INGRAM'S • June 2012 • Volume 38, No. 6

Features


20 in Their Twenties
The fifth installment of Ingram’s 20 in Their Twenties produces a solid lineup of promising young entrepreneurs seeking to make their way in the Kansas City market.


Inside Corporate Counsel

Trends at work in law and business are reshaping not only the role of corporate or in-house counsel, but the need for such talent at more companies.


The Value of Prosperity
Leading executives from area for-profit companies and not-for-profit organizations reflect on growth, success, and the role of prosperity itself in our society.


Top 100 Private Companies

Who’s the biggest? Who moved up and who moved down? Find out with the 2012 update of our deeply researched listing of the Kansas City region’s 100 largest private companies.


Business Cracks a Sweat
Inspired to get in the cost-containment game by increases in health-coverage premium rates, businesses work to raise fitness levels of their work forces.


Healthcare Industry Outlook Report
Healthcare industry execs convene to address
trends and concerns in what may be the most anticipated era in health-care history.



COLUmns


BUSINESS & COMMERCE


Sales Moves

Can there be greater time-wasters than trying to sell a product or service with an unsolicited phone call?


Small Business Adviser
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to announce its ruling on federal health-insurance reforms, and business executives should keep a few key points in mind.


General Editorial


PERSPECTIVES

Editor's Note
ABusiness health is more than a bottom-line consideration


Between the Lines

There may be good arguments for keeping some public-sector functions in government hands. Few of those apply to municipal water services, at least in Kansas City.



 

 

 


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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