Buzzing with anticipation, members of the Mustang Club of Greater Kansas City waited eagerly for their chance to get a sneak peek at the star of the Ford Motor Co. display at this year’s KC Auto Show, which runs through Sunday at Bartle Hall. Ford brought Kansas City its first chance to see the 2019 Mustang Bullitt, a hat tip to the 390 Mustang Fastback that Steve McQueen drove in the 1968 movie “Bullitt.” McQueen played Lt. Frank Bullitt, a cop intent on taking down a mob boss. The Mustang…

Leawood Capital, a strategic growth and transaction consultant, is raising $25 million for its Leawood Capital Mezzanine Fund LP, according to regulatory filings. Leawood Capital has offices at 5251 W. 116th Place in Leawood. The company set up the Leawood Capital Mezzanine Fund LP in February 2017. According to the firm's website, the fund will invest in private, closely held companies with consistent cash flow that are expanding but want to limit ownership dilution. Here are other investment…

Kansas City-based Ripple Glass is expanding its effort to remove glass from area landfills by rolling out a new commercial collection program that allows area businesses to recycle glass. Ripple Glass is accepting applications from businesses, such as bars and restaurants, with a high volume of glass waste. The goal is to find businesses that can fill about two or three 65-gallon containers a week. That’s the equivalent of about 1,000 to 1,500 beer bottles or 440 to 660 wine bottles. Ripple Glass…

Even though Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technology LLC hired about 800 people in Kansas City last year, the need isn’t shrinking this year — it’s just the skills the operation requires are changing. In 2016, the Obama administration launched a 20-year program to completely modernize the nation’s nuclear stockpile. It sparked a hiring frenzy at Honeywell, which runs the Kansas City National Security Campus, the facility that manufactures all the non-nuclear components for the U.S. nuclear…

Equity Bancshares Inc.'s aggressive strategy for mergers and acquisitions continues with deals reached to acquire two more banks.

Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors acquired a majority stake in Kummer Financial Strategies. Based in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Kummer Financial Strategies has $300 million in assets under management. It was founded in 1997 by company President Patricia Kummer, who retained a minority stake and will continue to manage the operation. She has a team of 10 professionals who will remain with the firm. “Mariner Wealth Advisors’ service model is second to none,” Kummer said in a release.…