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BATS Names New President

  BATS Global Markets has tabbed former NASDAQ executive Chris Concannon as its new president, the company announced this morning. Concannon, formerly executive vice president for transaction services at NASDAQ, will start his new role on Dec. 15, reporting  directly to CEO Joe Ratterman, BATS said… more

KC’s Jewish Community Foundation Earns National Acclaim

For the fourth straight year, the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City has earned the No. 1 spot nationally for its performance relative to the 153 other Jewish federations in North America. That came following the annual survey by… more

BATS Flexes Trading Muscle in October

Market-share records continue to fall, both domestically and in Europe, for Lenexa-based BATS Global Markets, which became the world’s largest trading platform earlier this year. The company today announced October market share of 21.4 percent in U.S. equities trading and… more

Frontier Wealth Expands to St. Louis

Frontier Wealth Management, a Kansas City-based investment advisory firm, has jumped into the St. Louis market. In a news release this afternoon, Frontier announced the acquisition of AHM Asset Management, saying the St. Louis firm meshed with its own client-service… more

Seats Sill Available for Work-Force Summit

If you’re looking for a seat to Tuesday’s gathering of business leaders, educators and work-force experts on Tuesday morning at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, you’re in luck: They’re still available. The fifth annual Greater KC Economic and Workforce Summit… more

Euronet Worldwide Bond Sale Could Raise $392 Million

Euronet Worldwide, the global electronic-payments processor based in Leawood, has announced plans to raise as much as $392 million in through an offering of convertible senior notes. The offering is expected to close on Wednesday, with Band of America Merrill… more

Streetcar Authority Sets Preliminary Schedule

If you miss your connection during a peak period when Downtown Kansas City's streetcar line beings operations, you won't have to wait long to catch another. The Kansas City Streetcar Authority's Board of Directors has approved a preliminary operating schedule that calls… more

Thank You Royals for an Incredible Season

The magic carpet ride on which the Royals carried our community for the last 30 days came to a quiet end last night as the Giants won the seventh and deciding game of the 2014 World Series by a 3-2… more

Hearing Set for Luxury Apartment Project in Overland Park

City planners in Overland Park will have scheduled a Nov. 10 review for a request by EPC Real Estate Group to build 200 luxury apartments and a modest amount of retail space near the city’s Downtown. The development group, less… more

Jenna Bush Hager to Address ABWA Conference in Overland Park

Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush, will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2014 American Business Women's Association's National Women's Leadership Conference, which convenes Thursday at the Overland Park Convention Center. The former first daughter is now… more