KC attorney: This is what we need to stave off bankruptcy 'domino effect'
Scott Goldstein has been a bankruptcy attorney for 40 years. He advises one key response to avoid a situation where bankruptcies start spinning the economy out of control.
View ArticleSmall Business, Big Mission: J. Rieger shifts from shots to sanitizer to keep...
As part of KCBJ's coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, we are following five area companies as they navigate the crisis. J. Rieger & Co. saw it coming, rallied a neighbor and adapted to keep its...
View ArticleKC Life turns 125 during its second global pandemic
Kansas City Life Insurance Co. Chairman and CEO Phil Bixby shares his thoughts on being in business for 125 years, which includes being around during the Spanish flu pandemic.
View Article'There are going to be a lot of casualties': KC's craft brewers face sales...
Kansas City may be setting the stage to reopen bars and taprooms, and although the area's craft brewers would welcome a boost in revenue, they remain wary as tough challenges lay ahead.
View ArticleSee how Kansas, Missouri companies fared in PPP's second round
With about 55% of the funding for the Paycheck Protection Program allocated, find out how much Kansas and Missouri companies received.
View ArticleMarketSphere acquisition gives it ways to help with revenue and costs
MarketSphere Holdings LLC acquired an Overland Park-based company that provides technology to help clients see to the revenue side of their operations.
View ArticleKC Fed names new chief economist
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hired Joe Gruber as executive vice president and director of research. Gruber will join the bank's management committee and serve as the chief economist and...
View ArticleSavion adds two more to its executive team
Savion LLC, an industrial-scale solar energy developer, hired a chief commercial officer and a senior vice president of engineering, procurement and construction. Diana Scholtes, a 28-year veteran of...
View ArticleKC entrepreneur goes from investments to inventing
Five years after co-founding FireBoard Labs LLC, two Kansas City entrepreneurs are selling a thermometer system that restaurants and barbecue enthusiasts love.
View ArticleWith first Missouri sale, Orange EV is feeling the fahrvergnügen
Riverside-based Orange EV sold its first electric terminal truck in Missouri with help from a fund Volkswagen established after its emissions cheating scandal.
View ArticleFormer Adams Dairy Bank chairman and CEO joins one of KC's strongest banks
With the noncompete agreement David Chinnery signed after selling Adam's Dairy Bank expired, he has taken a job at one of Kansas City's strongest banks.
View ArticleFerrell Cos. sues former ESOP trustee, advisory firm for attempting hostile...
Ferrell Cos. Inc. accused its former ESOP trustee and a restructuring adviser of hatching a plan for a hostile takeover of the company, in violation of contractual obligations.
View ArticleReopening KC: Manufacturers rethink, reorganize and re-create
Metro-area manufacturers must tackle competing needs: churning out products efficiently while keeping their employees safe. Three CEOs share how their companies are responding.
View ArticleFormer Buffalo Funds president launches new firm
Clay Brethour spent the past 20 years at Buffalo Funds, most recently as president, but resigned to launch his firm.
View ArticleH&R Block launches CARES Act advisory service for small business
Kansas City-based H&R Block Inc. launched a new consulting service called Recovery Action Plan, designed to help small businesses navigate benefits they could reap through the CARES Act. The...
View ArticleBoulevard enters hard seltzer market with new Quirk line
Boulevard Beverage Co., a subsidiary of Kansas City-based Boulevard Brewing Co. that focuses entirely on beverage production outside of beer, plans to launch a new line of hard seltzers just in time...
View ArticleUMB exec: Now is the time to embrace holistic financial planning
During this unprecedented global economic situation, it's a good time for investors to review their financial plan to make sure they're on track to meet their goals.
View ArticleHow to keep your workplace safe — legally
Denise Drake, chair of the National Labor and Employment Department at Polsinelli, offers advice on minimizing the risk of lawsuits as employers start bringing people back into the workplace.
View ArticleAs PPP lending slows to a crawl, Kansas and Missouri nab $165M
Businesses in Kansas and Missouri nabbed $165 million so far during round two of the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program.
View ArticleAnother contractor says it wasn't paid for 5G work at Arrowhead
Grandview-based Max Electric filed a cross claim against Mobilitie Investments III LLC, the general contractor for a 5G installation project at Arrowhead stadium, saying it was never paid in full for...
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