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Westlake Ace Hardware Acquires Augusta Ace Home Center

Posted January 13, 2025 Westlake Ace Hardware announced it will acquire Augusta Ace Home Center in Augusta, Kansas. The acquisition will be completed on March 17, according to a Monday release. Augusta Ace Home Center, located at 316 West 7th… more

Macy’s to Close 66 Stores Including Northland Location

Posted January 13, 2025 Macy's is shuttering over 60 locations across the U.S. including its retail store in the Metro North Crossing. The store closures are part of a plan to return the company to sustainable, profitable sales growth by… more

UMB Gets Regulatory Approval For Heartland Financial Acquisition

Posted January 13, 2025 Kansas City-based UMB Financial Corporation has received federal regulatory approval for its acquisition of Heartland Financial USA, which was announced in April last year. The acquisition of Heartland is a $2 billion all-stock transaction that would… more

Mariner Wealth Advisors’ First 2025 Acquisition Brings AUM to $550B

Posted January 10, 2025 Overland Park-based wealth management firm Mariner Wealth Advisors announced the acquisition of Cardinal Investment Advisors, increasing Mariner’s total assets to nearly $550 billion. Headquartered in Chicago, Cardinal adds $292 billion in assets under advisement and about… more

Prime Capital Financial Adds Partner to San Antonio Branch

Posted January 9, 2025 Overland Park-based Prime Capital Financial has added John Cervantes as a new partner to its San Antonio, Texas-based arm Crossvault Capital Management. Cervantes joins Prime Capital Financial with nearly 20 years of experience in financial planning… more

CommunityAmerica Merger Accelerates Expansion in St. Louis

Posted January 9, 2025 Lenexa-based CommunityAmerica Credit Union has accelerated its expansion into the St. Louis metro by merging with Electro Savings Credit Union. The merger officially began on Jan. 1, adding eight locations to CommunityAmerica’s footprint in St. Louis.… more

Ford Axes Hauling Contract with Kansas City-based Jack Cooper

Posted January 9, 2025 Kansas City-based automobile hauler Jack Cooper is losing its contract with Ford, with layoffs looming as a result. Ford informed Jack Cooper of its intentions to end the contract between the two companies on Jan 2,… more

Armstrong Teasdale Adds 10 Partners with One in Kansas City

Posted January 8, 2025 Armstrong Teasdale LLP has added 10 new partners to its roster of attorneys to kick-start 2025, one of whom will join the Kansas City office. Armstrong Teasdale announced eight lawyers would join the firm as partners… more

Creative Planning Acquires $1.3B Wisconsin RIA

Posted January 8, 2025 Overland Park-based Creative Planning announced the acquisition of Brookfield, Wisconsin-based Kowal Investment Group. Kowal is a registered investment advisor and has been active for over 37 years with over $1.3 billion in assets under management as… more

Acendas Travel Announces New President, Brent Blake to Retire

Posted January 7, 2025 Overland Park-based Acendas Travel has announced that long-time travel industry executive Richard Aquino will succeed president Brent Blake, who is retiring. Aquino will begin his position on January 27 while Blake will remain through the first… more