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Insurance is a heavy load in the hometown of the Ford F-150
The Ford F-150 may be assembled in Kansas City, but owners of the popular pickup get no hometown break from insurers. A personal finance site called NerdWallet compiled the F-150 Car Insurance Index,...
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Olathe Honda owner gets confused with KKK leader
The owner of Frank Ancona Honda in Olathe is being mistaken for a Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard with the same name, and the confusion is costing the dealership money. Frank Ancona also is the name of...
View ArticleChiefs acquire bronze sculpture for Arrowhead
The Kansas City Chiefs acquired a 2,500-pound bronze-and-clay sculpture produced by world-renowned artist Jun Kaneko, adding it to the Arrowhead Art Collection. Kaneko’s work is featured in more than...
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Newsmaker: UMB’s Abraham: ‘I’ve got to represent all women in this organization’
Joining UMB Bank eight years ago with a directive to build up private banking services for some of its wealthiest customers, Dana Abraham brings determination, experience and Southern charm to her job....
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James Dornbrook: Bank regs threaten harmful outcomes
New rules aiming to make the banking system safer may make things worse for community banks, forcing them to slow lending and forgo growth. At the core of the issue is a new requirement stemming from...
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Mecum Auto Auction offers something for just about every buyer
The Mecum Auto Auction rolled into Kansas City's Bartle Hall, bringing more than 600 vehicles for sale — and a national TV audience. Hundreds of bidders lined the stands and filled the seats on the...
View ArticleSporting KC announces partnership with MillerCoors
Sporting Kansas City announced that it signed a new partnership agreement with MillerCoors that will make Coors Light the team’s official domestic beer partner. The partnership gives Coors Light an...
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OrangeEV finishes R&D stage, launches production
OrangeEV is packing a full charge and ready to deliver its new all-electric terminal truck to the market. Terminal trucks, also known as yard trucks or mules, are a type of small semi-tractor used to...
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Missourians e-file taxes at a higher rate
The Internal Revenue Service tax season results showed Missourians were more likely than most people around the nation to electronically file their federal tax return. Missourians filed 2,480,500...
View ArticleGen Y investors sweat risk more than Gen X counterparts
A new study showed some interesting insights into the way people weigh the various considerations that go into making investment decisions, based on which generation they're from. The poll by DeVere...
View ArticleBofI Federal Bank named nation’s best-performing thrift
BofI Federal Bank, which is in the process of acquiring Kansas City-based H&R Block Bank, was named the best-performing public thrift in the nation by SNL Financial. The listing ranked banks based...
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Bushnell parent ATK plans to split into two entities
Alliant Techsystems Inc. plans to split into two separate public companies, one that focuses on defense contracts and another that focuses on the company's sporting goods business, and then merge the...
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H&R Block prepares fewer returns in FY 2014
H&R Block Inc. announced that it completed 20.71 million tax returns through April 18 in fiscal year 2014, down 3.6 percent from last year. The Kansas City-based tax preparer (NYSE: HRB) said the...
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Waddell & Reed sees jump in assets, earnings
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. reported first-quarter earnings of $74.86 million, or 88 cents a share, up 39 percent from the same period a year ago. The Overland Park-based mutual fund manager...
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Ford Transit vans start rolling off line in KC
Ford Motor Co. drove its first Transit van off the line Wednesday at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo. The Kansas City Assembly Plant underwent a $1.1 billion investment by Ford to prepare it...
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Importance of Ford Transit not lost on dignitaries
Ford Motor Co. currently controls about 40 percent of the van market in the United States, and its President of the Americas Joe Hinrichs is confident the all new Transit can grab even more market...
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Ford offers first public glimpse of new Transit production line
Ford Motor Co.'s $1.1 billion investment to convert the Kansas City Assembly Plant to produce the Transit van made it the most modern operation the company has in the world, and a tour of the facility...
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Fields will take over as Ford CEO in two months (Video)
Alan Mulally, who led Ford Motor Co. through a transformation that kept the company strong throughout the Great Recession, will step down as CEO on July 1. Mulally, 68, will retire after eight years at...
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Kansas Speedway shares details about its first NASCAR night races
The first NASCAR night races will be held at Kansas Speedway on May 9-10, and there are plenty of activities to keep race fans active. The parking lots will open at 9 a.m. May 9 and the grandstand...
View ArticleScoular acquires N.M. corn processing facility
The Scoular Co. acquired a corn processing facility based in Dexter, N.M., from Hi-Pro Feeds Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Scoular is a 120-year-old commodity supply-chain company based in Overland...
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