a victory in court defending video game maker Ubisoft from a patent infringement case related to music being used to control a virtual reality environment. Princeton...
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Dimensional Innovations now has Kansas City’s biggest 3-D printer
Overland Park-based Dimensional Innovations acquired a $2.2 million 3-D printer and five-axis router that can make items 10 feet wide, 20 feet long and 5 feet high.
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Entrepreneur: Being wooed to sell? Don't make these 4 mistakes
Tom Tilley of Mariner Capital Advisors says that with valuations rising, business owners can expect a parallel climb in the number of unsolicited purchase offers. Tilley shares lessons for what not to do.
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2019 Champions of Business — Bank of Blue Valley
Bank of Blue Valley is one of the best turnaround stories in the Kansas City area, and it’s about to write a new chapter after being acquired in January by Heartland Financial USA Inc. for about $94...
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Tom’s Town's new whiskey is key to its growth plans
The new Tom’s Town Double Oaked Bourbon is perfect for making cocktails, which should help the distillery better saturate the new markets it's been expanding into.
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Check intercepted by fraudster leads client to sue UMB, law firm
A business client is suing UMB Bank and a Memphis law firm for honoring an intercepted and altered check involved in a scheme where a fraudster used the law firm as a proxy. Ward-Kraft Inc. of Fort...
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Alphapointe wins DOD approval for new-and-improved tourniquet
Kansas City-based Alphapointe — a nonprofit that is one of the nation’s largest employers of the blind — received approval from the U.S Department of Defense for its new-and-improved tactical medical...
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KC bank is one of Visa’s fastest-growing card partners
A huge investment in its card platform resulted in a Kansas City bank becoming one of the fastest-growing card partners for Visa in the U.S. UMB Bank's growth with Visa stems from taking a step back to...
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Report: H&R Block, Intuit steered clients away from free federal filing program
Since 2002, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed not to offer its free online tax filing service if for-profit online preparers offered a free option instead, but that truce is on shaky ground. The...
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Country Club Bank shores up its executive team
Country Club Bank announced a multitude of changes to the leadership of its commercial banking operation.
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Citizens Bank & Trust will acquire Summit Bank of Kansas City
Citizens Bank & Trust Co. reached an agreement to acquire Summit Bank of Kansas City for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 1889, Citizens Bank & Trust entered the Kansas City market in 2005 and...
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