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Old World Spices will bring American Royal BBQ winners to market
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Competition champions now have an opportunity to get their award-winning rub and sauce recipes commercialized through a new partnership with Old World Spices and...
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Kansas Speedway will host two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 2015
Kansas Speedway will host two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 2015, including its second night race on May 9 and another race in The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Oct. 18. The night race at the...
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Central States taps nomination for national craft beer distributor award
Central States Beverage Co., a distributor of alcoholic beverages in the Kansas City area, is a nominee for the Craft Beer Distributor of the Year Award from the National Beer Wholesalers Association...
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Chiefs, KC business community celebrate new season [PHOTOS]
About 800 people showed up at this year's Kansas City Chiefs Kickoff Luncheon, hosted by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, the biggest turnout ever. The event is designed to give the local...
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Chiefs' Hunt: If NFL eyes KC for Super Bowl, 'we'll be ready'
The success of last year's Super Bowl in New York, the first held outdoors in a northern city, has Kansas City fans buzzing about the possibility of hosting the National Football League's championship...
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James Dornbrook: NNSA move shows off KC’s teamwork, ingenuity, work ethic
The dedication of the new $687 million National Security Campus in Kansas City offered an opportunity to revel in the strong work ethic, ingenuity and teamwork found in the metro area — and show it off...
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Simmons First completes Delta Trust acquisition
Simmons First National Corp. announced that it completed the $66 million acquisition of Delta Trust & Banking Corp. Pine Bluff, Ark.-based Simmons First National Corp. is the parent of Simmons...
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Mutual of Omaha Bank names KC manager
Looking to increase its presence in the Kansas City area, Mutual of Omaha Bank hired a manager to oversee its only local branch. Dianna Mullins, a 15-year banking industry veteran, will serve as...
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Great-West/J.P. Morgan deal creates giant (and growing) operation in OP
Great-West Financial completed its acquisition of Overland Park-based J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC, creating the second-largest retirement portfolio operation in the United States. The...
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CrossFirst powers up energy banking group
CrossFirst Bank announced the formation of a highly experienced banking group that will focus on the oil, gas, and energy market. Ron Baldwin, chairman of Leawood-based CrossFirst Bank, sees huge...
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KC exports rank among top 50 U.S. metro areas
The Kansas City metro area ranks among the top 50 metropolitan areas for exports, according to a report by the International Trade Administration. About 2,100 area companies exported $8 billion in...
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Harley-Davidson brings new electric motorcycle to Kansas City
Worth Harley-Davidson is offering people an opportunity to ride Harley-Davidson's first hand built, non-production, custom electric motorcycle from Thursday through Saturday. Project Livewire is not...
View ArticleMeridian launches outsourced CFO services
Newly merged with Cillessen Financial, Louisburg-based Meridian Business Services is using its added strength to launch outsourced Chief Financial Officer services for small to mid-size businesses....
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Ford is millennials' No. 1 brand
Ford Motor Co. has surpassed other automobile manufacturers and become the brand millennial buyers consider first, according to a study by Maritz Research in St. Louis. Technology is a big reason...
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James Dornbrook: Soccertown USA brings home another title
Kansas City is putting up a strong argument for being dubbed the soccer capital of America, with FC Kansas City tallying the area’s third professional soccer championship in the past year. FC Kansas...
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Newsmaker: Mutual Fund Store CEO starts at bottom, stays grounded
With almost 25 years of experience in financial services, John Bunch became CEO of The Mutual Fund Store in February 2012. In his time at the Overland Park financial advisory company, it has added...
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Exclusive: Anheuser-Busch launches special Chiefs brew
Kansas City Chiefs fans attending home games this season will have access to a special new beer called Kingdom Red Ale that will only be offered at Arrowhead Stadium and team events. Kingdom Red Ale is...
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Exclusive: Mariner Holdings acquires Leawood venture capital fund
Mariner Holdings remains an active business acquirer, this time gathering a majority stake in a Leawood-based venture capital fund called Flyover Capital. Flyover Capital was formed about 18 months ago...
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MarksNelson rebranding drops a few names
Marks Nelson Vohland Campbell Radetic LLC officially changed its name to simply MarksNelson LLC, as part of a strategy to position the company for future growth. Originally formed in 2001 through the...
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Enterprise Bank expands bilingual branch in KCK
After opening its first totally bilingual branch in February, Enterprise Bank & Trust already needs to expand. High customer demand led the bank to initiate plans to nearly double the size of its...
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