INGRAM'S • October 2013 • Volume 39, No. 10
Vintage Missouri
If oak barrels are the key to aging fine wine,
Missouri white oak is the gold standard, and A&K Cooperage the premier supplier.
Chiefs, Fans Rampage
Kansas City and the greater region catch serious football fever as the Chiefs and Mizzou Tigers roar to 6–0 starts.
A Royal Influence
The American Royal has been the face of agribusiness in Kansas City, an annual celebration of an oft-overlooked sector.
Boardroom Barriers
When it comes to gender diverstiy, more impenetrable than a C-suite glass ceiling is that of the corporate boardoom.
Women of Influence
Meet the 2013 class of WeKC: Women Executives–KC. From IT to entertainment, from health care to financial services, they represent leadership at its highest level.
Back in Business
Residential construction is surging after a long slumber, an indicator that commercial and industrial construction is picking up, too. But there are other signs of renewed strength in this vital sector.
Leading Lawyers
Ingram’s introduces a powerful resource for those who want to know the leading law firms and their key practice areas.
Destination Downtown
Ingram’s annual update on the continuing effort to revitalize Kansas City's Downtown starts with a review of progress to date and the vital role played by KC's creative community. With key pieces of the plan now in place, a renewed emphasis falls on drawing more residents back to the Central Business District.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
Sales Moves
Every sales professional encounters the challenge of seeing key customers leave their organizations. The good ones are prepared for that inevitability.
Financial Adviser
The sale-leaseback strategy could be one way to unlock the hidden value of your capital investments.
Wealth Management
Chosen wisely, real-estate investments still have a relevant place in investors’ portfolios.
Small Business Adviser
Signs of commercial real-estate recovery are visible in two distinctly different segments of the Kansas City market.
PERSPECTIVES
Editor's Note
“Of the People, by the People and for the People”
Between the Lines
The road to diversity hell at the neighborhood level is, predictably, paved with Washington’s good intentions.
