20 to Know: Make it your policy to know these insurance professionals
In the latest of our stories this year exploring 20 people to know in five industries, we turn to insurance. These 20 people can help you protect your business and support the health of employees.
View ArticleBank of Blue Valley names 20-year veteran as head of commercial banking
Bank of Blue Valley named a new head of commercial banking who has experience at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BOK Financial and GE Capital.
View ArticleH&R Block delays its return to the office
The company, with 2,000 workers in Downtown, won't bring them back in early September as planned and hasn't set a definitive return date. “We really felt like the safest option we had was to delay the...
View ArticleHow the economy looks through the eyes of a craft brewer
Boulevard Brewing Co. offers a glimpse into the ever-changing beer market and shared insight about it has had to adapt, from production to sales to on-site tours.
View ArticleTrue Wealth's Chief of Staff service helps entrepreneurs shed 'successful chaos'
True Wealth & Co. created a service called Chief of Staff that helps entrepreneurs deal with challenges in their back-office operations — so they can focus on what they do best.
View ArticleInventor sells Olathe-based Safari Belting Systems to major global peer
After tapping into a strong niche in plastic modular conveyor belts for the food industry, Olathe-based Safari Belting Systems sold to a privately owned Italian company. Chiorino is a global player in...
View ArticleFerrellgas acquires Long Island propane dealer
Newly emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring earlier this year, Ferrellgas is back to its mergers-and-acquisitions roots, acquiring a propane dealer in Long Island.
View ArticleSummit Insurance Group sells fast-growing national firm in California
Summit Insurance Group sells to Inszone Insurance Services, which plans to make several more acquisitions in the next few months to build out a presence in the Midwest.
View ArticleKansas City-based Miller Haviland Ketter merges into BerganKDV
Miller Haviland Ketter becomes part of BerganKDV, an Iowa-based firm with a much larger — and growing — Midwestern operation.
View ArticleBrother accuses brother of at least $1.4M in fraudulent spending at their Mi...
Divorce proceedings spurred Leoncio De La Torre to take a look at the books of three Mi Ranchito restaurants he co-owns with his brother, Rulber. What Leoncio claims he found — alleged misuse of PPP...
View ArticleFlyover Capital closes latest fund with $60M in commitments
With the completion of its Tech Fund II raise, Flyover Capital Partners now is the largest venture capital fund in Kansas. The new fund topped its target by $10 million.
View ArticleLeawood fintech Blooom offers teachers free services for a year
Teachers often have high-fee retirement accounts. A Leawood fintech is offering its services free to teachers for a year to help them manage their financial accounts.
View ArticleMissouri follows Kansas in suspending Overland Park attorney
Mark Murphy represented both sides of a transaction that went south. Now, his law license has been suspended for two years in Kansas and six months in Missouri.
View ArticleKC nursing home defaults on $51.8M in city bonds, files for bankruptcy
A Kansas City senior-living community is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to refinance the bonds that supported its renovation and expansion.
View ArticleEmployees, DST Systems duel over enforcing arbitration awards in...
An epic legal battle is underway over a hefty bet on Valeant Pharmaceuticals stock that caused the DST Systems profit-sharing plan to lose hundreds of millions in 2015.
View ArticleKC lawyers share how companies should handle religious, medical exemptions to...
It's legal for employers to mandate a vaccine, as long as they're willing to wade into the complicated area of dealing with medical and religious exemptions.
View ArticleArmed Forces Bank launches new digital banking platform with military in mind
With most of its clients in the military and needing flexible digital banking options, Armed Forces Bank continues to invest heavily in technology to make its customers' lives easier.
View ArticleTiny Bison State Bank opens Kansas City branch with big growth plans
Like its namesake, tiny rural Bison State Bank intends to bounce back from the brink of extinction, with its first branch office in Kansas City playing a key role.
View ArticleFresh off its latest merger, BerganKDV plans more growth in KC and the Midwest
BerganKDV made a splash in the Kansas City accounting market with its recent acquisition of Westwood-based Miller Haviland Ketter, but the firm isn't anywhere near done with its aggressive growth plans.
View ArticleRestless Spirits lands a nationwide distribution partner, targeting Texas for...
A Texas-based company will help this North Kansas City distillery take its products nationwide.
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