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If ever there were a time for a new Boulevard canned cocktail ...
The latest products released by Boulevard Brewing Co. offer a chance to escape from reality for a while.
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UMB expands operations in two cities
UMB Bank hired small business and commercial banking teams in Minneapolis and Salt Lake City, moving it closer to opening its first branches there. UMB Bank already had a presence in both cities. It...
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The No. 1 question investors ask Blooom these days (and the answer)
With the markets in turmoil, find out how Leawood-based Blooom is answering investors' burning question.
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Cover Story: UMB keeps its powder dry for times like this, Kemper says
UMB Bank has stockpiled more than $1 billion in applications for loans through the SBA's relief program — and the bank isn't worried about being able to absorb them, Chairman Mariner Kemper says.
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Creative Planning adds $126M in assets with Wichita acquisition
Overland Park-based Creative Planning isn’t slowing its growth strategy in 2020, making its sixth acquisition in the past year, this time in Wichita. Creative Planning acquired Coe Financial Services,...
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KC lenders share do’s and don’ts for SBA’s PPP loan program
With bankers handling thousands of applications for the Paycheck Protection Program, what should applicants do — or not do — to make sure the process goes smoothly?
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It's a 'brave new world in M&A' as KC businesses see 'massive shift'
Expectations were high for mergers and acquisitions this year in the Kansas City area, but the coronavirus has dampened that enthusiasm. Learn what local experts are seeing.
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Businesses beware: Financial fraud is on the rise
It’s easy for business owners to get distracted these days as they worry about the health of their families, employees and businesses — and the people looking to commit fraud are well aware of it....
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Federal Reserve offers $600B to small and midsize business — here's how it works
The Federal Reserve will launch a $600 billion low-interest loan program designed to fill in the cracks in the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program. The Main Street Lending...
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CorEnergy's share price plummets after tenant suspends pipeline rent payments
One of the Kansas City area's most roughed-up public companies has seen its share price plummet again. When the market closed Tuesday, CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust Inc.'s stock (NYSE: CORR) was down...
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Woodyard Bar-B-Que co-owner sleeps easier with PPP money in hand
Woodyard Bar-B-Que in Kansas City, Kan., was only a week or two away from laying people off or shutting down when its Paycheck Protection Program funding arrived.
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C2FO's Kemper offers feds a 'net neutral' solution to get more cash to...
Leawood-based C2FO proposed a new federal program called the Small Business Suppler Protection Plan to efficiently and immediate get more cash into the hands of businesses of all sizes.
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Pandemic concerns cancel this year's Boulevardia festival
The organizers of Boulevardia, a two-day street festival that celebrates craft beer and music, canceled this year’s event because of ongoing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival,...
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PPP loan in hand, Lundmark Advertising is grateful for the safety net
Lundmark Advertising in Kansas City sees the Paycheck Protection Program as an insurance policy in case things get even worse.
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Mariner Wealth launches business to serve independent advisers
Mariner Wealth Advisors launched a new business called Mariner Platform Solutions that will provide back-office help to independent advisers. Mariner Platform Solutions will provide support for...
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IP department chair, two other Lathrop GPM attorneys leave to form new firm
The three attorneys include Justin Poplin, former chair of Lathrop GPM's Intellectual Property Prosecution and Transactions Department.
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KC cannabis testing facility is first to win license after an appeal
Green Precision Analytics Inc. will give Kansas City its own medical marijuana testing facility after winning a license on appeal.
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KC bankers: Even though the PPP fund dried up, keep applying
Congress is working on a plan to add supplemental funds to the Paycheck Protection Program, so local bankers are advising clients to keep sending them applications.
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Kansas City Zoo CEO: PPP funds are a godsend
The Kansas City Zoo saw most of its revenue stream dry up due to the pandemic, so landing funds from the Paycheck Protection Program will help the zoo keep critical employees who take care of animals.
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KC experts: If the Fed steps in, you know the bond market is in trouble
The bond market is in turmoil, and the Federal Reserve is trying to shore it up to help governments and corporations get the capital they need to keep the economy moving.
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