Armstrong Teasdale's westward expansion continues, with the firm opening its first office in California.

Although most banking takes place online, Arvest Bank's branches still are essential to its operation. The bank is remodeling several branches and continues to build new ones.

Trucking giant Prime Inc. is suing a North Kansas City-based trucking company called Prime Transportation LLC for trademark infringement.

There still are plenty of tickets available for the fifth straight AFC Championship game on Sunday in Kansas City, and the price has dropped from earlier in the week. On Friday, the “get in the door” price for tickets on the secondary market at Overland Park-based Tickets for Less was about $245. The highest ticket prices reached $1,895, and both were down about $100 from Thursday. Tickets for Less is a ticket reseller. “Buying on Friday, Saturday and Sunday has become the trend for games…

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City — just days away from President Esther George's retirement — still hasn't identified her successor. The absence of a candidate, despite plenty of advance notice and eight months of searching, suggests a disconnect between the search committee and Fed officials in Washington.

Kansas City-based Shaffer Lombardo Shurin is now majority owned by two female shareholders: Jennifer Price and Dawn Parsons.