INGRAM'S • August 2011 • Volume 37, No. 8

Features


Fittest Execs Is Back
If you’re searching for ways to control employee health-care costs and infuse competitive engergy into the work force, the Fittest Execs and Fittest Companies Challenge is your answer.

Material Concerns
Still locked in a grueling downturn within that construction sector, contractors say the sprialing costs of construction materials presents a particularly tough challenge.


A Start-Up Powder Keg?
As Baby Boomers move into retirement age, experts predict that a new tide of entrepreneurial energy could be released, with long-term changes for business.


Simply the Best
Which Kansas City restaurants, law firms, sports venues or elected officials are the best in their field? Ask Ingram’s readers! Their discriminating tastes bring us the 2011 Best of Business Kansas City awards.

 

 



COLUmns

BUSINESS & COMMERCE

Sales Moves

Wow! It’s not just an expression, it’s a tool to generate higher sales. Get some.


Of Counsel
Construction lenders and contractors have had arm’s-length relationships in the past, but market forces are dictating changes to ensure everyone’s interests.


Small Business Adviser
Some high-profile data breaches in recent months may make you think these are issues for big companies. Not so.


Financial Adviser
Regardless of the motive for selling a business, owners need to lay a proper foundation to maximize their return.


Wealth Management
Those who have spent their lives building a business need to consider what happens after they themselves have moved on.

 



General Editorial

PERSPECTIVES

Editor's Note
To Serve and Protect


Between the Lines

The urge to Do Good for home ownership produced unintended, but thoroughly predictable, consequences.



 

 


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 2011 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America serving the greater Kansas City area.

 



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