James Dornbrook
Reporter at Kansas City Business Journal
Kansas City Business Journal reporter; Missouri Mavericks hockey fan; Wisconsin native; craft beer chugger; and astronomy nerd.
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6 days ago |
bizjournals.com | James Dornbrook
With an industry-leading warranty, a track record of performance and a bigger, more efficient plant, Orange EV says it's ready to take on even more orders from even more big customers. Now that Orange EV has spent the past year beefing up its trucks' performance and reliability and its new plant's efficiency, it says it's ready for a five-fold boost in production. Orange EV's management thinks the company is positioned perfectly to land contracts with some of the industry's biggest customers.
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1 week ago |
bizjournals.com | James Dornbrook
The effect of tariffs on Kansas City's automotive industry was a key topic of discussion for a panel assembled by KC SmartPort. President Trump's trade war and tariffs hit Kansas City's auto industry as it already is awash in change and challenges from electrifying vehicles. But as before, the industry will navigate its way through, according to three auto industry panelists KC SmartPort assembled to discuss managing a period of intense upheaval.
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1 week ago |
bizjournals.com | James Dornbrook
Of 93 banks in the Kansas City area, 80.7% saw annual growth in their loan portfolio in 2024, according to data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Nationwide lending by banks with a metro-area presence grew only 1.48% during that same period, to a total of $4.53 trillion. So most local banks remained willing to grow their loan portfolios in 2024, but which ones were the most aggressive in pursuing that growth? No. 10: Academy Bank, up 15.04%.
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1 week ago |
bizjournals.com | James Dornbrook
Joe Treleven of Treleven PhotographyPreview this article 1 minStinson hired two experienced attorneys to open an office in Los Angeles, its first in California. It joins the law firm's 13 other locations nationwide. Stinson LLP opened its first California office — officially making it a coast-to-coast law firm. The Los Angeles office is Stinson's 14th nationwide. Its footprint stretches from New York to California and Florida to Bismarck, North Dakota.
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1 week ago |
bizjournals.com | James Dornbrook
Preview this article 1 minA member of the World Bank Group led an investment round to help C2FO expand into emerging markets. Leawood-based C2FO sold a $30.7 million equity stake to the International Finance Corp. (IFC) and a group of existing shareholders. The capital will help accelerate C2FO’s development and expansion of its global platform to focus on emerging markets.
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