Opus 2 has been providing case management software to the legal industry for 15 years, and it's setting up an operation in the Kansas City area, led by software marketing veteran Beau Wysong.

A trust tied to the infamous Hatfield family is suing a Chicago gun manufacturer called Hatfield Gun Co. for not making license payments tied to a trademark. The lawsuit is in federal court in Kansas City.

Alliant Insurance does $25.7 billion in premiums and employs almost 10,000 people, but it doesn't have an office in Kansas City. A new hire with strong local ties now will lead efforts to build up Alliant's business in the metro area.

Bank of Blue Valley no longer has a Kansas City area president after Will Fox resigned after about six months in the role.

Bank of Blue Valley no longer has a Kansas City area president after Will Fox resigned after about six months in the role.

The new labor agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers will bring an almost half-billion-dollar infusion over the life of the four-year deal. Perhaps equally as important, the pact promises that GM's Fairfax plant will get to produce a "future electric vehicle."