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Posted July 11, 2024 Overland Park-based Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC announced it has entered into two separate agreements to sell off its subsidiaries to restructure the company. Tortoise Capital has agreed to sell the assets managed by Ecofin Advisors Limited,…
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Posted June 6, 2024 A survey by ShareBuilder 401k shows only a portion of small businesses offer 401(k) benefits to their employees. ShareBuilder surveyed responses from 500 U.S. small business owners with one to 50 employees and found that only…
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Posted June 5, 2024 Forvis announced it has entered into an international partnership with Paris-based Mazars, launching a new $5 billion global network called Forvis Mazars. The two accounting firms announced the new two-firm network last week. Forvis Mazars LLP…
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Posted June 3, 2024 Lenexa-based Vytelle announced it will open its 21st in vitro fertilization lab in the third quarter in Melbourne, Australia. The state-of-the-art facility will allow for increased market accessibility to Vytelle’s hormone-free in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology. The…
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Posted May 16, 2024 Leawood-based fintech firm C2FO’s capital platform has been selected to operate with the State Bank of India (SBI) and Dabur India Ltd. as the platform's inaugural participants. The Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) platform—also named C2treds—has…
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Posted May 13, 2024 Westlake Ace Hardware's parent company announced it has agreed to acquire Bishop Ace Hardware, a 13-store chain in central Illinois. The acquisition is expected to be completed on July 28, 2024, according to the company. Ace…
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Posted May 1, 2024 Kansas and Missouri are tied for the number of rural hospital closures since 2005. The fourth largest amount by state in the U.S., according to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. Both Kansas and…
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Posted April 29, 2024 UMB Financial Corporation and Heartland Financial, USA Inc. announced the two companies have entered into a merger agreement. The transaction will increase UBM assets by over 40 percent, the largest acquisition in UMB history. UMB’s acquisition…
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Posted April 15, 2024 Garmin Ltd. company veteran, Andrew Etkind, announced he is stepping down from his role as general counsel effective July 1, 2024. He will remain with the company as vice president and secretary. Etkind joined Garmin in…
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Posted April 3, 2024 One person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu which is believed to be connected to an outbreak of the disease in dairy cows in the state, Kansas and New Mexico. The Texas Department of…
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