National insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm Holmes Murphy & Associates will merge with a subsidiary to create a new insurance brokerage called Holmes Murphy Construction.

The lawsuit claims much of the work involved setting up the Lordstown Motor Corp. electric vehicle plant in Ohio.

Two Kansas City breweries took home medals from the annual Great American Beer festival.

Deposits in the Kansas City area account for more a third of Landmark National Bank's overall deposits now that it has completed its acquisition of an Overland Park-based bank.

There are some signs of recession in bank data, but record-high deposits may soften the blow for many businesses.

Much bigger after its acquisition of Great Western Bank, First Interstate Bank now focuses on putting down strong roots in the Kansas City area.