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RPS Financial boosts its employee benefits business with M&A binge
Leawood-based RPS Financial Group, one of the largest insurance companies in the nation, boosted its employee benefits business with an acquisition in Albuquerque, N.M.
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H&R Block launches initiative to reconnect with its communities
Kansas City-based H&R Block Inc. launched a community impact initiative called Make Every Block Better, sending the message that it intends to become more engaged in Kansas City and other...
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Intrust Bank names new KC market president
Julius Madas plans to retire as market president for Intrust Bank in Kansas City on April 2. He'll be replaced by Kurt Fischer. Wichita-based Intrust Bank moved into the Kansas City area in 1999,...
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Longtime H&R Block exec finds new role as top 10 bank's CIO
North American Savings Bank has hired Tim Franchett as its new CIO. Franchett replaces Tim Bachta who held the position for a year, but recently resigned in order to pursue other opportunities....
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Lawyer: Feds clear path for hemp business banking, but difficulties remain
Federal banking regulators removed restrictions against banking industrial hemp businesses this week, but banks probably will continue to treat them as high-risk enterprises. Braden Perry, a partner at...
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Meet the new Royals owners: Mallouk buys a part of his first employer
Here's a look at the path the president of Creative Planning took to owning part of the hometown team.
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How BKD Wealth Advisors surpassed $4B in assets
Managing Partner Jack Thurman discusses how the company has grown from its start in 2001 to 10 offices, 1,500 clients and $4 billion in AUM.
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Meet the new Royals owners: Dunn family's baseball roots run deep
The Dunn family has been playing baseball for 100 years, so Tim Dunn said that having an opportunity to own part of the Kansas City Royals was a dream come true.
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Protest at UMB ends in arrests
A Jewish group called Never Again Action held a protest at UMB Bank's headquarters Tuesday in Kansas City over a lawsuit the company filed to keep open a detention facility in Rhode Island used by U.S....
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Meet the new Royals owners: Matlack gladly trades ownership of Indians
Kansas City entrepreneur and philanthropist John Sherman assembled a group of similarly minded Kansas Citians to acquire the Kansas City Royals, creating a unique ownership structure for the Major...
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Mecum auto auction sells $9M in KC — here's a look at the 10 highest-priced...
Mecum Auction Inc. sold about $9 million in collector cars in Kansas City from Dec. 5-7. The sales total is up from about $8.7 million during the company's auction in Kansas City last year. This year's...
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KC law firm opens 8th office in Midwest
McAnany Van Cleave & Phillips PA, a Kansas City, Kan.-based law firm, opened a new office in Springfield, Ill. It's the second new office for MVP this year, after opening an office in Des Moines in...
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Mylo promotes a new hire to COO — four months after hiring her
Mylo, a digital insurance company launched by Kansas City-based Lockton Cos. Inc. in 2015, named Belen Tokarski as its new COO. Tokarski replaces Jon Carlson who served as COO since January. Carlson is...
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Mission municipal bond company becomes a division of Texas company
Mission-based McLiney and Co., a 54-year-old municipal bond service provider, joined SAMCO Capital Markets as a division of the company. SAMCO is a privately held, employee-owned broker/dealer based in...
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Meet the new Royals owners: Kemper family has 'long-term love affair' with team
UMB Bank Chairman Mariner Kemper says he and his family have held seats behind the first base dugout for as long as he can remember.
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KC law firm earns $7M settlement in VA sex abuse case
A three-person Kansas City law firm successfully won a $6.97 million settlement agreement from the federal government. The U.S. government settled with 82 veterans who were victims of sexual abuse at...
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On the Money: KC-area banks' net income improves; early rumblings on loan...
According to the FDIC's third-quarter results, banks in the metro area continue to kick off income growth, but the numbers suggest they may be reaching a bit more to make loans.
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Meet the new Royals owners: Respect for Kauffman, love of the game compel...
Ewing Kauffman was a personal hero of Lockton Cos. Inc. founder Jack Lockton, in both business and baseball. The family got its start as fans of Kansas City baseball growing up with the A's.
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Meet the new Royals owners: Autograph sparks lifetime love of team for...
George Brett signed an autograph for Michael Haverty's 4-year-old son, creating lifelong fans who ended up becoming co-owners of the team.
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Arvest's new JoCo branches bank on a new concept
Arvest Bank will use the Kansas City area as a test market for its new modular branch design. The new branches are about 880 square feet, built in three pieces, shipped to the site and assembled. The...
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