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Among Ingram’s list of Top Home Builders in 2022, Lambie Custom Homes has been acquired by an Atlanta holding company. Operating in the metro for over 40 years, the business will now go by Lambie Grand, LLC, dba Lambie Homes.…
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A new program from the U.S. Department of Transportation will soon deliver the first payout of a five-year $484 million investment to rebuild bridges across the state. In the first year of the program, Missouri will receive $96.9 million. Funding arrives…
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A notice of intent from Canadian National (CN) is asking regulators to require Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) to divest the Springfield Line as a condition of their merge. The divestment would allow Canadian National to take…
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The company will be expanding its Kansas City presence with plans to construct and open a 8,700-square-foot Northland store by fall 2022. The other is slated to open in June on the Kansas side of the metro in Olathe. Fareway…
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Two of the Kansas City metro’s largest school districts announced they will be canceling classes through Wednesday of this week amid a staffing shortage. The districts say absences have been on the rise due to COVID-19 and other illnesses. The…
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Economic activity for the Kansas City district closed out the year displaying growth at a moderate pace, according to the latest Beige Book report, released on Jan. 12 by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Representing the…
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The 2021 recap for M&A activity in the U.S. consumer sector tallied more than 2,800 transactions, Bridgepoint Investment Banking says in a new report released today. Companies focused on consumer services accounted for the lion’s share of transactions—1,025—followed by consumer…
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Mariner Wealth Advisors closed out a big year of acquisitions in December by picking up California-based Viewpoint Financial Network—its 14th deal to close in 2021. Viewpoint’s $950 million in assets under management will add a sizeable chunk to Mariner’s existing…
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The stock market ended 2021 with a Santa Claus rally, even as the spread of COVID-19’s Omicron variant caused states to reimpose masking requirements and other restrictions. Warnings that commerce would be restricted followed many as countries reimposed restrictions on…
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Danforth is founder and CEO of Family Investment Center, a full-service, commission-free investment advisory firm that serves clients in the Kansas City area and across 13 states. Q. How much value do advisers add for the typical client? A. Assuming…
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