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OP accounting firm faces federal lawsuit over failure to pay overtime
The U.S. Department of Labor alleges that a local accountant and his Overland Park accounting firm failed to pay employees overtime wages.
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KC-based company sells two utility-grade solar projects
Savion LLC sold two utility-grade solar projects in Wisconsin that will generate enough electricity to power 55,000 homes. The Kansas City-based company will continue to develop the projects for...
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KC attorney: You still need to worry about those PPP loans under $2M
A Kansas City lawyer offers advice to people frustrated with constantly changing Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness rules.
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Still in the game: Pro Athlete dons its rally cap
After the pandemic takes a bat to its business, the Kansas City company turns to its team and its fans to stay alive and help where it can with the response.
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Barreling forward: J. Rieger 'scraps like hell' to survive
After the tears, J. Rieger rolls up its sleeves to get through the crisis, finding alternative ways to get its spirits (and its sanitizer) into the hands of customers.
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Faultless Brands, a fifth-generation family-owned KC company, sells to...
Cathy Beaham Smith explains why her family sold Kansas City-based Faultless Brands after 133 years.
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Lockton names new CEO for its capital markets division
Ken Pierce is the new CEO of Lockton Capital Markets, a boutique insurance investment banking advisory business. Pierce previously worked as CEO of Vanpoint Advisors in New York, founding the company...
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Spencer Fane nabs veteran lawyer, former KC bar president from litigation...
A litigator from German May with 20 years of experience, who formerly served as president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, joined Spencer Fane.
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Stueve Siegel files more business interruption lawsuits — and it’s not done
Stueve Seigel Hanson LLP in Kansas City now has filed eight class-action lawsuits against insurance companies that denied coronavirus-related business interruption claims — and it plans to file many more.
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Ventilation system-maker Hepacart surges in pandemic but wary about future
Lenexa-based Hepacart saw a huge spike in demand as hospitals adapted its products for virus containment.
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Armstrong Teasdale joins $386M NIH contract for biotech IP work
The National Institutes of Health selected the law firm to compete for as much as $386 million in biotechnology-related intellectual property work. A partner in the Kansas City office talks about what...
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KC attorney: Plaza protests offer 4 insurance lessons for businesses
There are lots of insurance-related lessons for business owners to learn from the protests on the Country Club Plaza. Here are four key guides.
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DaVinci Roofscapes names new GM
Lenexa-based DaVinci Roofscapes has a new leader. Mark Pagel was named as general manager of DaVinci Roofscapes, a subsidiary of Royal Building Products. He has been working as the company’s interim...
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B2B companies cling to paper checks, but Covid-19 is pushing change
Local payments experts share the value of converting your business-to-business payments from paper checks to electronic payment.
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Sporting KC will start full-team training next week
Major League Soccer lifted a team training moratorium Thursday that has been in place since March 12, and Sporting Kansas City plans to get rolling again next week. League rules prohibit anyone other...
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Gentlemen, start your engines: NASCAR will return to Kansas Speedway in July
The Kansas Speedway will host five NASCAR races over four different series on July 23-25, headlined by the NASCAR Cup Series Kansas 400. The schedule also consists of NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR...
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Husch Blackwell wins national recognition for saving clients money
Husch Blackwell now has been recognized three years in a row for its work on alternative fee arrangements. Its people discuss what's behind the law firm's success.
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KC bank economists: Consumers will chart the course for recovery
One of the biggest questions on the mind of business owners today is what to expect next as the economy attempts to reopen amidst the uncertainty of the "new normal" created by the coronavirus. The...
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Alibaba deal puts OP company — and KC — on the world fintech stage
The Overland Park-based company built a new payment system for Alibaba that makes it easy for businesses of any size to buy goods and services from overseas.
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Trump’s battle with social media? It matters to other businesses, too
President Trump's executive order against social media companies doesn't have any immediate impact, but it could spark review and potentially change the rules for websites, which would affect business.
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