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Epiq sees Iris Data deal boosting managed services
Epiq Systems Inc. is no stranger to using mergers and acquisitions as a strategy for growth in the electronic legal discovery business. Its April 8 announcement that it would pay $134 million to...
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Cash, card or app?: Gift cards exchange more than just money
Loaded up with his belongings and on the way to a job site, Brian Reynolds makes time for one regular stop while he’s on the road. An app on his smartphone helps him find the nearest Starbucks...
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On the Money: BOK again taps its KC connection
It’s been three years since Marc Maun left Kansas City, but he’s back in the news. Many businesspeople in Kansas City remember Maun because he was the former CEO of Bank of Kansas City, a subsidiary of...
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Thorpe pours big beer, craft beer experience into Boulevard
Born in England, Simon Thorpe spent most of his career in marketing jobs outside the beer industry, collecting a host of experience that he brings to bear as the top local executive at Boulevard...
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Most plan to save tax refund, but confess wanting to travel
The average income tax refund this year is about $2,800, creating a nice windfall of cash for many Americans. So how are people spending that money? A new poll by H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) and...
View ArticleButtonwood Financial promotes Bastian to operations director
Kansas City-based Buttonwood Financial Group LLC announced that it named Brent Bastian as its new director of operations. Bastian spent the previous nine months as a portfolio technical specialist at...
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Low interest rates push Commerce Bank earnings down
Commerce Bancshares Inc. announced first-quarter earnings of $61.06 million, a decline of 5.1 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Interest rates were a big reason for the decline in...
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Kemper's C2FO sees new partner opening many doors
The latest client for C2FO helps it expand horizons from its roots in retail, giving it a solid foot in the door in manufacturing and industrial as well. Fairway-based C2FO has formed a partnership...
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Olathe man admits scheme to launder drug money at local casino
Christopher Anderson of Olathe pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and to commit money laundering. Anderson admitted that he and several other conspirators inserted more than $470,000...
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Polsinelli puts office in heart of health care business
Polsinelli PC has hired two well-known health care attorneys to open their first office in Nashville. The firm has named Bobby Guy as a shareholder. He is a veteran lawyer with 19 years of experience...
View ArticleDentons merger spree adds expertise, reach for KC clients
Two substantial law firm acquisitions for Dentons US LLP this year will make it the world's largest law firm, giving it the capability to bring significant new expertise and geographic reach to clients...
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Tax deadline arrives, signaling the end of a challenging tax season
In case you haven't noticed the incredibly long lines at the post office, Wednesday is tax deadline day, and midnight will officially put an end to a challenging tax season. If you're one of the major...
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Simmons Bank hires new local commercial lender
Simmons Bank announced the hiring of J. David Peer as its new senior vice president and commercial lender for the Kansas region, which includes the Kansas City area. Peer is a veteran banker with more...
View ArticleRegulators dial up enforcement actions against banks
The number of enforcement actions taken by bank regulators rose 30 percent in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2014, according to information in the Banking Compliance Index report....
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Morrill & Janes Bank gains new sibling in New Mexico
Heartland Financial USA Inc., the parent company for Morrill & Janes Bank & Trust, has an agreement to acquire Community Bancorporation of New Mexico Inc. in an all-cash deal worth about $11.3...
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Five local bank robberies end in guilty plea for KC man
Dale Williamson of Kansas City pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of bank robbery. Williamson admitted to driving the getaway car for five bank robberies in the metro area between April 24, 2014,...
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On the Money: New C2FO client will be pathway to more
For a firm that already has clients like Costco and Amazon, you’d think landing Mohawk Industries Inc. wouldn’t be as sexy a score, but for C2FO, the company is a runway model. Sure, Mohawk is the...
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KC Chamber prepares to find Heeter’s successor as CEO
The search will be on soon for one of the area’s most-visible CEO jobs. Jim Heeter plans to retire as CEO of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce at the end of the year. He has held the post for...
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Dentons, Polsinelli deals: different paths, same goal
A pair of law firms with large offices in Kansas City made substantial growth moves recently, following two very different strategies Dentons US LLP continued its merger spree by announcing an...
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BATS looks to corner a new part of options market
When it comes to trading in the options market, position means everything, so BATS Global Markets Inc. plans to offer more diversity in order to attract even more clients to its platform. "It's...
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