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Core Bank enters KC market, hires experienced local leader
Core Bank opened a loan production office in Overland Park and named Jason Moxness as its regional president. Core Bank is a $454 million-asset bank based in Omaha. The new office on the fifth floor of...
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New Lockton CEO resigns after less than three months
Glenn Spencer has resigned as president and CEO of Lockton Cos. Inc. effective immediately and was succeeded by Vice Chairman Ron Lockton. Spencer officially became president and CEO on May 1, when...
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Harley cuts will hit KC plant
Harley-Davidson Inc. plans to lay off 180 people at its plants in Milwaukee and Kansas City, according to union officials. Harley-Davidson employs more than 600 people at its 400,000-square-foot plant...
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Comets' coming season in doubt as league seeks new team ownership
The Kansas City Comets lost their franchise license with the Major Arena Soccer League, now is actively seeking a new ownership group for the market.
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HR lawyer Freeman joins KC office of national firm
Shelly Freeman, a 30-year veteran with a specialty in employment law, joined Jackson Lewis PC’s Overland Park office as a principal. Freeman previously worked at her firm, Freeman & Fowler LLC in...
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Failed joint venture brings more legal headaches for Jet Midwest
The legal battle about damages from a failed joint venture between Kansas City-based Jet Midwest Group LLC and a Chinese company called Sino Jet Holding Ltd. continues to grow.
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KC Makers: Continental Cast Stone carves out a niche [PHOTOS]
KC Makers is an occasional feature highlighting the varied and fascinating things that are made in the Kansas City area. Hidden behind a small business park in southern Shawnee is a manufacturing plant...
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KC Makers: Continental Cast Stone carves out a niche [PHOTOS]
KC Makers is an occasional feature highlighting the varied and fascinating things that are made in the Kansas City area. Hidden behind a small business park in southern Shawnee is a manufacturing plant...
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Banking on women: CommunityAmerica amasses wealth of female executive talent
CEO Lisa Ginter said that having more gender diversity on her leadership team is the "secret sauce" to CommunityAmerica's recent success.
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KC printer adds talent for growth by acquiring Olathe operation
Kansas City-based NextPage, a state-of-the-art printing and marketing company, acquired Burns Printing in Olathe for an undisclosed amount. Burns Printing was owned by John and Diane Burnell, who are...
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Changes reshape IP litigation landscape in Kansas
Businesses that regularly defend or enforce patents are finding the legal waters a bit more muddied these days, due to a Supreme Court ruling combined with court rules in Kansas.
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Past, future jostle for attention as Chiefs introduce current GM
Before introducing Brett Veach as the new general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs, Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt took time to clear the air a bit regarding the firing of previous GM John Dorsey. In...
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Sprint suit: Competitor has been overcharging for long-distance since 2011
Sprint Corp. is arguing that a Missouri carrier has been overcharging it for long-distance carrier fees since at least 2011. Sprint filed suit Wednesday in federal court in Kansas City, seeking damages...
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H&R Block continues to protect its turf in court
H&R Block Inc. is being crystal clear that it won’t tolerate franchisees setting up private offices to steal its clients, filing another lawsuit to protect its territory.
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KC area’s only pro golf tournament tees off this week
The Digital Ally Open, which is the Kansas City area’s only PGA Tour-sanctioned golf tournament, kicks off this week at LionsGate in Overland Park. Tournament week events started Monday with a pro-am...
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Colorful entrepreneur hopes to help businesses see themselves in a new light
Serial entrepreneur Benny Lee has a new project, and you’ve probably seen some of the results on the Kansas City skyline.
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Flooding postpones KC’s pro golf tournament
The Digital Ally Open was scheduled to tee off Thursday, but rains flooded the fairways at the Nicklaus Golf Club in Overland Park, causing the tournament to be postponed for a day. The tournament has...
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Entrepreneur: 4 basics to effective hiring
Dan Heiman knows a thing or two (or four) about hiring as president of M2H Partners, an Overland Park talent management company. He shares advice for entrepreneurs looking to fill out their staffs.
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Ford celebrates 100th anniversary of making trucks [PHOTOS]
Ford Motor Co. is celebrating its 100th anniversary of truck production, including 50 years of building the vehicles in Kansas City. On July 27, 1917, the first Ford Model TT truck rolled off the...
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Alphapointe CEO: Competitor for big Army contract isn't playing fair
Alphapointe CEO Reinhard Maybry said his company developed a superior new battlefield tourniquet, but the competitor holding the contract isn’t playing fair as the U.S. Army decides which one to use.
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