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Professional Services


Kemper: Liquidity, Not Lending, for Businesses

“The greatest financial relief we can give small and mid-sized businesses in this economic crisis is faster payment of their outstanding invoices—liquidity.” With that declaration, Kansas City’s Sandy Kemper, founder and CEO of C2FO, is calling for a different approach… more

Unemployment Filings Top 6.6 Million

Unemployment claims were in excess of six million for the second week in a row, due to COVID-19, bringing the numbers to nearly 17 million over the last few weeks. For the week ended April 4, claims were 6.06 million,… more

Employment Falls By 700,000 in March

Total payroll employment in March fell by 701,000 primarily due to COVID-19, according to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report, and the unemployment rate hit 4.4 percent, up 0.9 percent from the previous month. That marks the biggest… more

Top 25 Brands in Missouri

GRAND BRANDS Which corporate brands are pillars of Missouri’s business infrastructure? Here are 25 that put the “Show” in Show-Me. What makes for a standout brand? Far beyond a visual cue or icon, a company’s entire identity is built into… more

Kansas City Life Posts Big Annual Profit Gain

Kansas City Life Insurance Company reported a spike in profits for its latest fiscal year. Net income hit $24.4 million, up from $15.7 million the prior-year period. Management says the improvement was due to "net realized investment gains and decreases… more

Mayor Lucas Issues State of Emergency

Mayor Quinton Lucas has issued a State of Emergency in Kansas City that will last for an initial 21 days in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. One of the main conditions of the order issued prohibits… more

U.S. Job Report Strong Amid Coronavirus Concerns

The global coronavirus outbreak hasn't hurt the strong U.S. labor market ... yet. Unemployment in February dropped slightly, to 3.5 percent from 3.6 percent in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, national payrolls rose by 273,000… more

Senior Housing Advisory Firm Heads to Former Sprint Campus

Seattle-based senior-housing advisory firm A Place For Mom recently signed a lease in The Campus, the new name of the former Sprint World Headquarters site, and its management plans to bring about 600 jobs to the area. CBRE is representing… more

Big Data Issues Are Not Just for Big Companies

Companies both large and small are now in the “Big Data” business. Once a concern left to the Googles and the Facebooks of the world, Big Data is now ubiquitous in industries as diverse as retail, hi-tech, health care, finance,… more

Lathrop Gage Is Now Officially Lathrop GPM

The merger of locally based law firm Lathrop Gage with Gray Plant Mooty, of Minneapolis, closed on Jan. 1, and the combined entity is now Lathrop GPM. Lathrop GPM gives both former entities more of a national presence, with 14… more