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Chiefs' value climbs — but not in proportion to its wins
The Kansas City Chiefs have made the playoffs in three of the four seasons since Andy Reid took over as coach, but the team climbed only two spots on the Forbes ranking of the most valuable National...
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Auditor pleads guilty to embezzling from KC nonprofit
Tonya Topel, a 40-year-old North Kansas City woman, pleaded guilty to embezzling $277,000 from the Construction Benefits Audit Corp. CBAC is a nonprofit that conducts employer audits of union contracts...
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New Great Plains-Westar merger sheds light on salvage effort after initial...
The management and boards for Great Plains Energy Inc. and Westar Energy Inc. left no stone unturned in their attempt to salvage their merger, according to new regulatory filings.
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Recall will cause one-week layoff at Ford's KC plant
Workers on the Transit van production line at Ford Motor Co.'s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo will be laid of all next week to address a problem related to a recall. The recall is related to a...
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Kutak Rock's KC office produces new chairman
Kutak Rock named its first new chairman in 21 years and he comes from the firm's Kansas City office.
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KC-area financial advisers nab Nos. 1 and 2 in Barron's rankings
Barron's magazine ranks two Leawood-based companies rank as the nation's top two independent financial advisers. Creative Planning Inc. topped the list, and Mariner Holdings — parent company of Mariner...
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Safety violation that led to worker's death brings $500K fine for KC contractor
A St. Louis-area company called Fastrack Erectors was fined $500,000 by a federal court in Missouri after it was found guilty of violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations and...
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Local attorneys win $5M settlement in popcorn lung case
Attorneys from Independence-based Humphrey Farrington & McClain PC reached a $5 million settlement for a client who was exposed to dangerous chemicals while employed at a food manufacturing plant...
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KC law firm rebrands after period of significant growth
"As we got bigger, the name got bigger, but the better approach is to go the other way and keep it short," said Chuck Rouse, managing member of the firm formerly known as Douthit Frets Rouse Gentile...
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Mission Woods company's investment loan business reaches $2.59B
With the closing of its latest $300 million offering, more than half of the assets at Mission Woods-based Palmer Square Capital Management LLC are in investment loans known as Collateralized Loan...
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Cover Story: Is the KC beer market coming to a head?
With more than two dozen area breweries — and more on the way — the local market is filling but not yet tapped out. And for existing and new companies, the bar is rising.
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Cover Story: Boulevard has developed a recipe for tapping new markets
The Kansas City-based craft brewer follows a specific strategy for winning over customers outside its hometown.
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East Side credit union plans radio-thon to finalize startup capital
In a final push to raise the last $400,000 of startup capital, WeDevelopment Federal Credit Union will conduct a radio-thon and family festival event Sept. 29 and 30. The new WeDevelopment Federal...
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Ferrellgas hires former Fortune 500 CFO
Ferrellgas Partners LP (NYSE: FGP) hired Doran Schwartz as the propane distributor and retailer's new CFO. Schwartz previously was vice president and CFO of MDU Resources Group Inc. (NYSE: MDU), an...
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KC Crew founder turns love of rec sports into booming business
When Luke Wade moved to Kansas City about five years ago he had no idea that getting involved in recreational sports to make some friends would soon turn him into an entrepreneur.
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Lawyer found guilty of embezzling restitution payments from embezzler of $400K
Robert Young, an attorney from Liberty, was found guilty of one count of obstruction of justice for stealing restitution money from a client he represented. Young represented Rodney Tatum, a former...
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Commerce Bank’s first nontraditional branch helps it keep up with the times
Commerce Bank is now officially on the bandwagon of banks using nontraditional branch design to modernize and improve customer service and operate more efficiently.
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Lathrop Gage sheds another partner to a competitor
Melissa Sherman is the latest high-level attorney to leave Lathrop Gage LLP for one of its competitors. She was the chair of Lathrop's professional development committee.
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One of KC's most successful pro coaches leaves for a new job
Vlatko Andonovski, who brought three professional soccer championships to Kansas City, did not renew his contract as head coach of FC Kansas City, instead accepting a job in Seattle. Andonovski signed...
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Talent loss continues at Lathrop: 4 more attorneys leave
Kutak Rock LLP is the latest to pick off attorneys from the third-biggest Kansas City law firm. Lathrop Gage LLP has lost at least 12 attorneys since the start of October.
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