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Sporting Kansas City names its preferred distillery
Sporting Kansas City announced a partnership for the 2020 season that will tie its brand with a local distillery for special events and product offerings. The partnership makes J. Rieger & Co. the...
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Meet the new Royals owners: Brooks Sherman remains John Sherman's right-hand man
Brooks Sherman has been one of John Sherman's closest business allies for nearly two decades, and that's not changing with the Royals.
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Former Ivy Investments star sells boutique startup to fast-growing...
Leawood-based Chiron Investment Management LLC, which has an office in New York City, was sold to FS Investments for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2015 by Ryan Caldwell and Enrico Gaglioti, Chiron...
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Class-action suit against Ameriprise, local adviser alleges litany of fraud
A class-action lawsuit alleging securities fraud and breach of fiduciary duty against Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. is moving toward trial after a federal court shot down motions to compel...
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Meet the new Royals owners: Science of baseball appeals to art lover Gautreaux
The science and data analytics behind professional baseball appeal to the former Inergy president's analytical business mind.
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SEC censures Kornitzer Capital, hits it with multimillion-dollar penalty
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. got itself in deep trouble with the Securities and Exchange Commission for creating high concentrations in one investment that lost millions of dollars for four...
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Meet the new Royals owners: Wagner spends decades helping KC baseball...
Don Wagner helped keep the Royals in Kansas City twice and also played a huge role developing inner-city baseball for kids.
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Knutson: Regulators warn banks, credit unions if fintechs mess up 'we're...
As fintech companies continue developing new consumer lending platforms that utilize different techniques to determine credit quality, regulators post an ominous warning for their bank partners.
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Lawsuit accuses Black & Veatch subsidiary of paying 'protection money' to...
Overland Park-based Black & Veatch is one of several companies being accused of making illegal protection payments to the Taliban that financed the terrorist group's attacks against U.S. troops in...
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Mariner Wealth Advisors will add two more tax practices to the fold
Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC agreed to acquire a tax practices in Los Angeles and New Jersey, adding more capability to the national tax practice it launched in January. The acquired...
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Former Eiko owner, M&A firm still in court six years after eight-figure sale
A dispute over investment banking fees has the former owner of Shawnee-based Eiko Global, the fourth-largest lighting manufacturer in the nation, still in court six years after selling the company.
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5 employment law changes to watch in 2020
While there hasn't been a whole lot of major change for employment law at the federal level, there has been a lot of change at the state and local government level across the nation that requires...
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KC economist: Uncertainty about trade hasn't hurt economic growth
Tariffs were expected to increase inflation and stifle economic growth, but that hasn't happened.
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Cover Story: New owners share their Royals stories, pride
After the John Sherman-led group bought the team, the Kansas City Business Journal caught up with a handful of the new owners to hear their stories of the team. Here's a sampling of their comments.
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Cover Story: Sherman leads a true-blue, hometown team for Royals
The former Inergy executive aims to win on the diamond, in the front office and in the community. The Royals' majority owner talks about his vision for the team.
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Lathrop promotes trio of women to partners, including two in KC office
Lathrop GPM LLP named three new partners, all women, including two in Kansas City. The new partners are: Ally Cunningham, an environmental and tort attorney in Kansas City; Gizie Hirsh, an employment...
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Former top UMB Bank exec alleges sex and age discrimination, improper firing
Dana Abraham, who for years handled some of UMB Bank's wealthiest and most influential clients, is suing the bank over her firing last year and accusing the company of age and sex discrimination....
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WireCo lassos new CEO with strong ties to KC
WireCo WorldGroup appointed Keith White as its new CEO effective Jan. 1. White replaces Jay Townsend, who has been serving as interim CEO of the Prairie Village-based wire rope manufacturer since Jim...
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Hacking of Ring systems leads KC law firm to file class action
Kansas City-based Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP teamed up with Washington-based Tycko & Zavareei LLP to file a class-action lawsuit against Ring LLC, a home security provider with products targeted by...
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Shuttering of Riverside manufacturing operation cuts 175 jobs
A Riverside counter top operation called Premier Surfaces was shut down Friday, with 175 people losing their jobs. Premier Surfaces was founded in 1984 as Top Master, which sold in 2016 to...
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