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Weak net interest income causes struggle for community banks
Although its legitimately concerned about the lack of recovery in net interest income for banks under $1 billion in assets, the Federal Reserve Bank continued to express optimism in the industry's...
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Cal Ripken Jr. will visit Kansas City
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. will join several Kansas City Royals players to dedicate two new adaptive baseball fields in the area that allow children with disabilities to play...
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Which banks are leading KC's loan growth?
Locally-based commercial banks had $27.2 billion of loans on their books in the first quarter of 2014, the highest amount since the third quarter of 2009. But which area banks are the most aggressive...
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Want to drive a $300,000 Ferrari at Kansas Speedway?
The Exotic Driving Experience is coming to Kansas City from June 27-29, offering anyone with a couple hundred dollars an opportunity to drive an incredibly expensive, high-performance sports car around...
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Native American group plans $6B suit against Cleveland Indians
The fight over Native American brands and logos being used by sports teams has now spread from the Washington Redskins to the Cleveland Indians. Robert Roche, director of the American Indian Education...
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Study leads Chiefs to change parking procedures
The Kansas City Chiefs received the results of a comprehensive review on parking procedures at Arrowhead Stadium and announced several changes for the upcoming season. To start, the Chiefs raised the...
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KPMG goes on a technology buying spree
KPMG LLP continues to make a string of acquisitions that are designed to enhance its technological capabilities. The most recent move was the purchase of Zanett Commercial Solutions on Monday for an...
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James Dornbrook: Chiefs keep wary eye on Redskins trademark fight
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office made huge news recently by canceling all of the trademark registrations for the Washington Redskins, saying they use an offensive, derogatory slang term. Team owner...
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James Dornbrook: Scout’s new offering expands KC’s mutual fund expertise
It’s been great to see Kansas City firms continuing to exercise their vast expertise in financial services to create interesting new mutual funds. In the past few months, we’ve seen Overland Park-based...
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Nuance nabs more talent from American Century
Nuance Investments LLC has once again tapped the talent pool at American Century Investments, naming Chad Baumler as its new portfolio manager. Baumler spent the last seven years at American Century,...
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BATS' new trading data feed takes on legacy exchanges
Market data on stock market trading represents a huge source of revenue for large stock exchanges, and BATS Global Markets Inc. is preparing to launch the BATS One Feed on Aug. 1, at a much lower...
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KC-made Malibu doesn't escape latest GM recall
Vehicles from the Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kan., have been relatively unscathed by the massive slew of GM recalls over the past few months, but the latest round caught the Chevrolet...
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Kansas, Missouri help drive golf growth
Kansas and Missouri played a key role in driving the overall number of rounds of golf played in the United States in May. The total rose 1.9 percent, the first month this year to experience an increase...
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F-150 tops shrinking list of most American vehicles
The Ford F-150 topped the annual Cars.com American-made index for the second year in a row, giving it continued bragging rights for having the highest domestic-parts content of any vehicle sold in the...
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H&R Block lobbies for IRS tax preparer certification
H&R Block Inc. is placing itself on the front lines of a battle to elevate the standards in the tax preparation industry, lobbying in support of a new program of voluntary certification launched by...
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Ford Transit makes debut on auto sales list
With vehicles made in the Kansas City-area generally posting disappointing sales in June, the highlight of the month was Ford officially registering its first 490 Transit van sales. After spending $1.1...
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Two KC-area investment advisers rank among best in U.S.
BKD Wealth Advisors LLC and Creative Planning Inc. were named to the inaugural Financial Times 300 list of top registered investment advisers. Financial Times accepted more than 2,000 applications from...
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Riverside company signs deal with Polaris Industries
Mobile Hydraulic Equipment Co. LLC announced that it signed a deal with Polaris Industries Inc. to launch a new multipower generator product that is mounted on an off-road vehicle and runs off the same...
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Renaissance Financial adds space to grow
Renaissance Financial Corp. moved into a new office in Overland Park to give more visibility to an operation that is the fastest growing in the firm. The new office is at 7400 College Blvd., Suite 100,...
View ArticleKennedy and Coe nabs Hayes from BKD to beef up its M&A consulting
Kennedy and Coe LLC enticed Pat Hayes to leave BKD LLP and join its transaction advisory services team in Lenexa. Hayes has more than a decade of experience providing merger and acquisition services,...
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