Kansas City, Missouri

KC Construction Firm McCownGordon Says It Is Now 100% Employee-Owned

McCownGordon announced today that it had completed implementation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, making the Kansas City construction firm 100 percent employee-owned. The move was effective Jan. 1. In a news release, the company said the move was part of a succession… more

BATS Extends Its Global, Market Reach With $365 Million Acquisition of Hotspot FX

Officials with BATS Global Markets said this morning that the equities-trading firm would acquire Hotspot FX, an institutional spot foreign exchange market, from KCG Holdings for $365 million. The deal, which expected to close before summer, would give BATS greater capacity for non-equity trading businesses and a… more

Epiq Systems to Relocate New York City-Based eDiscovery and Corporate Restructuring Businesses to New Midtown Headquarters

 Epiq Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of integrated technology solutions and services for the legal profession, today announced that the majority of its New York City operations will move to new centralized offices located at 777 Third Avenue by… more

BATS Wraps Up Seamless Integration of Direct Edge

BATS Global Markets, the Lenexa-based securities-trading platform, has announced that it has completed the technological integration of the Direct Edge stock exchanges. Not only was the project completed, BATS said, but it was done without loss of market share, leaving BATS with 20.97 percent of the equities-trading… more

Building a Brand

Any branding or marketing professionals worth their salt can tell you what defines the value of an organization’s brand, and how public perception of it entails more than what one discerns beyond the optics of a logo, a television commercial… more

Legal Focus for 2015 – Plan Now For a Successful Year

Starting the year right takes time, planning and anticipating how the construction industry will evolve and shift over the coming months. Legal departments face challenges with the ever-changing construction industry landscape and legislation affecting how companies do business. So let’s… more

Curt Wiens succeeds Bob and Linda Bennett of Commworld

Robert E. Bennett, CEO and Linda K. Bennett, President of Gaither – Bennett, Inc. dba Commworld of Kansas City announce the sale of Commworld of Kansas City to Curtis L. Wiens - Member of Wiensco, LLC. Commworld of Kansas City… more

A Designed Play

From Manhattan (the Kansas one) to Miami, from Monterrey (the Mexican one) to Milan to Moscow, architectural firms in Kansas City have been reaping the benefits of a burst in stadium and arena construction that’s taking place on a global… more

Kansas City 2015: Outlook Steady, If Not Quite Stellar

The December jobs figures, released earlier this month, reflect an ongoing recovery that bodes well for the Kansas City economy, but we need to look behind these numbers for an idea of what to expect in 2015. Nationally, nearly 3… more

Milestones Corporate Anniversaries

A milestone often brings about reflection for companies, just as with people: A chance to think about how the company came to be, where it has overcome adversity and where it is headed before reaching the next marker. Companies celebrating… more