Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications.
In the last few years, the Kansas City-based video production firm T2 Studios and its so-called Experience Lab have gained a growing reputation for creating what are called immersion experiences. In a world of way-too-much stuff passing before our eyes, what all these flashy sights are about is an elevated form of marketing.
It's the narcissist rally.
United Airlines put its 787 back in the air on Monday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to put the plane's four-month grounding behind them.
Gasoline prices have climbed in the last month because of low stockpiles and refinery outages, but a decline in wholesale prices raises hope that the worst is over.
Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday.
The April rains and first measurable May snow in more than a hundred years have pushed back the outdoor planting season several weeks. Now that nicer weather is becoming the norm, lawn and garden retailers and landscapers are hoping to make their sales goals in a much shorter period and before summer’s soaring temperatures.
Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday
The companies announced their $480 million transaction in November. About 420,000 U.S. Cellular customers are being asked to switch to Sprint service.
Data released by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City showed 444 permits issued in April for single-family units. That marked the first time monthly permits had climbed above 400 since April 2008, when 441 permits were issued.
The railroad is poised to boost sales by 48 percent through 2016, faster than every peer for whom estimates are available, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The increase is being fueled by the $13 billion company’s operations in Mexico — where the economy is expanding at almost twice the U.S. rate — and booming American oil production that’s already sent crude shipments by rail to a record.
The Kansas City-based railway’s stock is moving from an index of mid-sized companies to the popular large-company index next week.
The average Kansas City credit card consumer carried an average balance of $2,743.09, based on data collected as of April 1 by Manilla.com, an online personal finance business that helps people manage their bills and credit card accounts.
The University of Dayton, beginning with this fall’s incoming class of freshmen, will offer merit-based scholarships and grants that will grow each year to match tuition increases dollar for dollar.
Employers are likely to be more impressed by your individual performance than by where you went to school or how long it took to obtain your degree.
The investment will expand the size of the plant at 1700 Kansas Ave. Design and engineering work has already started, with construction to be completed by the end of 2014. The expansion will add 40 to 50 jobs.
The 2013 Enactus United States National Exposition will be held May 21-23 at the Kansas City Convention Center.
The acquisition is the second in Tulsa by an area banking group this year and Commerce’s second purchase of a Tulsa-based bank.
Opponents of a new terminal at KCI Airport are launching an initiative petition drive to press their cause. They hope to place a measure on a city ballot saying that the city can’t build a new airport terminal without a public vote.
U.S. District Judge John W. Lungstrum rejected Dow Chemical’s request to overturn the $400 million February jury verdict. Lungstrum tripled the damages under U.S. antitrust law, making the award the biggest U.S. verdict this year. Dow said it would appeal.
