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Agribusiness-heavy at the top, the Ingram’s 100 list is remade after some of Kansas City’s largest private companies are acquired by national and global enterprises. As if anyone needed evidence of Kansas City’s role in the worldwide…
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The number of Kansas City homes listed on realty Web site Zillow dropped dramatically in April from the same same month last year, according to the firm's monthly Real Estate Market Report. Listings here fell 24.1 percent from April 2018,…
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Peggy Schmitt, president and chief executive officer of North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health, is retiring from her duties, which she has held since 2012, by the end of the year. “The opportunities that I have had to serve…
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Logistics Park Kansas City will be the home to Hostess Brands’ main distribution center as industrial vacancy rates in the area are tightening and strong leasing activity continues. Hostess is moving its distribution operations from Illinois to the Edgerton industrial…
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Country Club Bank recently announced several executive personnel changes, the biggest being Joe Close's promotion to president, in an increasingly competitive Kansas City banking environment. Close, formerly Metro regional president and chair of the regional presidents' council, takes the title…
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[embed]https://youtu.be/2S083A6E2AA[/embed] In 2017, Ingram's named Henry Bloch Philanthropist of the Year. During a celebration of the award, several speakers paid tribute, including colleagues and friends. The H&R Block co-founder and continuous giver to the community, told the audience that he…
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If you want to get to St. Louis in 30 minutes, you're going to have to wait a while. Virgin Hyperloop One, the company proposing magnetic high-speed transit systems around the world at speeds of up to 760 miles per…
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If hearing the phrase "blockchain" brings to mind cryptocurrencies, the dark Web, Elon Musk's thought process, or any number of things that cause mental confusion and duress, then you're not alone. Even though those things are involved with blockchain, they…
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AdventHealth, which owns AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, announced this morning that it is adding Ransom Memorial Health to its care network. AdventHealth will lease and operate the 44-bed hospital in Ottawa, along with its outpatient entities, the company said in a…
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Henry Bloch with daughters Liz Uhlmann and Mary Jo Brown, when he was recognized as Ingram's Philanthropist of the Year in December 2017. A Champion of Business and Philanthropic Causes H&R Block announced today that co-founder Henry Bloch had died…
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