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Lawsuit alleges local Golden Corral manager ordered employee not to help...
Golden Corral Corp. and one of its Kansas City-area general managers are being sued for negligence by the family of a local man who choked to death on a piece of meat, saying his death could have been...
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BKD promotes KC consulting veteran to lead new national practice
BKD LLP appointed Shauna Woody-Coussens as the national leader of its new Public Sector Advisory Services division, which was established in June. Woody-Coussens has more than 30 years of experience in...
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New Businesses New business licenses and corporate formations. -New Business Licenses Company: Torr
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With Ned Yost's retirement, incoming Royals owner faces first big decision
The Kansas City Royals are in the market for a new manager for the first time in a decade. That's because Ned Yost, who holds the franchise's all-time wins record at 744 wins, will retire after this...
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American Century fills C-level role left vacant for nearly four years
American Century Investments just hired a financial services veteran to fill a C-level role that has been run by committee for almost four years. On Monday, the Kansas City-based investment management...
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Local law firm delivers partial patent victory for Apple's FaceTime technology
Erise IP got a partial victory in front of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) on behalf of a tech giant. Apple faces a patent infringement case filed by Uniloc...
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Creative Planning acquires national 401(k) service provider
Overland Park-based Creative Planning Inc. acquired America’s Best 401k, a low-fee, nationwide 401(k) service provider, for an undisclosed amount. Based in Scottsdale, Ariz., America’s Best 401k helps...
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NAIA adds to its C-level roster
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics hired Lynn Parman as its new COO. Parman will oversee all of the NAIA's day-to-day administrative and operational functions, including finance, IT,...
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Payroll service provider's collapse sends AdamsGabbert into crisis mode
The sudden collapse of MyPayrollHR left thousands of workers across the nation without paychecks, including some at Overland Park-based Adams Gabbert.
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Mariner Wealth acquires Nashville firm with $300M in assets
Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors has acquired Snow Creek Wealth Management LLC, adding about $300 million in assets to its books. Snow Creek is led by partners David Goldberg and Larry...
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Central Bank of the Midwest parent buys another Northland bank
For the second time this year, Central Bancompany Inc., the holding company for Lee's Summit-based Central Bank of the Midwest, is acquiring a bank in the Northland. This time, Central Bancompany...
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American Century CEO: 5 new ETFs meld best of active trading and indexing
Kansas City-based American Century Investments launched five new exchange traded funds (ETFs) under its Avantis Investors brand. CEO Jonathan Thomas told the Kansas City Business Journal that the new...
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Palmer Square CEO: Firm passes $10B in assets, with more opportunity coming
Co-founder and CEO Chris Palmer says volatility in the U.S. and a difficult global interest rate environment create huge growth opportunities for his firm, which as added $1.5 billion in new customer...
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KC labor lawyer: Don't wait until the last minute to adopt new overtime rules
New overtime rules that were finalized by the U.S. Department of Labor this week will go into effect on Jan. 1, and a local labor lawyer already is encouraging people not to wait until the last minute...
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Behind the Deal: How Central Bank's Northland presence went from lacking to...
Central Bank of the Midwest CEO Bill Ferguson and Platte Valley Bank co-CEO Kyle Burch discuss reasons behind their merger and acquisition agreement.
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Lockton gets another black eye from past work with NRA insurance program
Lockton Affinity, a division of Kansas City-based Lockton Cos. Inc., got hit with a $1 million fine in New Jersey related to its past work with a National Rifle Association insurance program. Lockton...
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Boulevard will release two new flavors in its craft cocktail line
Boulevard Brewing Co. plans to add two new offerings to its Fling Craft Cocktail line. The new flavors, Rye Whiskey Mule and Bourbon Smash, will start hitting store shelves on Oct. 10. The Rye Whiskey...
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Mobank brand will be retired
Mobank will be rebranded to BOK Financial on Oct. 28, reflecting the brand of its parent company. The Mobank brand was created in February 2017, after BOK Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: BOKF) acquired...
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Erise helps X-ray tube remanufacturer avoid injunction
Overland Park-based law firm Erise IP PA helped X-ray tube remanufacturer Richardson Electronics Ltd. avoid a preliminary injunction filed against it by original equipment manufacturer Varex Imaging...
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Former Shook Chairman Murphy will retire, launch consulting firm
John Murphy will retire after 40 years at Shook Hardy & Bacon, including 15 years as chairman.
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