INGRAM'S • April 2012 • Volume 38, No. 4

Features


Mobile Madness
Rapid changes in hardware and in applications programming have banks and their IT staffs scrambling to accommodate increasing customer demands for access.


40 Under Forty
They are lawyers, financial-services pros, ad agency execs, leaders at area non-profit organizations and more. But they share one trait: They’re driven to succeed, and they’re maximizing the opportunities.


50 Missourians You Should Know
Once again, Ingram’s introduces you to 50 Missourians from all walks of business, people who help give the state its unique flavor and who live Show-Me every day.


Why KC?
Why conferences, meetings and luxury travel should include Kansas City on the plan.


Hospitality and Tourism Industry Outlook Report
Kansas City is uniquely positioned to sell itself to the nation in 2012; how will it capitalize on that potential?



COLUmns


BUSINESS & COMMERCE


Sales Moves

Setting standards requires a quantum leap.


Wealth Management
Sometimes, you just have to give non-performing investments the heave-ho.


Financial Adviser
If you’re still looking for ways to save, try these debt-reduction methods.


Of Counsel
Dodd-Frank, two years in the making, continues to be a regulatory headache.


Small Business Adviser
Lease or purchase—making the right call.

 

General Editorial


PERSPECTIVES

Editor's Note
Of Trolleys and Taxes


Between the Lines

South Wornall Road in Waldo is everything a city planner’s vision isn’t.



 

 

 


Special Sections


Destination Kansas City
Welcome to World-Class Kansas City:
The Center of Commerce, Innovation and Entrepreneurship


Welcome to Kansas City—Both of Them!
Welcome to a Greater Kansas City
One Word for Kansas City's Economy: Stability
As Economy Improves, Kansas City is Primed for a Logistics Surge
Transportation
Distribution
International Trade

Greater KC Economic Development Report
Imagining the Entrepreneurial City
Cost of Living
Real Estate Values
Infrastructure: Doing Business in Kansas City
KC's Digital Diet Will Soon Be High in Fiber
Health Care and the Life Sciences
Education
Prime Location
Key Communities
A Productive Work Force
Business Climate and Economic Conditions
Leading Industries
Quality of Life
Hospitality and Tourism
Entertainment and Culture

 


Best Lawyers in Kansas City
The 2012 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America serving the greater Kansas City area.

 



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