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Area firm builds niche as go-to accountants for restaurants, breweries
Mize Houser & Co. PA's specialized niche of serving restaurants and breweries has now grown to the point where it's about 50 percent of the work the Topeka-based accounting firm does. The Overland...
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KC bar association dubs Polsinelli lawyer 'Baron of the Boardroom'
Frank Ross Jr., chairman of the business department at Polsinelli PC in Kansas City, will receive the 2017 Baron of the Boardroom award from the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Established in...
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Competitor acquires 40-year-old KC company
Industrial packaging company Merit Packaging Inc. of Kansas City was acquired by R.V. Evans Co. for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 1978, Merit Packaging was owned by Tom Raupp and Mike Sparks. With...
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'Project K' leads Kellogg's to close 185-employee KC operation
Kellogg Co. plans to shut down its snack distribution operation at 1801 N. Corrington Ave. in Kansas City, laying off 185 people. The operation will be gradually shut down from July 8 to Aug. 4. It's...
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KC accountant joins national IRS advisory committee
A Kansas City accountant has been named to a 10-person committee that advises the Internal Revenue Service on matters involving tax-exempt and government entities. Michael Engle, a partner in BKD LLP’s...
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Equity Bank creates executive position focused on M&A
Signaling its intent to remain an active bank acquirer, Equity Bank created an executive position that focuses entirely on strategic initiatives and integration. Executive Vice President Julie Huber...
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Newsmaker: 'I really bring my heart to work,' CommunityAmerica CEO Ginter says
In 2015, when Lisa Ginter became the first new CEO of CommunityAmerica Credit Union in 22 years, it was a job she had spent her entire career preparing for. Ginter has an accounting degree and an...
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Polsinelli names successor to Welsh
Kansas City-based Polsinelli PC has set the stage for Russ Welsh to step down as chairman, nominating F. Chase Simmons as chair-elect. Simmons still faces a June 8 vote of the law firm's shareholders...
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Marketing exec splits from Sporting spinoff, opens own shop
Andy Tretiak, who helped Sporting Kansas City successfully re-create its brand after being known as the Wizards, has launched a marketing firm called Brand Propulsion. Tretiak spent the past seven...
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Kansas regulators hand Great Plains/Westar deal yet another defeat
The attempt by Great Plains Energy Inc. to acquire Westar Energy Inc. has suffered yet another crippling blow from the Kansas Corporation Commission, which denied an application for reconsideration....
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Apollo 11 lunar sample bag is ready to take off again — at auction
A rare artifact from the first moon landing will be auctioned to the public. It's trip from space to the auction block was aided by the efforts of a couple Kansas City lawyers. Sotheby's New York will...
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After deadly explosion, Independence ammo plant keeps churning with $76M order
The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence received $76 million worth of orders from U.S. Army for .50-caliber ammunition. Now recovered from an April 11 explosion in the primer mixing area...
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Fidelity Bank adds two highly experienced mortgage lenders
Fidelity Bank continues to add highly experienced talent to its mortgage division in Overland Park, this time hiring two loan officers who each have more than 20 years experience. Fidelity Bank first...
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'Boring bank' shakes up its top leadership
After two-and-a-half years as president and CEO of Lawson Bank, Randy Baker abruptly left the company in April and was recently replaced by Brad May, the bank's senior vice president and chief credit...
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What a recent Supreme Court ruling on patents means to KC business
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a ruling that changed the rules surrounding venues for patent disputes, which could be highly beneficial to many businesses in the Kansas City area.
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Alphapointe earns partial win in patent battle
Kansas City-based nonprofit Alphapointe succesfully had two claims of patent infringement related to a tourniquet it produces for the U.S. Army dismissed. Alphapointe, an organization dedicated to...
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Venture capital in KC: The insider’s guide
KCBJ assembles panels representing both sides of the equation — entrepreneurs and venture capitalists — to sort out the sometimes confusing funding process. We’ve distilled their comments on a handful...
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First Citizens nabs U.S. Bank exec as new KC-area leader
First Citizens Bank & Trust, a $34 billion-asset bank based in North Carolina, named a new leader for its operations in the Kansas City area. The First Citizens Bank operation in the area now will...
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Olathe man pleads guilty to $8M investment scam
Nagy Shehata of Olathe pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., to one count of wire fraud for his role in an investment scam that netted more than $8 million. Shehata was president...
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Local firm helps victims win $65M settlement in massive Ponzi scheme
Overland Park-based law firm Kuckelman Torline Kirkland retrieved a $65 million settlement for victims of one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history. Perpetrated by R. Allen Stanford, the $7 billion...
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