INGRAM'S • May 2013 • Volume 39, No. 5
KC’s Best Companies
Ingram’s developed the Best Companies to Work For awards to recognize extraordinary
businesses with the best working environments and most innovative employee benefits. Meet the companies that are setting those standards in 2013.
Professional Demeanors
Two service lines that help business owners and executives drive success in their own organizations are positioning themselves for success as conditions return to pre-recession levels.
Adding It Up
Want to know who's leading the pack in terms on top-flight accounting services in the Kansas City region? One way to find out is by asking an accountant—that's exactly what we did.
Legal Eagles
Meet some of the lawyers and the law firms most highly regarded by their peers for their business- and corporate law acumen.
Legal Industry Outlook
Wrenching change is at work within U.S. law firms, and two dozen executives from leading firms in the region gathered to assess both threat and opportunity.
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
As credit unions attempted to seize an under-served market, regional banks loosened the purse strings of commercial lending in 2012. But in the face of dour national economic news at the start of 2013, how long will that trend continue?
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
Sales Moves
Spend all day measuring your sales activity alone, and you might miss out on the sales you need to stay alive.
Of Counsel
The legal outlook in the financial-services sector: Partly foggy, with a chance of clearing later.
Small Business Adviser
OK, so the banker told you no when you asked about additional credit. But your capital access doesn’t stop there.
Financial Adviser
We’re a long way from the Congo, but the Conflict Minerals Act will make its presence felt in KC.
Wealth Management
At some point, the bloom will be off the low-interest rate rose, and municipal bondholders will feel the change.
PERSPECTIVES
Editor's Note
A Streetcar Named Conspire
Between the Lines
Don’t let the Nattering Nabobs fool you: Kansas City is well-positioned to argue its case as host city for the 2016 GOP national convention.
