With a new airport, the NFL Draft and FIFA World Cup coming to town, Kansas City has momentum, Kansas City Area Development Council CEO Tim Cowden said at a Friday event.

Kansas City-based Dysart Taylor McMonigle Brumitt & Wilcox PC is 50% women-owned with the addition of two new partners.

All that winning for Kansas City and the Chiefs — Super Bowl, NFL Draft, World Cup — keeps team President Mark Donovan's playbook pretty full. He sits for a Q&A to discuss all the balls he has in the air right now.

Overland Park-based Aspen Funds is finding huge growth by putting together syndications of accredited investors to make private real estate investments that avoid the volatility in public markets.

No monster is hiding under the bed for the overall banking industry, UMB's Mariner Kemper said, and he would welcome action from banking regulators that ensures faith is restored quickly, especially in midsize banks.

Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors has its first office in South Carolina after acquiring Goldfinch Wealth Management, adding $221 million in assets.