Banking & Financial Services
As part of the sixth annual ranking of the Best Banks In Each State 2023, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and UMB have broke reached a rank of fourth and fifth respectively based on the banks’ attention to community financing. Nodaway Valley…
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Creighton University released its Rural Mainstreet Index report for June showing above growth neutral for the month to its highest level since May 2022. The survey’s 10-state region overall reading for June climbed to 56.9 from May’s 55.8. The index…
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After last year’s flat rate for tuition, the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) decided to increase tuition rates for Kansas collegiate schools. The decision was made Wednesday during a KBOR meeting. The University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State…
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In the week ending June 10, the advanced figures for seasonally adjusted initial claims were 262,000, the previous week's level was up by 1,000 from 261,000 to 262,000. The 4 week moving average was 246,750, an increase of 9,250 from…
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Q: How long was Creative Planning looking to buy BerganKDV and what made them stand out? A: We have been talking for over a year. What we are looking for in this acquisition is to broaden our talent base and…
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The only Kansas City entrant to appear on this year's Fortune 500 goes to Merriam-based Seaboard Corp (SEB). The company placed in the No. 364 spot on the list of rankings. Seaboard holds more than 12,000 employees and brings in…
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New data from the Federal Reserve Bank show a steep decline in business demand for commercial and industrial loans since interest rates began their sharp rise to combat inflation in the second quarter of 2022. The Fed’s survey of lending…
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Creative Planning, the Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) firm, announced its acquisition of BerganKDV on Monday. The acquisition will see BerganKDV become a new workforce designed around business-focused services called Creative Planning Business and will bring over 600 employees under the…
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The former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Esther George appeared on the American Century Investments webinar to address her thoughts on inflation trends plaguing the economy. On Wednesday, George made her first public speaking…
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Stock prices for publicly traded banks in the Kansas City region show that most have leveled off from the sector-wide plunge induced by three major bank failures in the U.S. this year, but share prices overall remain sharply lower than…
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