Dimensional Innovations plans to expand its HQ
Dimensional Innovations is expanding again, this time with plans to build turn its headquarters building in Overland Park into a campus.
View ArticleKPMG selects new KC managing partner to succeed Sprong
KMPG LLP named a 28-year veteran auditor as the new managing partner for its Kansas City office.
View ArticleCover Story: Banking on Northland opportunity
Lured by new neighborhoods, retail growth and appealing demographics, Central Bank and Academy Bank turn themselves into big players in Platte and Clay counties after a trio of acquisitions.
View ArticleGarrison: Lathrop GPM merger has 'so much momentum right out of the gate'
Lathrop GPM Managing Partner Cameron Garrison discusses the opportunities and challenges resulting from the merger of Lathrop Gage and Gray Plant Mooty.
View ArticleEconomist: Drive efficiency and make purchases now, before impending recession
Economist Alan Beaulieu, president of ITR Economics, expects continued growth for the next two years followed by a short recession in 2023, so now is the time to drive efficiency. Beaulieu was the...
View ArticleMylo partners with doctor-focused wealth adviser
Mylo, a Kansas City-base digital insurance brokerage, reached a strategic partnership agreement with a $4.6 billion-asset wealth management firm in St. Louis called Larson Financial Group. Larson...
View ArticlePrime Capital Advisors hires its first CFO
Overland Park-based Prime Capital Investment Advisors hired Brian Dillbeck as its first CFO. Dillbeck has more than 20 years of experience in financial services and operation management. He spent the...
View ArticleKC Bier Co. growth puts it in rare company
KC Bier Co. officially surpassed the 15,000-barrel threshold, and that makes it a regional brewery instead of a microbrewery. It doesn't have much company in that category in either Kansas or Missouri.
View ArticleKC Fed’s George: With U.S. economy doing well, be cautious on rates
Esther George said the economy is generally strong, so it’s prudent for regulators to study the impact of last year’s interest rate cuts before making any further moves. The Federal Reserve Bank of...
View ArticleCommunityAmerica's profit payout again sets high mark
CommunityAmerica Credit Union once again issued its largest profit payout ever to its members, worth $8.5 million this year. As a nonprofit credit union, Lenexa-based CommunityAmerica returns profits...
View ArticleFounder Costello steers Blooom into $10T IRA market
Leawood-based Blooom has added IRAs to its legacy 401(k) business. The move will give the company access to a $10 trillion market.
View ArticleTwo KC mergers rank near the top in record-breaking year for U.S. law firm M&A
During a year that U.S. law firms merged at a record pace, two Kansas City-based law firms completed deals that ranked among the 15 biggest in the nation, and another all-local deal saw two local firms...
View ArticlePolsinelli, UnitedLex partner to leverage cutting-edge legal technology
The deal will wed the law firm's legal knowledge with UnitedLex's tech expertise to create solutions that help lawyers and clients. They'll need it as cloud computing and data collection continue to grow.
View ArticleDespite H-1B visa process changes, don't wait to prepare immigration...
A change in how employers file for H-1B visas for foreign workers with critical skills might lull businesses to sleep on preparing the paperwork. Find out why it's important not to do that.
View ArticleFormer Kansas City Royals owner David Glass leaves behind a World Series...
David Glass, former owner and chairman of the Kansas City Royals, died on Jan. 9 of complications associated with pneumonia. Glass earned a business degree from Southwest Missouri State University and...
View ArticleKC law firm wins $3.8M settlement over Atkins Diet products
A Kansas City law firm earned a $3.8 million settlement for its clients in a case they filed against Atkins Nutritionals Inc., which sells protein-rich food products and shakes based on the principles...
View ArticleLooking for tickets to the Super Bowl? Get ready to pay
It's been 50 years since the Kansas City Chiefs appeared in the Super Bowl, so attending the National Football League championship this year is being seen by Chiefs fans as a once-in-a-lifetime...
View ArticleKC law firm's First Amendment case heads to U.S. Supreme Court
A Kansas City law firm has a First Amendment argument headed to the U.S .Supreme Court, related to the ability of nonprofits to call cell phones.
View ArticleMallouk: Creative Planning's latest acquisition speeds path to 'really...
The Overland Park company's fifth acquisition in the past year added a financial planning firm with $618 million in assets. President Peter Mallouk says the deal accelerates its path to being a big...
View ArticleHusch client challenges marijuana zoning that excludes much of city
Husch Blackwell LLP secured a temporary restraining order from a Missouri state judge against the city of Independence, on behalf of a client seeking a state license to operate a medical marijuana...
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