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Lamar Hunt Jr. buys Missouri Mavericks hockey team
Lamar Hunt Jr. bought a 100 percent ownership stake in the Missouri Mavericks for an undisclosed amount and hopes to use his contacts and experience to grow hockey throughout the Kansas City area. The...
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James Dornbrook: Dickinson Financial sees sale start to pay off
Five years ago, Kansas City-based Dickinson Financial Corp. found itself in a world of hurt, plagued by a 23.32 percent problem-loan ratio that caused it to lose $310 million in 2009 alone. Its main...
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NHL is not the driving factor in Hunt Jr.'s plans for KC hockey
The Missouri Mavericks introduced Lamar Hunt Jr. as the team's new owner, giving him a chance to share his big vision for hockey in the Kansas City area. Hunt said he sees the Mavericks as a great...
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ECHL commmissioner: Mavs' Hunt Jr. will be a huge asset to league
Brian McKenna, commissioner of the ECHL hockey league, said having new Missouri Mavericks owner Lamar Hunt Jr. in the league will be beneficial not only for the local hockey team, but the entire minor...
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Missouri insurance director will lead national regulatory group
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners named Missouri Insurance Director John Huff as their new president-elect. The election filled a vacancy created when former NAIC...
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Local mutual funds rank high in national list of best fund families
Funds managed by American Century Investments and Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. were recognized by Barron's magazine for having some of the best mutual fund families in the business. The rankings...
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Mutual Fund Store rides acquisition into insurance
The Mutual Fund Store acquired 100 percent ownership of Liberty-based Stuart Woodbury Insurance Inc. for an undisclosed amount, allowing it to enter the term life insurance market. John Bunch, CEO of...
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ATK spinoff affects KC workers at Bushnell, Lake City Ammo Plant
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK) completed a huge spinoff and merger that gives separate new owners to two of its subsidiary business operations in the Kansas City area. ATK Sporting Group, which...
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Ash Grove nabs award-winning CFO from Dairy Farmers of America
Ash Grove Cement announced Monday that it hired David Meyer as its new CFO. Meyer, who will also serve as a vice president, fills a vacancy created when former CFO Randy Vance was promoted to president...
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Ultrax Aerospace sets stage for huge growth, hires president
Ultrax Aerospace is a manufacturer that most local business people have never heard of, but that didn't keep the company from luring their new president away from a company most have heard of:...
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HCA, foundation settle charity-care dispute for $15M
HCA Midwest Health agreed to pay $15 million to the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to settle a legal battle about contractual obligations regarding spending on charitable care in the...
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KC craft beer scene buzzes with activity
It's going to be a busy few months for the Kansas City craft beer scene, which is great news for local beer lovers. Kansas City Bier Co. is holding an anniversary celebration, Border Brewing Co. will...
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NBH's latest share repurchase will be for $50M
National Bank Holdings Corp., the parent for Kansas City-based Bank Midwest, once again authorized the repurchase of $50 million worth of its own stock. The bank holding company (NYSE: NBHC) did this...
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Special-access Boulevardia tickets should go fast
Tickets for Boulevardia, a three-day urban street festival featuring craft beer, food, music and other entertainment, will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Feb. 25, and the special-access tickets are expected...
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Banks, credit unions embrace Obama's cyber-security plan
It's not often that banks and credit unions see eye to eye in a political theater, but the growing threat and expense of cyber crime is creating strange bedfellows. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama...
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James Dornbrook: The Mutual Fund Store deal almost ensures big things
Given that The Mutual Fund Store CEO John Bunch said the company's foray into the insurance business is just the start of it becoming a full-service financial planning firm, it's pretty safe to expect...
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James Dornbrook: Mavericks rumors shoot - and (mostly) miss!
It could be the passion of fans or just the sheer amount of colorful characters involved in the business, but nothing generates rumors like a sports franchise. The sale (announced Feb. 6) of the...
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Results Technology seeks growth through restructuring, M&A
Lenexa-based Results Technology Inc., a consulting firm that provides technology solutions for a variety of businesses, just named a new president to free up its CEO to explore growth opportunities,...
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BATS lands listing for new China-focused ETF
BATS Global Markets announced Tuesday that it began listing the new KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF (BATS: KEMP), which is the first U.S. exchange traded fund to offer exposure to China...
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Fraudulent filings using TurboTax put entire industry on high alert
With the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the midst an investigation into numerous false tax returns that were filed through Intuit Inc.'s TurboTax software, the entire tax services industry is on...
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