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The five strongest small banks in Kansas City
The Kansas City area includes some great small banks offering a wide variety of services to local businesses, but which are the strongest banks in the Kansas City area below $250 million in assets? We...
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BATS names former Nasdaq exec as new president
BATS Global Markets named an executive with experience in building up the Nasdaq exchange as its new president. Chris Concannon spent the past five years as president and COO of Virtu Financial, an...
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NKC company sells inkjet tech to Silicon Valley printer
Polymeric Imaging Inc. sold its patent and intellectual property assets related to the process of using digital ink jet printing on plastic sheets that are then heated and formed into a multitude of...
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Massive recall includes KC-made F-150, Ford Transit van
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 200,000 vehicles due to issues with fuel lines, air bags and brake sensors, including vehicles produced at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo. The largest...
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McGladrey names second new managing partner in KC this year
For the second time this year, McGladrey named a new managing partner in Kansas City. McGladrey announced that Ed Bartak will now lead the firm's Kansas City office. He replaces Tom Rourick, who just...
View ArticlePast losses boost current profit at Bank of Blue Valley
Shareholders of Bank of Blue Valley's parent firm Blue Valley Ban Corp just saw the book value of their company jump by $2.56 a share, thanks to recapturing an $11.78 million deferred tax benefit. The...
View ArticleFMSI sets up KC office, adds local partners
Financial Management Services Inc., a bank consulting firm based in Waverly, Kan., added two local executives as shareholders who will open a Kansas City office and help the firm grow. Mike Dixson and...
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ImpacT Awards: UMB Bank
Project lead: Christine Pierson, executive vice president of consumer services Project description: UMB trains bankers to become Digital Geniuses and set up free, in-person appointments with clients to...
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James Dornbrook: Banks flexing financial muscle share traits
Kansas City has 135 bank brands doing business in the area, all vying to separate themselves from the herd and show consumers how they're different from the competition. They often differentiate...
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ImpacT Awards: Lockton Cos. Inc.
Project lead: Kevin Ruel, vice president of global technology operations Project description: Lockton, the world's largest privately owned insurance brokerage firm, migrated its data to a private...
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Going Downtown: The case for downtown baseball
Through this year's playoff and World Series games, millions of television viewers were treated to sights of the Kansas City Royals' home. They saw Kauffman Stadium's perfectly manicured field, its...
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Going Downtown: Payoff pitch — ability to spur redevelopment
There's a big reason three-fourths of Major League Baseball stadiums are either downtown or on the periphery of a downtown: money. Baseball stadiums are getting more expensive to build, and the...
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Torn Label Brewing will release artful beers that imitate life
When Rafi Chaudry and Travis Moore first met at the Daily Dose in Overland Park, little did they know that 10 years later they would be starting their own brewery and creating a beer inspired by that...
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Mariner launches tax advisory service, looks to hire
Mariner Holdings LLC announced the launch of Mariner Consulting, a new subsidiary that will offer tax advisory services for a wide range of clients. Two highly experienced managing partners, Bob Soza...
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Exclusive: Creative Planning launches institutional division
Seeing growing requests for investment help from foundations and endowments, Leawood-based Creative Planning Inc. launched an institutional investments division and hired Tiya Lim to get it rolling....
View ArticleDouble Shift Brewing adds to budding Crossroads beer scene
Where most people just see an ugly cinder block building that looks like it was constructed behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War, Aaron Ogilvie sees a location that can become one of the hottest...
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Boulevard embarks on $12M expansion project
Backed by a new owner with fresh capital and plans to bring Boulevard Brewing Co.'s beers worldwide, the Kansas City-based brewery launched an expansion project that will boost the capacity of the...
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H&R Block helps customers sign up for health insurance
H&R Block Inc. has teamed up with GoHealth to offer free health insurance enrollment services to help clients avoid tax penalties under the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires most people to have...
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UMB's deposits set another market share record
For the fourth year in a row, UMB Bank has the top spot in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s 2014 Deposit Market Share Report for the Kansas City area. Not only did UMB nab the top spot, it set a...
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With a brand-new HQ, BankLiberty regroups
BankLiberty's newly expanded and renovated headquarters building in the Northland represents more than just growth. It's a symbol of a change at the bank. Although BankLiberty is technically still a...
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