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Charlie Chandler, the chairman and chief executive officer of Intrust Bank and the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Intrust Financial Corporation, has been chosen as the 2018 Kansas State University College of Business Administration Distinguished Business Leader.

Established in 2001, the award recognizes alumni and friends of the College of Business Administration who have distinguished themselves from their peers in their chosen field, and who have consistently demonstrated…

The Atlanta Chapter of The Association for Corporate Growth has named Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) for the 2018 Deals of the Year Awards. The Deals of the Year Award recognizes outstanding transactions or IPOs completed from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, that have had a major impact on business in Atlanta and the region.

ACG Atlanta will present the award on Nov. 13th at the Atlanta History Center following a keynote address by famed economist Ben Stein.

Intercontinental…

LeVeque Tower is getting a new tenant.

Financial services group Johnson Investment Counsel will relocate its Columbus offices to 4,600 square feet on the 11th floor of LeVeque, 50 W. Broad St. in February. Today, the group is based a few blocks away, on the 23rd floor of Chase Tower at 100 E. Broad St.

In a statement, Daniel Gusty, director and portfolio manager for Johnson Investment’s Columbus market, said the group wanted to be in an iconic building. The 420,000-square-foot LeVeque Tower,…

The acquisition of the Allen company closed on Oct. 2.

Entrepreneurs and corporate executives in the technology industry put an immeasurable amount of time and energy into building their businesses. They also take on a significant amount of financial risk because a majority of their net worth is represented by company equity, which often is illiquid and highly concentrated.

Raising capital, selling a company, taking a company public, executing a dividend recapitalization, or other so-called “liquidity events” are rare opportunities for technology…

Government IT contractor Applied Insight is deepening its inroads in the national security and intelligence community markets.

While people may wish for stability and predictability, businesses pursue change. And change definitely was a predominate theme for the news this past week, whether it was a change in control for a large area company, a change in leadership at a big area bank, new directions for local companies and an executive discussing innovation.

It's tough to keep up with the new owners, strategies and people as you deal with changes in your own workplaces. So, take a few minutes and catch up with my picks…

Leawood Venture Capital is gearing up to launch its second fund, which is expected to hit $50 million. Founding Partner Brendan Fallis shares the details on the new fund and discuss the company's latest investment in a tech startup with a Kansas City presence.

JPMorgan Chase will build a fintech campus in Palo Alto that will eventually employ more than 1,000 employees. The bank said it also plans to consolidate some offices as part of the Palo Alto project.

San Francisco-based LendUp is breaking up because investors place greater value on the fintech’s two main lines of business as separate operations.

While LendUp remained tight-lipped on the break-up, observers expect one arm of the company to focus on its original business of making loans to borrowers that don’t meet traditional lenders’ requirements in terms of credit scores, income stability and other factors. The newer part of the business, which focuses on issuing credit cards to similar…