Kansas City, Missouri

Hub International acquires KC Insurance Group

Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based full-service global insurance broker, has acquired the assets of KC Insurance Group LLP. The Overland Park-based independent insurance agency specializes in personal lines of insurance, including auto, home, renters, boat, motorcycle and umbrella insurance. According… more

Amtrak to resume full route service through Kansas City

Full Amtrak services in the region will soon resume after an interruption that began in October 2020. Daily service across Kansas will resume May 31 through the assistance of renewed federal funding. In October, service on the Southwest Chief route… more

Legacy Restaurant Group buys local NPC Wendy’s locations

Legacy Restaurant Group in Overland Park has acquired 35 Kansas City-area Wendy’s restaurants from Leawood-based NPC International Inc. The acquisition more than triples Legacy Restaurant Group’s (LRG) location count, bringing the total to 51 restaurants in Kansas and Missouri. Financial… more

AMC discusses selling up to 500M additional shares

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. is exploring using a possible equity issuance to pare debt obligations or overdue rent. If shareholders authorize the issuance of up to 500 million additional shares, as AMC has proposed, the company would consider using proceeds… more

DFA 2020 sales up $2B from previous year

Kansas City’s largest private company, Dairy Famers of America (DFA), emerged from a difficult 2020 even larger. DFA reported an increase in sales and profits for the previous year, according to a news release on its website.  Dairy Farmers of… more

Coping with COVID: KU Health reports steady number of COVID-19 patients ahead of weekend

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KCI single terminal project rounds halfway finish point

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Fate of Kansas City earnings tax up for a vote on April 6 ballot

On Tuesday, April 6, Kansas City, Missouri, voters will decide on the one percent city earnings tax. The tax is paid by city residents, non-residents who work in the city and businesses located in the city. According to the city,… more

Sale of Custom Truck One Source closes at $1.48B

The acquisition of Kansas City-headquartered Custom Truck One Source has been finalized, the specialized truck and heavy equipment solutions provider selling to Nesco Holdings, Inc.  News of the acquisition was originally announced back in December 2020. Today, the transaction closed… more

Prime Capital adds $50M AUM with acquisition

Prime Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA) closed on a deal Thursday bringing on Arkansas-based Sphere Wealth Management. The transaction adds $50 million in assets under management (AUM) to Prime's $11.2 billion in AUM. The deal has added more than 200 families… more