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Business owners show far more optimism for growth in 2014
More than 50 percent of middle-market business owners expect to grow their workforce over the next 12 months, showing a level of optimism toward the growth of their companies that hasn't been seen in...
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Financial planners gain interesting perspective from trip to India
With 1.24 billion people crammed into a space about one third the size of the continental United States, India faces interesting issues when it comes to financial planning and investing. Richard...
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KC Bier gets hopping
Local beer lovers will be able to get their first taste of Kansas City Bier Co. LLC’s brews in February. The Waldo-based wholesale craft brewer started brewing its first batches in mid-December. CEO...
View ArticleYear in Review: People we've lost
The strength of the Kansas City area's economy come from the creativity and skill of its people and the business community lost some important members in 2013. A few noteworthy losses are people who...
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Fike Corp. names Batz as president
Fike Corp. announced that it has hired Brad Batz as president, effective immediately. Headquartered in Blue Springs, Fike Corp. has more than 1,000 employees around the globe providing safety products...
View ArticleMilbank Manufacturing acquires a new product line
Milbank Manufacturing Co. announced Thursday that it acquired the Vigilant Automatic Transfer Switch product line from DynaGen Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Kansas City-based Milbank is...
View ArticleBig winner in Fiat-Chrysler stock sale: UAW retirees
Fiat North America LLC will acquire the remaining 41.5 percent ownership stake in Chrysler Group LLC as part of a $4.35 billion deal which will benefit the United Auto Workers Retiree Medical Benefits...
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Entrepreneur: Want a loan? Lend an ear to bankers’ advice first
Nothing is more important to an entrepreneur’s success than financing. It is the lifeblood of a business, enabling it to buy inventory to meet a large new order, acquire real estate or space, or get...
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Ten To Watch in 2014: Fresh tax-cut skirmishes in Missouri
Perhaps the biggest sore spot for Missouri Republicans in 2013 was missing an opportunity to pass a huge package of tax cuts, despite having a veto-proof majority in the General Assembly. But with its...
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Ten To Watch in 2014: Egderton intermodal will be only the beginning
When you’re talking about a project as big as BNSF Railway Co.’s intermodal facility in Edgerton, it takes a while to build up speed. The opening of the facility in October was cause for celebration....
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James Dornbrook: India trip offers planner new perspective
Richard Salmen, senior vice president of GTrust Financial Partners in Overland Park, gained some fascinating perspective on a recent trip to India. Salmen, former chairman and CEO of the national...
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R. Crosby Kemper Jr. dies at 86
Philanthropic and banking icon R. Crosby Kemper Jr. died Thursday in California at age 86. He was the son of R. Crosby Kemper Sr., the man who took over leadership of City Center Bank and turned it...
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R. Crosby Kemper Jr.'s death shouldn't change leadership at UMB
R. Crobsy Kemper Jr. practiced what UMB Financial Corp. preached when it came to estate planning, so his death shouldn't create concerns about a change in control at the bank. Kemper was the largest...
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Kemper weaves his legacy into the fabric of KC
R. Crosby Kemper Jr. influenced just about every part of life in the Kansas City area at one time or another. RELATED: R. Crosby Kemper Jr. dies at 86 He built UMB Financial Corp. into a powerful...
View ArticlePublic can attend Kemper memorial service
The family of R. Crosby Kemper Jr. announced they will invite the public to attend a memorial service to celebrate the life of their patriarch. The event will held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, at...
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KCPT will air history of Kansas City Fed
Kansas City Public Television will air a documentary on the history of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, which is celebrating its centennial this year. The documentary "Federal Reserve Bank of...
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Ford has only KC-made auto with 2013 sales growth
Ford Motor Co.'s F-150 was the only vehicle produced in the Kansas City area to see sales increase in 2013. The company delivered 763,402 Ford F-series vehicles in 2013, an 18.3 percent increase from...
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Gabbert returns full time to the consulting business
After taking a few years off and sending her kids off to college, Jo Anne Gabbert is returning full time to the consulting business, accepting a job at Overland Park-based Core Catalysts LLC. Gabbert...
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Sporting Park will host Champions League game
Sporting Kansas City will host a quarterfinal game with Mexico's Cruz Azul in the 2013-2014 CONCACAF Champions League. The game will be held at 7 p.m. on March 12. Tickets for the game are included as...
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Holcom retires as CEO of Pioneer Financial Services
After a 28-year career at Pioneer Financial Services, Tom Holcom retired as CEO. A lifelong resident of Kansas City, Holcom also served as chief strategy officer for Pioneer's parent company MidCountry...
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