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Chiefs keep Anheuser-Busch in the huddle
The Kansas City Chiefs reached an agreement with Anheuser-Busch that will extend their partnership through 2020. Anheuser-Busch has been a sponsor of the Chiefs for decades. "Together, we've been able...
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Securities trader sets up shop in Overland Park
Jeff Macy has accepted a job as senior vice president at Multi-Bank Securities Inc., and will trade mortgage-backed securities out of an office in Overland Park. Macy has more than 20 years experience...
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U.S. Bank's annual meeting celebrates growth in KC
For the first time, Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank held its annual shareholders meeting in Kansas City, a sign of the region’s growing importance to the fifth-largest bank in America. In the past six...
View ArticleGet tickets for Sporting KC-Manchester City friendly
Tickets for an international friendly match between Sporting Kansas City and Manchester City will go on sale at 10 a.m. on April 25. The match pits 2013 Major League Soccer champions Sporting Kansas...
View ArticleFEI awards local students
The Kansas City chapter of Financial Executives International named five winners of its academic awards, including three from the Kansas City area. Four of the winners are students of finance and...
View ArticleNovation sells StreetLinks in deal that could top $60M
Novation Companies Inc. sold its StreetLinks LLC subsidiary to Assurant Inc. for $60 million in cash and a potential earn out payment of up to $12 million based on future performance. Kansas City-based...
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Study: Two-thirds of employers plan to hire new graduates
New college graduates should have an easier time entering the job market this year, since nearly two-thirds of employers said they planned to comb through lists of university graduates to hire new...
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WireCo acquires Netherlands company
Kansas City-based WireCo WorldGroup Inc. announced it acquired the assets of Endenburg B.V., a Netherlands-based supplier of hoisting and lifting gear, for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 1855,...
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James Dornbrook: Intrust Bank counts on the Madas touch
Julius Madas, the new Kansas City regional president of Intrust Bank, has 28 years of banking experience in the Kansas City market and is excited about the bank’s potential for growth here. Madas...
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James Dornbrook: Chiefs see turnaround with fans, too
Fans were quite pleased with the turnaround efforts of the Kansas City Chiefs last season, and it showed up in virtually every metric the team tracks. Television ratings rose substantially, with the...
View ArticleKC area’s M&A activity roars back from a down 2013
A variety of deal data indicates that mergers-and-acquisitions activity isn’t just bouncing back from a down 2013 — it’s hearkening back to the days before the recession. “It looks as though the...
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New bank regs: Noble goal, unintended consequences
New regulatory requirements for banks from a global accord known as Basel III are being installed nationwide, and they already are starting to have a few unintended results in the Kansas City area....
View ArticleBoulevardia sets entertainment lineup
The entertainment lineup has been announced for Boulevardia, a beer, food and music festival that will be held in Kansas City over Father's Day weekend. The three-day event will be headlined by Capital...
View ArticleAgricultural Business Council honors three
The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City named three of the region's agricultural businessmen as recipients of their 2014 Awards for Agricultural Leadership and Excellence. The award winners...
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Mariner Wealth Advisors acquires $817M in AUM
Mariner Wealth Advisors continues on an aggressive growth trajectory, acquiring a majority interest in Housen Financial Group Inc. of Manasquan, N.J., which added $817 million in assets under...
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Yet another BBQ brand will be owned by a KC company
Kansas City-based Garden Complements Inc. acquired the Curley's Famous Barbecue Sauces brand from CHS Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Garden Complements is a private-label contract food processing...
View ArticleCommunityAmerica gains membership by paying 4 percent interest
Looking for a way to attract attention and gain new membership, Lenexa-based CommunityAmerica Credit Union is paying the highest savings account interest rate in the Kansas City area. The High Interest...
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Acquisition expenses knock back UMB earnings
UMB Financial Corp. announced earnings of $23.4 million, or 52 cents a share, in the first quarter, a 33 percent drop from the same period a year ago. CEO Mariner Kemper said the drop was due in part...
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UMB shareholders overwhelmingly support Kemper
Faced with a proposal that would have effectively removed UMB Financial Corp. chairman Mariner Kemper from his position, shareholders showed overwhelming support for his leadership by defeating the...
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UMB authorizes share buyback
It’s only been half a year since UMB Financial Inc. sold common stock to raise money. Now, the company's board plans to buy back as many as 2 million shares. The board authorized the repurchase of up...
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