A federal judge in Denver is contemplating an injunction against Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC after ruling earlier that nearly 250 of their clothing stores that cater to a hip, young clientele are unfriendly to the disabled.
The federal government is fining a southeast Kansas refinery $300,000 for deficiencies in the company's program to curb air pollution.
Detroit auto factories are forgoing their traditional two-week summer break and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks.
Kansas City will be one of just nine U.S. cities participating, and 24 worldwide. VML is sponsoring the event at its headquarters at Wheeler Downtown Airport.
Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank. But shareholders sent a message that the bank needs better oversight by giving only narrow approval to three of the bank's board members.
A plan by Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas to cut the food stamp program by more than $30 billion over 10 years failed Tuesday in a U.S. Senate vote. Proposed as an amendment to the Senate farm bill, Roberts’ plan was defeated 58-40.
Stocks are moving higher Wednesday morning after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it was too soon for the central bank to pull back on its massive economic stimulus programs.
ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff.
More than 180 public and private groups are trying to create a thriving ‘ecosystem’ in the Kansas City area for entrepreneurs and start-up companies, but there are gaps and some wonder if a more focused approach is needed.
Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. says it can now let Dish Network Corp. see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current deal with Japan's SoftBank.
Apple's CEO is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates. Tim Cook testified at a hearing Tuesday by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which released a report Monday attacking Apple's tax practices.
Shareholders of Sprint’s longtime partner face conflicting advice on Sprint’s $2.2 billion buyout offer. The stock market suggests Sprint may have to do better.
The National Center for Economic Gardening will hold a conference in June on nurturing entrepreneurs.
A new business accelerator in Kansas City chooses 11 startup companies to get its first round of seed capital, mentoring and other business services.
Thanks to investments in technology and network upgrades, the wireless industry recorded a 2.9 percent gain in customer satisfaction in 2013 compared with last year, according to a report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. The industry reported an overall index reading of 72 this year, up from 70 in 2012.
Regional stocks got off to a choppy start to the week
The deal to buy Handmark, which owns social media app maker OneLouder, is expected to be formally announced today. Augie Grasis, who founded Handmark 13 years ago, declined to provide the amount Sprint paid in the cash sale.
After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet.
Rival online takeout services Seamless North America and GrubHub on Monday announced plans to combine and create a new company covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the U.S.
New York Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to reverse flight change fee increases after four major airlines increased fees on ticket changes from $150 to $200.
