Missouri's new constitutional amendment regarding recreational marijuana affects a few common practices employers have related to hiring and drug testing.

UMB Bank quickly has been rising the ranks of corporate trust providers, a realm historically dominated by huge national banks, and it's bringing more national and global recognition to the Kansas City-based bank's brand.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services claims that Mission-based Longhorn Cargo has been using its trailers without permission for the past year-and-a-half, despite being repeatedly told not to. That has led to a civil claim of racketeering in federal court in Kansas.

Compass Minerals now has a binding deal with a major buyer for its battery-grade lithium project, under development in Utah. Korea-based LG Energy Solution agreed to buy as much as 40% of the lithium produced there.

Compass Minerals now has a binding deal with a major buyer for its battery-grade lithium project, under development in Utah. Korea-based LG Energy Solution agreed to buy as much as 40% of the lithium produced there.

Missouri is now the 20th state in the union to approve recreational marijuana use, The Associated Press projects. On Tuesday, voters passed Amendment 3, which alters the state constitution to remove all prohibitions on marijuana for adults age 21 and older. With about 70% of votes counted in Jackson County, the area's largest county voted in favor of legalization by a two-to-one margin. As of midnight, more than 60% of votes cast in Platte and Clay counties also approved of the ballot issue. Cass…