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Ingram's 40 Under Forty alumni (c/o 2008) Kirk Isenhour has taken over as the Interim Executive Director of the Truman Medical Centers Charitable Foundation. This move is effective on July 16. Isenhour has been the Senior Director of Philanthropy since…
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Representative Gail McCann Beatty will serve as the next Director of the Assessment Department in Jackson County. Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. made the announcement today. “While many know Gail as the current Minority Leader in the Missouri House…
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Councilman Scott Taylor fondly remembers Kemper Arena as the place where he saw bands like Hall and Oates, Neil Diamond and Kenny Rogers (his mom forced him, he says) play. Today, he says he hopes that Hyvee Arena will help…
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Dr. Chuck Ambrose is leaving his post as President of the University of Central Missouri and taking over as the CEO of Knowledge Works in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ambrose took over as president of UCM in 2010. Prior to that, he…
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Andrew Davies is the new Chief Financial Officer for Sprint, the company announced Friday. Davies will report to CEO Michel Combes and will officially take over the role on July 2. "It's an exciting time to join Sprint and build on the…
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One of Ingram's Top 100 Private Companies, Acendas Travel, has acquired Sioux Falls-based Travel Partners as a subsidiary. As the press release states, this deal is effective immediately. Terms of the deal state that Travel Partners, a vacation travel agency,…
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Olathe-based Elite Sports will open 5 youth sports facilities across the Kansas City Metro to tune of at $25 million investment. The company says the facilities will bring more than 500 jobs to the KC metro area. "Our new facilities…
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In a 5-4 ruling on Thursday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that individual states have the right to force most online retailers to collect state sales tax. This ruling overturned a previous ruling by the Supreme Court. The original…
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The University of Missouri has been selected as one of 33 colleges to receive a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. This is a five-year grant given to universities as part of the Inclusive Excellence initiative. This…
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When a man whose net worth is north of $80 billion makes a visit to your city, you pay attention. Tuesday morning, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, alongside Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer and GEICO Chairman Tony Nicely, helped announce the…
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