Boulevard Financial partners with M Financial Group
Boulevard Financial LLC gained access to new products and services by joining M Financial Group Inc., becoming its second office in the Kansas City area. Both firms operate in the executive benefits...
View ArticleCorEnergy Infrastructure will raise $40M to cover acquisition
Leawood-based CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust Inc. (NYSE: CORR) announced plans to acquire a petroleum products terminal in Portland, Ore., for $40 million, paid for with proceeds from a sale of 6.5...
View ArticleSun shines brighter for Kansas businesses than those in Missouri
Business owners in Kansas express much more optimism about the future of the national and state economy than their peers in Missouri, according to a study by BMO Harris Bank. In Kansas, 32 percent of...
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Magoulas walks away from Boulevard Brewing
Mike Magoulas has resigned from his position as CEO of Boulevard Brewing Co. Magoulas, who became CEO in September 2012, said his last day was Dec. 31, the same day that Duvel Moortgat finalized its...
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Magoulas reflects on challenges, successes at Boulevard
Mike Magoulas was CEO of Boulevard Brewing Co. for only about 16 months, but it was a crucial period of time for the Kansas City-based craft brewer. Magoulas resigned Dec. 31 to spend more time with...
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James Dornbrook: Hoenig offers same views from new perspective
Tom Hoenig hasn’t changed his views a whole lot since he became vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., though his perspective has changed a bit. Hoenig gave the keynote address at the...
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List Package: Fike Corp.’s growth brings investment, new president
Seeing a need for more space, equipment and people, Fike Corp. has labeled 2014 “The Year of Investment.” With its global headquarters in Blue Springs, Fike now has experienced six consecutive years of...
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Lead Bank, KC's Angel Capital Group join forces
Some unique funding options for entrepreneurs and small business should come out of a new alliance between Lead Bank and Kansas City's Angel Capital Group. The alliance combines the private equity...
View ArticleCorEnergy expects to raise $48.25 million
The recent stock common stock offering announced by CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust Inc. is expected to raise $42.25 million, plus an additional $6 million for the underwriters' over-allotment. The...
View ArticleOne bank leaves and another enters the Kansas City market
Fidelity Bank will establish its first physical branch office in the Kansas City area, as Bank SNB leaves. Wichita-based Fidelity Bank signed an agreement to acquire the Overland Park branch of Bank...
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New Ford F-150 will lead to multimillion-dollar investment in Claycomo plant
Ford Motor Co.'s 2015 F-150, with a design that uses new materials, will lead to an additional multimillion-dollar investment in the company's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo. Plant manager Dan...
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Country Club Bank shows off its new headquarters
Less than one year after acquiring One Ward Parkway, Country Club Bank totally gutted and remodeled the building and moved in 160 employees. Mary O'Connor, senior vice president of logistics at Country...
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MarksNelson makes Stolte a partner
Marks Nelson Vohland Campbell Radetic LLC, Kansas City's largest locally-owned accounting firm, promoted John Stolte from manager of the audit practice to a partner. Stolte joined MarksNelson in 2002....
View ArticleRoyals announce drawing for opening day tickets
If you want to buy single-game tickets to the Kansas City Royals home opener, the only way to get them is to participate in a drawing. The home opener is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. on Friday, April 4,...
View ArticleKC sees slow year for M&A
Mergers and acquisition activity in the Kansas City area was at the second lowest rate in five years, according to the 2013 M&A Report by Country Club Capital Advisors. There were 128 deals...
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Ford’s new vehicle rollouts will keep Claycomo, fresh hires hopping
Ford Motor Co.’s Kansas City Assembly Plant is going to be one of the company’s busiest facilities during a busy year of launching new vehicles, which is good news for the Kansas City-area economy....
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Boulevard-Duvel deal brews up period of transition
The completion of Boulevard Brewing Co.’s sale to Duvel Moortgat sparked a period of transition for the local craft brewer. The Belgian brewer that bought Boulevard is reorganizing the management...
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James Dornbrook: KC banks’ M&A activity proves pretty rare in 2013
Beyond bringing a new bank to town as another exits, Fidelity Bank’s acquisition this month of Bank SNB branches in the area warrants noting mainly because it was one of only a handful of bank mergers...
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Country Club Bank takes artful approach to decorating new HQ
Country Club Bank took an interesting approach to decorating its new headquarters building at One Ward Plaza in Kansas City. The art not only makes the office spaces throughout the Plaza-area building...
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WireCo lands world's largest deep-water mooring contract
Lankhorst Ropes, a subsidiary of WireCo WorldGroup, landed a contract to supply 17 synthetic fiber deep-water mooring ropes for Statoil's Aasta Hansteen platform that will operate in 4,265 feet of...
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