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PGA Tour commissioner calls KC tournament 'a shining example'
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said he was pleased with the success of the Digital Ally Open this year, calling Kansas City’s professional golf tournament “a shining example.” Monahan pointed out...
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Daniel Friedrich, who spent the last 16 years at Grant Thornton LLP, resigned to join CBIZ Inc. as a new managing director of the tax department in Kansas City. Friedrich will report to Jodi Robinson,...
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DeBruce Cos. hires UMKC chancellor as its new COO
Leo Morton decided to retire early from his job as chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City to work for Paul DeBruce. DeBruce was founder and CEO of DeBruce Grain Inc., which was reaping...
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CEO/co-owner of former fast-rising company faces tax evasion charges
Barrett Prelogar of Leawood, the former CEO and co-owner of Kansas City-based Winntech Digital Systems Inc., has been indicted on two counts of tax evasion. According to a release from the the U.S....
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Ex-Brooke Corp. leader is still in court a lot — suing a law firm
Robert Orr, founder and former CEO of now defunct insurance franchiser Brooke Corp., is in the midst of his fourth attempt to use the court system to get millions of dollars from his company’s...
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Wealth adviser develops key tool to drive growth: education
Stephen Stricklin, founder of Lee’s Summit-based Wise Wealth, thinks the timing is perfect for his firm’s presence and reputation to grow in the Kansas City area, and he's using his teaching background...
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Armstrong Teasdale adds team of corporate services lawyers in KC
Armstrong Teasdale LLP raided three attorneys from Van Osdol PC to set up a corporate services department in Kansas City. David Kim was added as a partner, and Elizabeth Patterson and Michael Grigsby...
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Bank hopes to help more disadvantaged businesses land city contracts
The For Change Initiative has been successful getting more minority contractors involved in city contracts, but Lead Bank CEO Josh Rowland thinks the effort is only scratching the surface of its...
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Bats co-founder accepts board seat at NY tech firm
Joe Ratterman, co-founder of Bats Global Markets Inc., accepted an appointment to the board of Axoni, a New York-based capital markets technology company. Ratterman will be the only independent...
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Competitor nabs Lockton’s longtime construction insurance leader
Michael Campo spent the past 21 years at Lockton Cos. leading its construction services group in Kansas City, but he recently resigned to accept a job with a competitor. On Sept. 1, Campo will become...
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Trozzolo's latest acquisition will be a 'watershed' moment
With its latest acquisition, Trozzolo Communications Group is taking a deeper dive into the legal marketing space.
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Ex-employee sues Waddell & Reed over management of its 401(k) program
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. faces a class-action lawsuit over the way the company managed its retirement accounts.
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Leawood financial services firm widens focus to include broker-dealers, advisers
With the Department of Labor in the process of enacting new fiduciary rules, CreativeOne now is putting together solutions to help broker-dealers and investment advisers quickly adapt. Founded in 1984,...
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TGP Investments adds another manufacturing company to its portfolio
Kansas City-based private equity fund TGP Investments II LLC added a manufacturing operation called Air Power Systems Co. LLC to its TGP Capital Partners II portfolio. Air Power Systems, known as...
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Sporting KC’s team value jumps on Forbes ranking
Sporting Kansas City saw the value of its franchise jump 33 percent in the past year, placing it among the 10 most valuable teams in Major League Soccer, according to a list from by Forbes magazine....
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Dimensional Innovations launches new tech for sports stadiums
Overland Park-based Dimensional Innovations finished a job at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta that incorporates new technology called the Partner Portal.
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Mariner’s CFO will retire; successor named
Mariner Holdings is losing CFO Tim Connealy, who plans to retire Aug. 31. Connealy joined Mariner in 2011. Before that, he spent eight years as president of Dickinson Financial Corp. He also spent 10...
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Is social media shaming grounds for firing an employee?
Firing an employee identified as being at a neo-Nazi or white supremacist rally may seem like the right decision. But is it legal?
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H&R Block names former Uber president as its new CEO
H&R Block Inc. hired a new president and CEO to succeed Bill Cobb, who retired at the end of July. Jeffrey Jones' experience includes some of the nation's best-known brands. Until Jones starts Oct....
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Husch Chairman Watson: Ready for something new as he prepares to end role
As chairman of Husch Blackwell LLP for the past six years, Maurice Watson gave the firm’s Kansas City office a strong leadership voice, but he plans to step down March 31.
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