Royals' Japan connection helps land deal with Magniflex
The Kansas City Royals signed their first Japan-originated partnership agreement, thanks in part to outfielder Nori Aoki. The partnership is with international mattress manufacturer Magniflex, which...
View ArticleAgspring continues rapid expansion with fifth and sixth acquisitions in past...
Prolific agricultural commodities business acquirer Agspring LLC announced two more acquisitions, bringing its total to six in the past year. The Leawood-based company acquired a food service protein...
View ArticleUMB shareholder targets Kemper's chairman seat
The proxy statement that UMB Financial Corp. issued Wednesday for its annual shareholder meeting on April 22 was pretty routine except for a proposal brought forward by a shareholder. The shareholder...
View ArticleKansas City Sports Commission announces award winners
The Kansas City Sports Commission named the winners of its five annual awards for commitment and excellence in local sports. Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler was named the Kansas City Downtown...
View ArticleFord Transit production in KC won't cost Ohio jobs
Ford Transit production in KC won't cost Ohio jobs
View ArticleKC's business and civic community mourns the loss of Cliff Jones Jr.
KC's business and civic community mourns the loss of Cliff Jones Jr.
View ArticleRoyals' Japan connection helps land deal with Magniflex
Royals' Japan connection helps land deal with Magniflex
View ArticleAgspring continues rapid expansion with fifth and sixth acquisitions in past...
Agspring continues rapid expansion with fifth and sixth acquisitions in past year
View ArticleUMB shareholder targets Kemper's chairman seat
UMB shareholder targets Kemper's chairman seat
View ArticleKansas City Sports Commission announces award winners
Kansas City Sports Commission announces award winners
View ArticleAcquisition will create huge flour milling operation
Acquisition will create huge flour milling operation
View ArticleJames Dornbrook: Ford’s Transit notable in its absence at KC Auto Show
The Greater Kansas City International Auto Show offered an excellent chance to check out all the locally produced vehicles in one room, with one big exception: The Ford Transit was nowhere to be seen....
View ArticleInvestment by regional business is lower than the nation
About half of business owners in Kansas and Missouri say they plan to invest in their business in 2014, a substantially lower rate than the 64 percent nationwide, according to a study by BMO Harris...
View ArticleBillSoft wins product of the year award for EZTax and EZGeo
Overland Park-based BillSoft Inc., a provider of tax tracking software for cellular companies and retailers, received 2014 Product of the Year awards from Internet Telephony magazine for its EZTax and...
View ArticleAgrisoft partners to launch marijuana payment kiosk system
Kansas City-based Agrisoft Development Group, a software development company that specializes in medical compliance issues, has partnered with C4EverSystems LLC to launch a cash payment kiosk system...
View ArticleAmerican Century founder James Stowers Jr. dies at 90
James Stowers Jr., a prominent philanthropist and founder of Kansas City-based American Century Investments, died of natural causes on Monday at age 90. Stowers founded American Century in 1958 in a...
View ArticleUMB Bank receives 'killer technology' award for healthcare claims platform
A partnership involving UMB Bank received a Best in Category award for a virtual healthcare claims settlement platform that speeds up payments by 60 to 80 percent compared to paper checks or automated...
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