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Filing: Ward family got $1.5B for Russell Stover
Kansas City's Ward family received $1.506 billion for the sale of Russell Stover Candies Inc. in July, according to the annual report for new owner Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, which was...
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Your shopping guide for Big 12 men's basketball tournament tickets
If you're planning to buy tickets to the Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship at the Sprint Center, we're here to help you with a pricing guide. TiqIQ Inc., which helped us identify available tickets...
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Valley Speedway could soon be back in action
After getting shut down in July because of noise violations, Valley Speedway now appears to have an agreement with the Grain Valley Board of Aldermen that could get it back up and racing. Founded as a...
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KC producer sends latest movie into distribution
Local movie producer R. Phillip Sarnecki sold the distribution rights for his latest work "Hope Bridge" to Pure Flix Entertainment LLC, which will distribute it nationwide. "Hope Bridge" stars Boo Boo...
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New association disbands KC's top youth hockey team
The newly formed Kansas City Youth Hockey Association, which new Missouri Mavericks owner Lamar Hunt Jr. recently helped establish, already is generating controversy after voting to dissolve the KC...
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Harley-Davidson will lay off 169 in Kansas City
Harley-Davidson Inc. informed the state of Missouri that it intends to lay off 169 employees by May 11. The company (NYSE: HOG) had 800 employees last July, when it ranked No. 50 on the Kansas City...
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James Dornbrook: KC Fed’s George sees ‘urgency’ to modernize tech
An ongoing period of significant technological change in the U.S. financial system is creating the opportunity for better speed and efficiency, but it's also creating challenges. Esther George,...
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Ford officially puts KC's F-150 production in gear (photos)
Ford Motor Co. celebrated a huge milestone Friday by officially launching production of the newly designed F-150 pickup at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo. Joe Hinrichs, Ford's President of...
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Ford's new body shop leaves a big impression
Ford Motor Co. gave the media a peek behind the curtain at the technological marvel that produces the newly designed F-150 pickup truck at its Kansas City Assembly Plant, which began rolling off the...
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BATS completes $365M acquisition of Hotspot FX
BATS Global Markets announced that it completed the previously announced acquisition of Hotspot FX, officially inserting itself into the $5.3 trillion global foreign exchange market. The $365 million...
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Outsourcing decision results in Harley-Davidson layoffs
Harley-Davidson Inc. layoffs in the Kansas City area aren't due to a desire to hire more seasonal workers, but instead because the company is outsourcing some work currently done in-house. The...
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Craft brewing market share reaches double digits for first time
For the first time since the Brewers Association started collecting data, craft brewers now control a double-digit market share. The latest data from the Brewers Association shows craft brewers had an...
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BMO debuts cardless ATMs in Kansas City
BMO Harris Bank is the first bank in the Kansas City area to offer a new system called Mobile Cash, which allows people to withdraw money quicker from an ATM using their smart phones instead of the...
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Bank of Blue Valley parent hopes new exchange increases its stock visibility
Blue Valley Ban Corp., the holding company for Bank of Blue Valley, is trying to make its stock more visible by listing on the OTCQX exchange which is operated by OTC Market Group Inc. The move comes...
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Appeals court grants class-action status in JaxCo courthouse asbestos case
The Missouri Court of Appeals reversed a ruling by a Jackson County judge that denied class certification for a lawsuit by people exposed to asbestos fibers at the Jackson County Courthouse. The ruling...
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KC's top 10 banks by loan growth
The 136 banks in the Kansas City area are engaged in a heated battle every day to make quality loans and keep their businesses profitable and healthy. But who's winning the war? We crunched the numbers...
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H&R Block survey: Consumers willing to help combat tax fraud
A new survey released by H&R Block Inc. showed that 96 percent of consumers are willing to take some sort of action to combat tax fraud, even if it may add a bit of inconvenience. Tax fraud costs...
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Chief accountant at NBH resigns
National Bank Holdings Corp., the parent for Kansas City-based Bank Midwest, announced that Chief Accounting Officer H. Wayne McGaugh resigned on March 16. McGaugh is a 23-year veteran of the...
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Survey: Mobile banking customers willing to pay for the service
A survey by SNL Financial found that about one in four people who use their smart phones for mobile banking would be willing to pay $3 a month for that service. The New York and Pacific Coast areas...
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Benefits of thinking differently about life insurance in estate planning
Life insurance is a staple in every estate plan, but it’s typically not used to its full potential as an asset for creating multigenerational benefits. Kevin Johnson, a registered agent for New York...
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