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Lawing Financial sells assets; founder will create new company
A group of Lawing Financial employees purchased much of the company's operations and plan to relaunch under a new name.
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Exclusive: Prominent KC-area bank leader resigns
The banker spent 16 years leading Kansas City operations, and the resignation will take effect Friday.
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KC woman sues Uber, alleging it ignored warnings about man who raped her
A Kansas City woman is suing Uber Technologies Inc. after she says she was raped by a driver with a history of violence that the ride-hailing company was warned about and allegedly ignored. The...
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Entrepreneur: Getting a win-win on legal bills
Curt Chase of Husch Blackwell talks about alternative fee arrangements and how they can help law firms grow their business while better managing clients’ legal bills.
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Trust account misuse gets KC lawyer disbarred
The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously agreed to disbar Kansas City attorney Ryan McMillin, a sole practitioner in the Northland, for trust account misuse and neglect of clients. The Office of the...
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KC economists: Amid all the chaos, economy keeps chugging along
Although global news seems to constantly give investors and business executives something to worry about, local economists say the market continues to plug along resiliently.
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National accounting firm gets more than expected from KC office
When Moss Adams LLP first established a presence in the Kansas City area in 2011 it expected to be focused on telecom, but quickly discovered lots of other opportunities.
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Consultant: As retail payment fraudsters move online, they'll find easy pickings
Proven data show that as a nation implements chip cards systems, criminals shift their attention to fraudulent online purchases instead, where they’re finding it much easier going. As the United...
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Sporting KC plans ceremony to honor Patterson
Sporting Kansas City will conduct a formal ceremony to honor Neal Patterson at Children’s Mercy Park before Tuesday night's 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals against FC Dallas. Patterson died...
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Alterra successor names new KC commercial banking leader
Dan Dewitt, a veteran Kansas City-area commercial banker, left Bank Midwest to join First Business Financial Services Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIZ) as its new vice president of commercial banking. Dewitt is an...
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Leader of Bryan Cave’s bankruptcy group dies
Mark Stingley, a partner and the global head of Bryan Cave LLP’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights Client Service Group, died Sunday at age 65. Stingley, a 40-year veteran of the...
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Leawood money manager takes just 18 months to top $1B in AUM
Chiron Investment Management LLC surpassed $1 billion in assets under management only 18 months after launching its initial fund in December 2015.
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Brenda Wood pleads guilty to embezzlement
Kansas City businesswoman Brenda Wood pleaded guilty to one count of theft from an employee benefit program and could face five years in prison. Wood owned a building cleaning service called...
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Edgar Law Firm adds L.A. office
Kansas City-based Edgar Law Firm LLC expanded its legal services to Los Angeles, adding a seasoned commercial trial attorney to get the ball rolling there.
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KC Fed chief: Unwinding the Fed balance sheet will be tricky
Esther George said that returning the U.S. to a more normalized monetary policy requires a carefully orchestrated, gradual approach to avoid sparking a recession. George, president of the Federal...
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Chiefs draw up e-commerce play to deliver more merch faster
The Kansas City Chiefs entered into a long-term partnership with a company called Fanatics to update and expand the team’s e-commerce platform. Fanatics, based in Jacksonville, Fla., will create an...
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Olathe man gets a year in prison for defrauding Honeywell
Trent Christie of Olathe was sentenced to a year in federal prison without parole for defrauding Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies LLC in Kansas City out of more than $50,000. Honeywell...
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Crossroads attracts another new craft brewer
A new brewery called Casual Animal Brewing Co. is coming to the Crossroads Arts District in the fall.
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Equity Bank CEO Elliott: Latest acquisitions won't be the last
In the midst of announcing a plan to enter the Oklahoma market by acquiring two banks at the same time, Equity Bank Chairman and CEO Brad Elliott made it clear that he’s just getting warmed up. Equity...
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Womack sentenced to federal prison for lying under oath
Kansas City businesswoman Cheryl Womack was sentenced to one year and six months in federal prison without parole and ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service. Womack...
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