Hostess and J.M. Smucker conclude their $5.6 billion deal, sending Hostess' well-known brands and 3,000 employees to Smucker. It's a long way from a second bankruptcy filing by Hostess' then-owner in 2012.

Over the summer, Utah officials started looking more closely at lithium extraction from the Great Salt Lake and adopted a rule in mid-October that led Compass Minerals to announce it is suspending its lithium operations until it achieves more clarity.

Over the summer, Utah officials started looking more closely at lithium extraction from the Great Salt Lake and adopted a rule in mid-October that led Compass Minerals to announce it is suspending its lithium operations until it achieves more clarity.

MGP Ingredients launched a succession plan with the planned retirement of its CEO on Dec. 31. His successor will come from within the Atchison-based company.

MGP Ingredients launched a succession plan with the planned retirement of its CEO on Dec. 31. His successor will come from within the Atchison-based company.

Cumulus Media changes the formats for two of its seven Kansas City-area stations. Plans haven't been announced for one frequency the company owns that didn't have a chair when the music stopped.