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New Deloitte CEO calls KC home
Frank Friedman, the new CEO of Deloitte LLP, has strong ties to the Kansas City area, where he got his start in the accounting business in 1979. Deloitte LLP is the U.S. arm of a company called...
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Stowers breakthrough energizes American Century
Jonathan Thomas, CEO of American Century Investments, said the recent development of a new treatment for non-operative tumors crystallizes the vision of founder Jim Stowers Jr. and is boosting the...
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Ford's latest recall includes Transit vans
Ford Motor Co. issued a recall for almost 2,000 of the new Transit vans. Two recalls are affecting the 2015 Ford Transit van, a brand-new vehicle that first started being sold to the public in the...
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Boulevard Brewing expands in Northeast, launches new beer
Boulevard Brewing Co. announced new distribution agreements in northern New Jersey and in Philadelphia, its first expansion since May 2013. The expansion puts Boulevard in 27 states plus the District...
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Chiefs add solar array to Arrowhead Stadium
The Kansas City Chiefs announced a partnership with Kansas City Power & Light that led to the installation of 308 solar panels on their facilities at the Truman Sports Complex. The solar panels...
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Mariner Holdings promotes Greiner to chief investment strategist
Leawood-based Mariner Holdings LLC named Bill Greiner as the chief investment strategist for the entire company and all of its holdings on Wednesday. Greiner previously held the title of chief...
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Border Brewing on track to open in fall
Border Brewing Co. is in the process of turning a building in Kansas City's Crossroads District into a brewery and tap room that is currently on track to open in late October. The new brewery will be...
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Kennedy and Coe gets new KC office manager
Kennedy and Coe LLC, an accounting firm with a specialty in agriculture, promoted Stephanie Bolte-Lank to manager in the Kansas City office. Marc Johnson remains the managing partner at the firm’s...
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Forbes: Chiefs rank 24th in NFL for franchise value
The Kansas City Chiefs are worth $1.11 billion dollars, but that's only enough to rank 24th in the National Football League, according to a list from Forbes magazine. The No. 24 ranking in 2014 has the...
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Mutual of Omaha Bank plans to increase KC presence
While Mutual of Omaha Bank is in the process of shrinking its branch network in Denver, it's putting together expansion plans in the Kansas City area. With $237.3 million in deposits as of June 30,...
View ArticleGladstone Fastsigns franchise adds new printing technology
Electronics for Imaging Inc. (Nasdaq: EFII) recently brought its newest printer to the market and a Fastsigns franchise in Gladstone is one of the first in the nation to install one. The technical name...
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James Dornbrook: Tech advances drive H&R Block small biz service
H&R Block Inc. may be starting small with the launch of its new small business accounting service, but it’s thinking big. The new service targets businesses with 10 or fewer employees, typically...
View ArticleRussell Stover buyer sheds more light on plans
Many unknowns remain about what Russell Stover Candies Inc. will look like after it is acquired, but its intended new owners at Lindt & Sprungli tried to cut through the fog a bit by sharing what...
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Energy secretary: KC's new NNSA facility a model for U.S.
After eight years of planning, construction and the largest industrial move in the United States, the U.S. Department of Energy officially dedicated the new $687 million National Security Campus in...
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Kratofil appointed to Jackson County Sports Complex Authority
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon appointed Greg Kratofil Jr. to the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority. Kratofil, a Republican, will replace authority chairman Gerald Winship, an independent whose term...
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FC Kansas City heads to championship
FC Kansas City punched its ticket to the National Women's Soccer League championship match, which will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 2 p.m. on Sunday. This is the first appearance for FC Kansas City in the...
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New F-150 has consumers revved well before first test drive
Gary Crossley Ford already has a waiting list for people wanting to buy the newly designed 2015 Ford F-150, even though test drives probably won’t be available until December. The 2015 Ford F-150 uses...
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Two Leawood firms again rank as No. 1 and 2 U.S. advisers
For the second year in a row, two Leawood-based firms — Creative Planning Inc. and Mariner Wealth Advisors — earned the No. 1 and 2 spots, respectively, on the Barron’s magazine Top 100 Independent...
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American Century lands $530M from Arizona pension fund
American Century Institutional received $530 million in assets from Arizona State Retirement Systems. The investment will be placed in the American Century Non-U.S. Growth strategy, which looks for...
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Aon focuses on growth in Kansas City
Aon Risk Solutions is sending out abundant signs that it's serious about expanding its insurance brokerage business in Kansas City. The first sign came in July, when Aon acquired StoneRiver National...
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