New Jersey company brings its factoring business to KC
The company hired Stacey Huddleston and opened an office in Kansas City that is offering alternative financing to businesses that can't get a line of credit at a bank.
View ArticleGrowth mode: KC outsourcer launches new service, leases bigger office
Kansas City-based e2E LLC moved into a larger office and is launching new fractional chief marketing officer outsourcing services. Nancy McCullough, former CFO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation,...
View ArticleKC law firm launches Salt Lake City office with new M&A partner
Husch Blackwell LLP launched a new office in Salt Lake City after adding veteran mergers-and-acquisitions attorney David Rudd as a partner. The 37-year veteran's practice is focused on mergers and...
View Article'Perfect storm' helps KC set 15-year record for M&A deals
Kansas City sets a 15-year record for mergers-and-acquisitions activity in 2019. Here's how all that M&A activity breaks down.
View ArticleThird generation of Thompson family joins Country Club Bank
PJ Thompson becomes the third generation of the Thompson family to serve as an executive at Country Club Bank.
View ArticleBoulevard brewmaster: Give people what they want — before they even know it
Boulevard Brewing's Steven Pauwels shares how he came to Kansas City and developed some of its most popular beers.
View ArticleLenexa manufacturer triples size of Taiwan office to support speedy growth
Pivot made an investment to triple the size of its operation in Taiwan, adding scale and speeding up engineering and development services on a 24/7 basis around the globe.
View ArticleLeawood financial planning firm prepares to add another 33 advisers this year
Prevail Innovative Wealth Strategies plans to continue its rapid growth in 2020, and created a new position to manage the onboarding and developement of hires. The Leawood-based financial planning...
View ArticleNew T-Bones owner shares his lineup for stadium development plans
New Kansas City T-Bones owner Mark Brandmeyer shares his turnaround plans for the minor league baseball team, including numerous investments in the stadium.
View ArticleWith eyes on national expansion, KC bank hires COO
Lead Bank hired Benvenuto Mezzapelle as its new chief operating officer, effective Monday. Mezzapelle has 20 years of financial services experience in the U.S. and abroad. Most recently, he was chief...
View ArticleBoulevard brewmaster: Give people what they want — before they even know it
Boulevard Brewing's Steven Pauwels shares how he came to Kansas City and developed some of its most popular beers.
View ArticleTom's Town uncorks brewery collaboration — with a twist
The Kansas City distillery plans a limited release of a unique whiskey made in collaboration with Lagunitas Brewing Co. Tom's Town co-owner David Epstein shares how the collaboration came together and...
View ArticleH&R Block's latest filing: a lawsuit against an ex-franchisee
H&R Block Inc. is suing a former franchisee named Juan Cardenas Jr., accusing him of continuing to use the H&R Block brand to run a competing business in violation of noncompetition and...
View ArticleBuilding owner, city duel in court over damage from a storm sewer rupture
Nine Guys LLC, which owns a 20,000-square-foot building at 8501 Holmes Rd. in Kansas City, is suing the city for about $3.6 million after a storm sewer ruptured and created a subsurface sinkhole that...
View ArticleIP lawsuit: Anti-troll post by KC company showed willful infringement
After Voice Tech Corp. sued his company for patent infringement, Mycroft AI Inc. CEO Joshua Montgomery posted a blog blasting patent trolls. That blog post is now being used by Voice Tech as proof of...
View ArticleSavion signs power purchase agreement on $30M solar project
Kansas City-based Savion LLC got approval for a power purchase agreement on the $30 million Westmoreland County Solar Project it’s developing in Virginia. The Westmoreland County Solar Project is...
View ArticleThree years after BATS sale, KC remains a strong tech hub for CBOE
The CBOE Global markets office in Lenexa seves as the company's technology and operations center and continues to add people.
View ArticleBicknell: Latest deal furthers Mariner on the path to $50B in assets
After its 11th acquisition in the past 14 months adds $400 million in assets, the Overland Park-based company will turn its focus to assimilation. Mariner CEO Marty Bicknell shares the details.
View ArticleAnticipating retirement wave, American Century offers buyouts to 9.6% of...
American Century Investments notified employees March 3 that it is offering a voluntary separation program. Eligible employees need to have worked at the Kansas City-based investment management company...
View ArticleShick Esteve CEO adds global corporate leadership role
Tim Cook, CEO of Kansas City-based Shick Esteve, is adding a global role to his duties. As a vice president with Linxis Group, Cook will be involved in strategy development for Shick Esteve's Nantes,...
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