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One of KC's fastest-growing companies sells to big national brokerage
One of the nation's fastest-growing health and benefits solutions providers acquired an Overland Park-based registered investment advisory firms that is one of the area's fastest-growing companies.
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Income shrinks for Waddell & Reed in 2019, but its assets are growing
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. posted income of $116.97 million for 2019, down 36% from a year ago. Revenue hit $1.07 million, down 7.8% from $1.16 million in 2018. Expenses dropped 1.5% in the past...
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Simmons Bank adds management to boost its KC-area business
Simmons Bank hired a business development officer for the Kansas City area and a regional retail manager for Missouri. The bank hired Suzie Gilbert as vice president and business development officer,...
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KC partner will take over leadership of BKD Wealth Advisors
Steve Toomey was named the new managing partner of BKD Wealth Advisors, an independent wealth advisory service with more than $4 billion in assets. The promotion of Toomey, a 31-year veteran of the...
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Overland Park grain supplier files antitrust suit against railroads
Overland Park-based Lansing Trade Group, its parent company and subsidiaries are suing four U.S. railroads, claiming they’re acting collectively to increase transportation rates in violation of the...
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Entrepreneur: Borrowers find brothers in arms at Enterprise
Enterprise Bank & Trust has hired a handful of new bankers who can bring extra insight — and opportunity — to lending for entrepreneurs. Their common thread: They are themselves entrepreneurs.
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Polsinelli hires 'seasoned corporate attorney' with billions of dollars of...
Sean Power, a 17-year veteran attorney, joined Polsinelli PC as a shareholder in its Corporate and Transactional Practice. Power spent the last 11 years as general counsel and vice president of...
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Top SBA lender in St. Louis plans to open KC office
Banks making Small Business Administration loans in the Kansas City area just got a highly experienced new competitor.
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Is your business ready for the new USMCA trade deal?
With the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal on the cusp of being implemented, it’s a good time to check with your lawyer and find out whether your company needs to be making some...
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Euronet's Amazon deal opens access to more of India's 400M customers
After signing a deal with Amazon India, Leawood-based Euronet Worldwide now serves all three of the biggest mobile wallet providers in India, a market with 400 million customers.
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KC wealth manager doubles down on Denver with addition of $176M AUM firm
Frontier Wealth Management LLC acquired a Denver-area wealth management firm with $176 million in assets under management. The Kansas City-based company acquired Highwater Wealth Management LLC, which...
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Creative Planning takes on first minority investor, but not for the reason...
Although Peter Mallouk didn't tell the Kansas City Business Journal what the deal was worth, recent acquisitions indicate that it could be worth anywhere from the high eight-figures to the low...
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Dentons' KC office lands general counsel of global cloud services provider
Dentons US named Chris Heller as a partner in its corporate practice at the firm's Kansas City office. Heller spent the past seven years as senior vice president and general counsel at Velocity...
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Spencer Fane’s attorney count jumps 17.6% in the past year
Specer Fane has added eight more attorneys to its Houston office in the latest expansion for the firm, which has grown its lawyer count by 17.6% in the past year. The Kansas City-based firm opened its...
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Local bank executives share tips for investing in 2020
Here's the advice investment officers at local banks gave their clients to keep their portfolios healthy in 2020.
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Judge voids 2017 KC Teamsters election, orders feds to oversee next vote
A federal judge in Missouri ruled that the Teamsters Local 41 in Kansas City held an unfair election for union officers in November 2017, voided the results and ordered a new election to be held under...
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Former KC Free Health Clinic leader files age discrimination suit
The former executive director of Kansas City Care Clinic filed an age discrimination and harassment case against the company. Sheridan Wood, 70, worked from 1996 to 2018 at the clinic, which does...
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Lawsuit portrays KC-aviation magnate as a source of international intrigue
A Kansas City resident is in a legal dispute involving a UAE sheikh, Iran's Revolutionary Guard and hacking.
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Top 10 KC accounting firm names new managing partner
Mark Radetic redeemed his shares and stepped down as managing partner of Kansas City-based MarksNelson LLC, as part of a multiyear succession planning process. Radetic, who reached the firm's mandatory...
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Sporting KC will showcase OP power company's technology
Sporting Kansas City will upgrade the Shield Club at Children's Mercy Park with technology from Wise Power Inc., an Overland Park-based energy storage and management provider. Wise Power was founded by...
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