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Jul 17, 2019
There’s more to life here than lower home prices, but you have to keep an open mind to discover the benefits. There’s more to life here than lower home prices, but you have to keep an open mind to discover…
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Jul 17, 2019
The appraisal disaster might just be the worst failure of county government ever. And that’s saying something. In the long, often spotty and occasionally ugly history that is Jackson County administration, there have been some whopper instances of graft, mismanagement,…
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May 21, 2019
With all the billions invested in corporate diversity initiatives, why does the goal always seem to be out of reach? OK, here is what set me off: an email from the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce promoting in big…
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May 21, 2019
The 2019 Ingram’s 100 has something of a fresh look this year—which is both a good thing and a bit of a discouragement for those of us cheering in the stands as the game of growth unfolds. The part that…
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May 21, 2019
The 2019 Ingram’s 100 has something of a fresh look this year—which is both a good thing and a bit of a discouragement for those of us cheering in the stands as the game of growth unfolds. The part that…
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Feb 22, 2019
You live long enough, and you do what we do for a living here at Ingram’s, you start to realize that othing happens in a vacuum—everything in business, just like in life, is connected. Sometimes, it’s hard to see those…
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Feb 22, 2019
Remember when we worried whether Kansas City was becoming a second-class city? Those were the days. Today, with the winter not nearly through, I am worried that Kansas City is becoming a second-world city. To put this worry in perspective,…
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Sep 19, 2018
This year’s Ingram’s 250 assembly devoted an inordinate amount of time to the issue of violent crime. Let’s do something about it. That was my take-away on Sept. 7 as we wrapped up the 2018 Ingram’s 250 General Assembly at…
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Aug 23, 2018
I think I can relate to the kids of candidates and elected officials—I was one of them in 1968 at the ripe age of nine. A simple stance against a then-fairly young Jim Nutter at a cocktail reception attempted to…
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Aug 23, 2018
The youngest of seven children in a Holton, Kan., farm family, this fellow has gone on to become a living legend in one of America’s most highly visible industries. And although he continues to live in Kansas, even the people…
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