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Newsmaker: Jon Baum starts in ag, grows into family business
Jon Baum is the third generation to lead George K. Baum & Co., one of the area’s most historic financial services firms. Founded in 1928, George K. Baum is an investment banking firm that got its...
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James Dornbrook: Market data will give BATS new revenue stream
The news that BATS Global Markets Inc. plans to launch a new market data service could have been easily overlooked for its importance to the overall stock market, but it’s probably going to be a...
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Entrepreneur: Powering up new product lines
Entrepreneurs are great at building better mousetraps, but turning a successful product into a thriving business requires staying versatile enough to meet a wide range of demands from customers and...
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What you need to know about Russell Stover's suitor
How much do you know about Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli, the company that recently signed an agreement to acquire Russell Stover Candies Inc.? Lindt is one of the oldest and highest quality...
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What Russell Stover brings to the table for Lindt
The agreement that Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli recently signed to acquire Kansas City-based Russell Stover Candies Inc. appears to be driven by changes in the chocolate market, but it...
View ArticleMarksNelson wins accolades for women's initiatives
MarksNelson Vohland Campbell Radetic LLC was one of only nine firms nationwide to be named among the 2014 best accounting firms for leadership equity by the Accounting MOVE Project. The MOVE project is...
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Mariner Wealth adds SVP to help with integration, unburden Bicknell
Leawood-based Mariner Wealth Advisors hired Kevin Corbett to help integrate all the companies within the firm and free up time for CEO Marty Bicknell to focus on growing the business through mergers...
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UMB sees Texas as a strong growth frontier
About a year after setting up its first physical presence in Dallas, UMB Bank has established strong roots in Texas and continues to see the entire state as full of opportunity. Kansas City-based UMB...
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George remains unwavering in call to raise interest rates
At a time when Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen is hedging on whether to raise interest rates, Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George remains unwavering in her belief that rates...
View ArticleOlathe tech manufacturer sets up new Hong Kong operations
ECS Inc. International, an Olathe-based manufacturer of frequency control devices, is expanding into Asia with a new operation in Hong Kong. The company's products are used in Bluetooth wireless,...
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Could the U.S. Postal Service become a banker?
With many banks dropping branches in rural and poorer areas, and a huge number of Americans using expensive payday lenders and check cashing stores, Congress is debating whether to allow the U.S....
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Fewer Missouri millionaires hobby invest than rest of the nation
When it comes to hobby investing, or adding collectibles to a portfolio as a way to diversify, Missouri millionaires aren't as interested as their peers around the nation. A new study by BMO Private...
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Fiery Stick Open gives millennials a chance to party KC-style
In an effort to make Kansas City a more attractive place for millennials to live, work and play, an organization called LiveKC will hold an event called the Fiery Stick Open from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday...
View ArticleMissourians are less optimistic about the economy
The inaugural effort by Arvest Bank to drill deeper into consumer sentiment uncovered that Missourians are far less optimistic about the economy than the rest of the nation. The initial Arvest Consumer...
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Raiding Talent: By the Numbers
A combination of a recovering economy, retiring (and experienced) baby boomers and sagging job satisfaction is spurring companies to raid competitors to find the needed talent. The numbers below offer...
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NextGen Leaders: John Minnis (Video)
Senior vice president of commercial banking, Bank Midwest Bank Midwest is a regional bank owned by National Bank Holdings Corp., a $4.89 billion-asset operation with branches in Missouri, Kansas and...
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James Dornbrook: Sweet temptation may pay off for Lindt
Six months after news broke that the Ward family was seeking a buyer for Russell Stover Candies Inc., they signed an agreement to sell to Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli. The Ward family has...
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Raiding Talent: The high-stakes war for employees
It’s the middle of the day, and one of your best and brightest employees is on the phone, by all appearances working diligently. But the person on the other end of the line isn’t a client — it’s a...
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NextGen Leaders: Steve Fleischaker (Video)
Market president for Olathe, Bank of Blue Valley Overland Park-based Bank of Blue Valley is a $627.86 million-asset institution with five branches in the Kansas City area. Responsibilities: Fleischaker...
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Bank Midwest parent's stock repurchasing could hit 30 percent
National Bank Holdings Corp. (NYSE: NBHC), the parent company of Kansas City-based Bank Midwest, already has repurchased 19 percent of its outstanding common stock since late 2012, and now it's...
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