Spencer Fane named three partners in Kansas City with specialties in state and federal regulations, workforce and environmental and criminal matters.

The developer claims the city of Edwardsville knew of, and took steps to support, its industrial park — then passed a truck ban.

The merger between UMB Financial and Heartland Financial USA received approval from banking regulators. Now that they've cleared the deal's last big hurdle, that gives the banks a target closing date in the $2 billion all-stock deal.

Overland Park-based Mariner added $292 billion in assets under advisement through the acquisition of a Chicago firm.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters updated members on its legal maneuvers related to the Yellow Corp. bankruptcy proceedings, which have hundreds of millions of dollars on the line.

Ford terminated an auto-hauling contract with Kansas City-based Jack Cooper after 40 years of doing business together. The move could mean layoffs next month.