BATS sees volume increase, market share decline post merger
Reporting its first results since the merger with Direct Edge Holdings LLC, BATS Global Markets Inc. saw its average daily volume and value of trades increase compared to the combined results from the...
View ArticleLeawood equity firm buys bottled water company
Great Range Capital acquired the oldest continuously operated bottled water company in the United States, Mountain Valley Spring Co. in Hot Springs, Ark., for an undisclosed amount. Leawood-based Great...
View ArticleWho still writes checks?
With mobile and online banking options taking hold, traditional paper checks represent only about 10 percent of all U.S. payments. So who still uses paper checks? A study by GoBankingRates showed that...
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Ford unveils new F-150 at KC Auto Show
Within minutes of Ford Motor Co. officially unveiling the newly designed 2015 F-150 at the Kansas City Auto Show on Wednesday, dozens of people were climbing around the bed, crawling underneath it and...
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KC Auto Show showcases locally built vehicles
The Kansas City area produces several vehicles worth checking out at the 2014 Greater Kansas City International Auto Show. Although it’s the lowest-selling vehicle produced in the Kansas City area,...
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Classics steal the spotlight at Kansas City Auto Show
I typically visit the Greater Kansas City International Auto Show and leave with my head filled with visions of the sheer horsepower available from all the exceptionally cool muscle cars on display,...
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Capstone: Automotive Alley
Location: Interstate 435 and Northeast Parvin Road, Kansas City Size: 100 acres above ground and 360,000 square feet below ground Value: $30 million Players: Hunt Midwest, developer; H2B Architects,...
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James Dornbrook: KC ag company enjoys the breakfast of champions
A conversation this week with Agspring President Brad Clark revealed more details about the company’s recent acquisition of the Idaho grain operations of General Mills Inc. Most interestingly, the...
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A Russell Stover deal offers assorted scenarios for KC
How the potential sale of Russell Stover Candies Inc. shakes out will play a huge role in how it affects the Kansas City area. Scenarios include no sale, a sale to a competitor, a sale to a company not...
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Capstone: National Security Campus
Location: 14520 Botts Road, Kansas City Size: 1.57 million square feet Value: $555.2 million Players: Centerpoint Zimmer LLC, owner/developer; HNTB Corp., architect; JE Dunn Construction, contractor;...
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H&R Block: Despite slow start, still on track
H&R Block Inc. posted a 57.7 percent drop in tax services revenues for its third quarter, which ended Jan. 31, but it was mainly attributable the Internal Revenue Service delaying the opening of...
View ArticleAnalyst lowers expectations for UMB Financial
Peyton Green, an analyst for Sterne Agee, said UMB Financial Corp. should continue to grow during the next few years, just not as fast as originally expected. Green maintained a buy rating on Kansas...
View ArticlePegasus Capital nabs key former Mariner adviser
Pegasus Capital Management announced that it added James Allen to its team of financial advisers. Allen previously spent nearly three years working as the education and enrollment coordinator for the...
View ArticleRoyals add Belfonte to the lineup
The Kansas City Royals announced signing a multi-year partnership with Belfonte Ice Cream & Dairy Foods. Belfonte will have multiple cart locations around Kauffman Stadium and will take over the...
View ArticleLead Bank reaches out to unbanked employees with prepaid card
In an effort to reach out to an estimated 70 million working adults in the United States who don't have a bank account, Lead Bank launched a reloadable prepaid debit card. The service is fairly unique...
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Peterson elevates product manager, adds her to board
Peterson Manufacturing Co. promoted Kristen Goodson to vice president of product management and gave her a seat on the company's board of directors. Goodson previously served as director of product...
View ArticleFord Transit production in KC won't cost Ohio jobs
When Ford Motor Co. announced in 2011 that the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo would produce the all new Ford Transit van, it created concern in Avon Lake, Ohio, which produced the E-Series van...
View ArticleKC's business and civic community mourns the loss of Cliff Jones Jr.
Cliff Jones Jr., a prominent businessman and philanthropist, died on Thursday at age 94. The impact of Jones involvement in Kansas City can be seen all over the city. He was a successful businessman...
View ArticleR-O-M parent company gets new CEO
Safe Fleet, the parent company of Belton-based R-O-M Corp., named John Knox as its new president and CEO. Safe Fleet was formed when R-O-M was acquired and merged with Houston-based Specialty...
View ArticleSporting KC games will air in nine states
Sporting Kansas City’s growing fan base is reflected in a new television deal that puts its games on the air in nine states throughout the Midwest. This season, 23 Sporting Kansas City games will be...
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