Insurance Back Office will join Schifman Remley Associates
The ownership group for Mission-based Schifman Remley Associates acquired Overland Park-based Insurance Back Office Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Schifman Remley Associates is a subsidiary of...
View ArticleFour KC insurance pros make national Hot 100 List
Four individuals from two Kansas City-based insurance organizations were named to the 2014 Hot 100 List in the latest edition of Insurance Business America. The Hot 100 list recognizes individuals in...
View ArticleBATS reveals new executive team
BATS Global Markets Inc. named the new executive team that will run the company in the wake of its recent merger with Direct Edge Holdings LLC. The company had already announced that Joe Ratterman...
View ArticleTennessee company adds to KC mortgage competition
Churchill Mortgage Corp. opened a branch in the Kansas City area, its first in Missouri, bringing additional competition to an increasingly intense mortgage industry in the area. This is the sixth new...
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Top KC exec leaves Equity Bank
Brian Roby has resigned his position as Kansas City regional president of Equity Bank, according to Wichita-based Equity Bancshares CEO Brad Elliott. Roby joined Equity Bank in September 2011,...
View ArticleCramer welcomes new sister company
Performance Health Inc., parent company of Gardner, Kan.-based Cramer Cos., added another sister company to the fold by acquiring Bon Vital, a manufacturer of topical products for massage therapy and...
View ArticleBOK launches new energy mutual fund
Cavanal Hill Investment Management Inc., a subsidiary of BOK Financial Corp., launched a new energy mutual fund. The new fund brings to bear the vast expertise that Cavanal Hill and BOK Financial has...
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James Dornbrook: UMB shuffles voting rights, management team
In the wake of R. Crosby Kemper Jr.’s death, there has been some executive shuffling at UMB Financial Corp. Kemper was UMB’s largest individual shareholder, and the fate of those shares plays a huge...
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James Dornbrook: Enterprise’s new KCK branch targets ‘most underserved’
Looking to expand its presence in the Kansas City area, Enterprise Bank and Trust took a rather unique step. Given the rise of technology, it’s rare these days for a bank to open a branch, adding all...
View ArticleLawing Financial expands again
Fresh off its acquisition of Nadia Cavner Group in Springfield, Mo., Lawing Financial is now growing organically as well, opening a new office in Nashville. The new Nashville office is now the...
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Somerhalder leaves Mutual of Omaha Bank
After helping Mutual of Omaha Bank establish itself in the Kansas City area, Sam Somerhalder resigned as the local leader for the bank and accepted a new job at a competitor. Topeka-based CoreFirst...
View ArticleErnst & Young seeks nominations for entrepreneur award
Ernst & Young is asking for help finding nominees for its 28th annual EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Award winners are selected in a number of categories by a panel of independent regional...
View ArticleKansas City's newest micro brewer opens Tuesday
After months of fundraising, construction, training and brewing, Kansas City's newest micro brewery is ready to open its doors to the public at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Founded by Steve Holle, Kansas City Bier...
View ArticleKC-area mutual funds gain national recognition
Three families of mutual funds based in the Kansas City area were recognized in the Barron's magazine "Best Mutual Fund Families" rankings. Ivy Funds, an affiliate of Overland Park-based Waddell &...
View ArticleRizzo loses big battle in fight against Central Bank of KC
A federal judge denied a request by Silvia Rizzo for a temporary restraining order against Central Bank of Kansas City, allowing the bank to continue seizing and selling off collateral related to a...
View ArticleWinter snow makes earnings grow at Compass
Overland Park-based Compass Minerals International Inc. saw its earnings grow 94 percent in the fourth quarter and 47 percent for the year in 2013, thanks to severe winter weather boosting salt sales....
View ArticleKansas City business community mourns the death of Paul Bartlett Jr.
Paul Bartlett Jr., former chairman of Bartlett & Co., died Saturday at age 94. Bartlett & Co. was founded in 1907 by his father, Paul Bartlett Sr., but it was Paul Bartlett Jr. who turned it...
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New faces join National Advisors Trust executive team
Jim Combs Jr., CEO of National Advisors Trust Co., reshaped his executive team by naming three new members. Combs took over as CEO of the Overland Park-based trust services provider in April 2013. A...
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KC brewery startup enjoys a successful launch
It only took a few minutes for hundreds of people to fill the tasting room at Kansas City Bier Co. after it officially opened to the public on Tuesday afternoon. Based in Kansas City's Waldo...
View ArticleArmed Forces Bank gains rank of fifth in nation
Based in Leavenworth, Armed Forces Bank was named the fifth best military bank or credit union in the nation by GoBankingRates.com. Led by President Don Giles, the bank scored big points for its...
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