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Creative Planning donates $12M to aid social justice reform, end systemic racism
Creative Planning Inc. will donate $12 million during the next 18 months to organizations that support social justice reform, access to education, financial literacy and basic needs. The Overland...
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CommunityAmerica brings financial planning to other U.S. credit unions
Credit unions typically don't offer financial planning services, but CommunityAmerica is trying to change that.
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Pivot International acquires solar-powered robotics company
Pivot International spent the past three years developing and manufacturing products for Solar Pool Technologies Inc. Now, it bought the Phoenix-based company that sells a solar-powered robot that...
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H&R Block fintech subsidiary rolls out business banking/accounting combo one...
Wave Financial Inc. launched a new no-fee bank account for small businesses that links to its free accounting software.
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Loan issues delay Hyatt House Hotel project, prompt lawsuit
The federal lawsuit details why a Colorado developer has halted construction of the hotel at 900 Broadway in Kansas City.
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Nein! Pandemic cancels KC's Oktoberfest
Kansas City Bier Co. canceled the 2020 KC Oktoberfest celebration at Crown Center in Kansas City. KC Oktoberfest is a two-day event that attracted about 11,000 people last year. It offers authentic...
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Ferrellgas wins an extension on $357M in debt coming due
Ferrellgas Partners LP reached a temporary forbearance agreement on $357 million in unsecured notes that are due June 15. Noteholders that are owed about 77% of the outstanding debt agreed to forgo,...
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Exec: Marijuana industry needs 'a mix of both suits and stoners'
Ed Schmults, an experienced marijuana industry expert who is setting up businesses in Missouri, shared insight into the industry's challenges and opportunities.
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OP equity firm buys stake in Hawaii’s second-largest brewery
Overland Park-based private equity firm VantEdge Partners LP was part of a group that acquired the Hawaiian arm of Kona Brewing Co. for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 1994, Kona Brewing Co. is the...
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Kansas City T-Bones' season is called; owner says team needs community's support
The Kansas City T-Bones' league will play a shortened season — but without the T-Bones. Now, the team's new owner is asking for help in looking ahead. The American Association of Independent...
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KC businessmen will uncork first bottles from their Walla Walla winery
Doug Frost and Brad Bergman teamed up to build a new winery from scratch in Walla Walla, Wash., and their first bottles of wine are set to be released this summer.
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Enterprise Bank offers free ‘real world’ classes to college students
Enterprise Bank & Trust is offering free classes to college students through its Enterprise University business education program. Enterprise University has been offering classes to businesspeople...
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Serial embezzler faces more prison time for scheme at fourth different company
Tonya Topel was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison without parole after pleading guilty to committing an embezzlement scheme at SunSource Homes Inc. — her fourth time being...
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CrossFirst joins rare company: Banks with women as president or CEO
Kristin Tyson was named Kansas City president of CrossFirst Bank, bringing the total of area female banking industry presidents or CEOs to four.
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Extended tax season pummels H&R Block's annual earnings
Kansas City-based H&R Block Inc. posted a 73.2% decline in earnings for its fiscal year ended April 30, due in large part to the federal government extending the tax filing deadline. The tax season...
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Inadvertent invoices trigger double-dealing suit by Ferrellgas against its...
Ferrellgas Partners LP is accusing its restructuring attorney of working both sides of the table during restructuring talks and inappropriately using the company's confidential information.
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Prime Capital unit names 24-year financial services veteran as president
Overland Park-based Financial Fitness For Life has been busier than ever during the pandemic and just filled the new role of president.
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TechAccel subsidiary acquires game-changing biotech startup
A subsidiary of Overland Park-based Technology Acceleration Partners (TechAccel) acquired the assets of St. Louis-based RNAgri Inc. for an undisclosed amount. TechAccel LLC was founded in 2014 as a...
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Cover Story: Post-pandemic 'normal' will bring lots of gray for KC banks
What happens to deferred loans when "normal" returns? All banks can do is guess — and their answers will shape the future of companies and our economy.
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Husch lawyer: LGBTQ ruling is groundbreaking, but gray areas remain
A Kansas City attorney explains what the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ employment rights does and doesn't do.
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