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UMB announces 2M share repurchasing program
UMB Financial Corp. announced that its board of directors authorized the repurchase of as many as 2 million shares of common stock over the next year. The company's board of directors took the vote at...
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Locally-based mutual banks agree to merger
Two of the oldest mutual banks in the Kansas City area have agreed to merge, forming an entity with $650 million in assets. First Federal Bank and Inter-State Federal Savings and Loan will merge,...
View ArticlePolsinelli climbs Am Law 100 rankings
After cracking American Lawyer's top 100 law firms list for the first time last year, Polsinelli PC climbed seven spots to No. 86. The Am Law 100 list, which was released this week, ranks the nation's...
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Three questions with former GE CEO Jack Welch
Rainy Day Books teamed up with Country Club Bank to conduct a private book signing event and question and answer session with Jack and Suzy Welch, co-authors of "The Real-Life MBA," which is currently...
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On the Money: Newest KC arrival comes girded for competition
The newest bank to enter the Kansas City market also is going to be one of the largest. Fifth Third Bank announced that it will open a loan production office in the Kansas City area, its first in the...
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Customer satisfaction rises at top KC banks
Commerce Bank and UMB Bank both improved their scores in J.D. Power and Associates' U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study, but only Commerce Bank substantially advanced its ranking. Commerce Bank...
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It's official: CBIZ now is a Plaza resident
CBIZ Inc. has officially left Leawood and set up shop in a newly remodeled space on the top six floors of the Plaza Steppes building on Kansas City's Country Club Plaza. The move was announced in July,...
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GM will invest $174M in Fairfax Assembly Plant
Preparing to build the newly redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Malibu, General Motors Co. announced that it will invest $174 million in its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kan. The all-new Malibu is a...
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GM celebrates massive 500M-vehicles-sold milestone in KC
General Motors Co. pulled out all the stops to celebrate surpassing the milestone of 500 million vehicle sales during its 106-year history. Held at the Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kan., the...
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Former Garmin CFO lands new job in OP
Kevin Rauckman joined BOSC Inc., a subsidiary of BOK Financial, as senior vice president in charge of building up the company's corporate cash investing business. Rauckman spent 16 years at Garmin...
View ArticleGrant Thornton settles into new office space
Grant Thornton LLP didn't have to travel far to move into a new Kansas City office with more room to grow. The accounting, auditing and tax advisory firm stayed in the same building at 1201 Walnut St.,...
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UMB names new head of HR
Kansas City-based UMB Financial Corp. promoted Shannon Johnson to become executive vice president and chief human resources officer. The role makes Johnson responsible for managing talent and helping...
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CrossFirst sees big potential in SBA preferred-lender status
CrossFirst Bank hopes to rocket up the list of Small Business Administration lenders in the Kansas City area now that it’s been granted preferred-lender status. It’s extremely beneficial to be an SBA...
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Familiar face returns to Adams Dairy Bank
Adams Dairy Bank in Blue Springs has been searching for a new chief credit officer ever since Steve Giles left in February. Giles left to go work with his brother at BankLiberty, accepting a position...
View ArticleHusch Blackwell lands experienced energy industry attorney
Husch Blackwell LLP's latest addition brings some high-level experience to its energy and natural resources practice in Kansas City. Michael Eason, who has 26 years of experience in the legal field,...
View ArticleBrenda Wood gets a new attorney but forgoes a speedy trial
Brenda Wood remains in custody as she awaits a trial that won’t happen for at least three more months. Wood is accused of embezzling money from a 401(k) plan she set up for employees as well as...
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Entrepreneur: Landing growth capital
Editor’s note: The content below comes from the Kansas City Business Journal’s roundtable on venture capital. ABC named its popular TV show about investors negotiating deals with entrepreneurs “Shark...
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On the Money: Malibu retooling aims to put brakes on sales skid
General Motors Co.’s announcement that it would spend $174 million on its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kan., to retool for production of the newly redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Malibu is a huge...
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The Venture Capital Issue: Is KC playing in a lower league?
If you’re an entrepreneur in the Kansas City area, you’ve got numerous local resources within easy reach to help you learn every aspect of launching a business. But once your company gets rolling and...
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The Venture Capital Issue: Risk, lack of success scare off investors
Kansas City has many serial entrepreneurs who have found success, understand the importance of venture capital and are doing their part to continue to develop a culture of venture capital investing in...
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