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Leawood advisory firm tops $10B in assets
After only 10 years in business, Leawood-based Creative Planning Inc. surpassed $10 billion in assets. Creative Planning's growth occurred without making any acquisitions or having an affiliation with...
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Alterra receives SBA’s preferred lender status
After two years leading Kansas City in Small Business Administration loan volume, Alterra Bank received preferred lender status, the organization’s highest designation. Gaining preferred lender status...
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Three questions with Dennis Triplett
Dennis Triplett has a lot to smile about these days as CEO of UMB Healthcare Services: The company has experienced 30 percent growth in its health savings account balances during the past year,...
View ArticleMerger would create world's largest cement company
Lafarge and Holcim announced an agreement to equally merge their two companies and create the world's largest cement company. Both companies have a presence in the metro area. The merger requires the...
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New F-150 will be first truck with LED headlamps
The 2015 Ford F-150 offers a lot of new features, but one of the most noticeable ones is the headlight configuration in its grill. The newly designed F-150 will be the first truck of its class to offer...
View ArticleNBH loses chief of acquisitions and strategy
Donald Gaiter, one of the principal architects behind the meteoric rise of National Bank Holdings Corp., will leave the company on April 30. Gaiter is chief of acquisitions and strategy, a pivotal role...
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Chiefs seek beneficiary for 2015 Charity Game
The Kansas City Chiefs announced that they are open to receiving requests from local nonprofits that wish to become the beneficiary of the 2015 Charity Game. The Chiefs annual charity game is held...
View ArticleFive local Ford dealers win President's Award
Five dealerships in the Kansas City area provided exceptionally strong customer service 2013, earning them a President's Award from Ford Motor Co. The dealerships were: Olathe Ford Lincoln;...
View ArticleABA delinquency study: Consumers managing debt better
Delinquencies on installment and home-related loans fell in the fourth quarter, as the economy improved and consumers conscientiously managed their finances, according to a study by the American...
View ArticleSBA will hold entrepreneur forum in KC
The Small Business Administration selected Kansas City as one of four cities nationwide to host an entrepreneurship forum for its annual National Small Business Week celebration. The event will be held...
View ArticleLocal bank named one of the nation's top performers
Only one bank based in the Kansas City area made SNL Financial's list of 100 Top Performing Banks in 2013 with less than $500 million in assets. Wells Bank of Platte City ranked 14th on the list, up...
View ArticleIndependence will host the NAIA women's basketball tournament
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that its Division I Women's Basketball National Championships will be held in Independence in 2015 and 2016. The championship events will...
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum names inductees to 'Hall of Game'
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City plans to name four former Major League Baseball players as its inaugural inductees to its new Hall of Game. The Hall of Game is designed to be a tribute...
View ArticleIntrust names Madas as new KC-area leader
Intrust Bank promoted Julius Madas to market president for the Kansas City region. Madas succeeds Stan Ricketts, who became division director of regional markets for Wichita-based Intrust, which means...
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H&R Block agrees to divest its bank
H&R Block Inc. entered into an agreement to divest H&R Block Bank and have BofI Federal Bank take over the operation. BofI Federal Bank in an internet bank based in San Diego. The $3.56 billion...
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KC financial services pros: High-speed trading’s challenges, possibilities
A new book claiming that the U.S. stock markets are essentially rigged by high-speed traders has set off debate nationwide. There’s no shortage of people willing to weigh in on the topic in the Kansas...
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Buyer of J.P. Morgan’s KC office includes KC in big vision
Handling record keeping for $160 billion in assets, J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC already was a big deal. Its pending sale positions the locally based operation to become part of the grand...
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James Dornbrook: Leawood investment adviser soars, aims even higher
The current success of Creative Planning Inc. has exceeded the wildest expectations Peter Mallouk had when he founded the firm 10 years ago, and now he’s in position to expand nationwide. Combining a...
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Despite consolidation, community banks remain resilient
Despite an environment of heavy bank consolidation, community banks remain highly resilient, thanks mainly to serving thousands of communities that are overlooked by the largest institutions, according...
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H&R Block Bank sale applies lessons from previous deal failure
H&R Block Inc. learned several lessons from its failed attempt to sell H&R Block Bank to Republic Bancorp Inc. last year, making executives feel more confident about the structure of the...
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