“We got a lot of questions from clients who wanted to make a commitment to DEI but had no idea how to do it," a leader of the new practice group said.

The Stowers Institute for Medical Research puts the focus on the work, not finding money, and has built Kansas City's life sciences culture in the process.

EDZ Systems released its latest version of the Intelligent Resource Management System, and Kansas City-based Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice was one of the first law firms to implement it. The newest version includes a compensation management module that organizes and displays reams of data to make paying lawyers easier and more objective. “I’ve worked for several law firms during my career and just managing the whole compensation process is very laborious, spreadsheet-oriented and subjected…

Allison Howard previously was the vice president of corporate partnerships for the Los Angeles Lakers. She will oversee all business operations for the Kansas City Current.

J. Rieger & Co. will add Kansas City-made, bottled in bond straight bourbon to its lineup starting June 2, with a release of 5,500 bottles in Missouri and Kansas.

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that Gene Bicknell was a Florida resident at the time of the $165 million sale of NPC International, so the state erred in charging him $48 million in income taxes.