A longtime Kansas City lawyer, part of his firm's leadership since the mid-1970s, is found guilty of criminal contempt. A client faced charges of running a deceptive sweepstakes, and the judge says the attorney tried to "wash himself" of an affiliation by manipulating court-ordered disclosures.

California-based Metrobloks will build a $1.4 billion, 568,800-square-foot data center campus in Liberty after a big incentive vote Monday evening. The city pledged $229.2 million in backing.

The Utah-based company plans to anchor a 10-acre retail development near the Missouri Innovation Campus.

Small-business bankruptcies are on the rise as owners face difficult decisions.

The Overland Station apartment complex's 280 units sell to Denver-based Big 4 Properties for an undisclosed amount. The complex was approximately 91% occupied when the sale closed.

Megan Knoblauch will help oversee operations at the St. Louis-based firm, which generates more than $250 million in annual revenue.