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Husch adds new food and agribusiness partner
Husch Blackwell LLP lures Joe Thompson to Kansas City as a partner for its food and agribusiness team. Thompson is a 19-year veteran in the legal field, spending the last 15 years counseling...
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Former Inergy president will lead new Crestwood Midstream division
Bill Gautreaux, the highest-ranking executive for Crestwood Midstream Partners in Kansas City, was promoted to chief marketing officer and head of the Supply and Logistics Group. Gautreaux is...
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UMB's Kemper: Marquette Financial deal 'transformational'
UMB Financial Corp. Chairman Mariner Kemper said he's extremely excited to close on the acquisition of Marquette Financial Cos. for $182.5 million in stock because it gives the company an edge in...
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Washington tech company acquires OP-based EZtax
Overland Park-based EZtax Inc. was acquired for an undisclosed amount in a stock-and-cash transaction by Avalara Inc. of Bainbridge Island, Wash. EZtax, originally known as BillSoft, was founded in...
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Palmer Square deal boosts AUM to almost $4B
Palmer Square Capital Management, based in Mission Woods, announced that it has closed on an investment loan package worth $435.8 million. Palmer Square now has $3.7 billion in assets under management....
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BankLiberty prunes branch so it can grow
BankLiberty announced that it will sell its Plattsburg branch to Union State Bank, allowing it to focus on Kansas City's Northland. BankLiberty CEO Brent Giles said the bank has 11 branches in the...
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Despite earlier assurances, Federal Savings Bank exits KC
The Federal Savings Bank sold its only bank branch in the Kansas City area to Blue Valley Ban Corp., despite earlier assurances from the CEO that the company was still interested in the Kansas City...
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KC accountant gets prison for embezzling from client
A judge in the U.S. District Court of Western Missouri sentenced local accountant Julie Hughes of Kansas City to two years and six months in federal prison without parole, after she pleaded guilty to...
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Now in year two, investor fatigue on H&R Block Bank sale is evident
It's been more than a year since H&R Block Inc. first announced that it signed an agreement to sell H&R Block Bank to BofI Federal Bank in San Diego, but the sale's importance to investors in...
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BATS ascends to No. 1 in one segment of market
BATS Global Markets now is the leading U.S. marketplace for exchange traded funds (ETFs), executing 26.1 percent of all ETF trading in May. On Thursday, the Lenexa-based stock exchange welcomed the...
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On The Money: EZtax’s sale to Avalara will realize potential
Overland Park-based EZtax Inc. isn’t one of the most widely recognized business brands in the Kansas City area. But its recent acquisition by Washington-based Avalara Inc. has the potential to put it...
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Creative Planning's latest No. 1 comes with a whiff of controversy
Leawood-based Creative Planning Inc. has been on an epic run, receiving steady accolades as one of the nation's best fee-only wealth advisory firms, but its most recent win is surrounded by a bit of...
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MarksNelson managing partner joins Missouri CPA board
Mark Radetic was elected to a three-year term on the board for the Missouri Society of CPAs. “I’m proud and humbled to serve this organization,” Radetic said in a release. “The MSCPA is the leader in...
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Ford loads up KC-made 2016 Transit with new options
Ford Motor Co. is adding lots of new options to the new 2016 Transit van produced at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo. The new van, which will hit dealership showroom floors by September,...
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KC attorney wins deportation case at U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas City-based immigration law firm Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law won a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, involving the deportation proceedings of its client for possession of a...
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H&R Block CEO expresses frustration during latest earnings report
H&R Block CEO Bill Cobb remains confident that the Kansas City-based tax preparer is well positioned for the future, but it was obvious during a conference call that he was frustrated by events...
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Husch partner gains presidential appointment
President Barack Obama has selected Kansas City attorney Jim Ash for a position on the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development. Ash has been a partner at Husch Blackwell LLP since...
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Black & Veatch escapes $800M whistle-blower case
The U.S. District Court in Kansas threw out a whistle-blower case seeking nearly $800 million in damages from Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp. Two former employees, Kevin Thomas and Carolyn...
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Polsinelli nabs Dentons partner for M&A practice
Frank Koranda resigned as a partner at Dentons US LLP and joined Polsinelli PC as a shareholder in its mergers and acquisitions practice. Koranda spent about 10 years at Dentons and its predecessor...
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Age-old 'fee-only' debate ensnares local wealth adviser
Financial planners and wealth advisers have been engaged in a heated debate for more than a decade about something that would seem to be straightforward: the definition of the term "fee-only." It's a...
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