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University of Kansas Provost, and Ingram's 250 honoree, Neeli Bendapudi is now the President of the University of Louisville. KU made the announcement today in a letter from Chancellor Doug Girod who says Bendapudi is slated to take over the…
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In what one Representative called a 'heated and ugly' debate today, a committee of the whole in the Kansas House deemed HB2773 favorable for passage with no amendments. HB 2773 is the Safe and Secure Schools Act. The wording of…
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If you're wanting to start your own business in Kansas City, you're in good company. A study released this week by Business.org ranked Kansas City #23 on a list of 40 of the best cities for entrepreneurs and start-ups. According…
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The University of Kansas Health System is expanding into downtown Kansas City, KS. Today the group announced the purchase of the former Environmental Protection Agency building at 901 N. Fifth Street in KCK. KU plans to turn the 220,000 square…
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What gives a company’s brand status as being the most visible in a market? Talk to marketing experts, and they’ll tell you: Superior product, superior service, superior follow-up. But those are just table stakes—it gets you in the game with…
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3/8/2018 St. Louis-based Express Scripts, the largest company headquartered in Missouri, is being bought by health insurer Cigna in a cash and stock transaction worth a whopping $67 billion, the companies announced Thursday. Cigna issued a news release saying it…
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The president and CEO of Shawnee Mission Health and the Mid-America Region of Adventist Health System is leaving his position effective April 6th. After 6 years in Kansas City, Ken Bacon is heading for a new position as the CEO…
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HIRE BASED ON A FACE? The Ladders: Find out if your job candidate is honest, or bored Or go directly to the HireVue company site NRA FALLOUT Lockton already cut ties ABC News: Today, Dick's Sporting Goods bucked the NRA TRUMP…
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02/28/2018 At their 9th annual State of Entrepreneurship Address in Washington, D.C., the Kauffman Foundation released the results of its national survey of more than 2,000 entrepreneurs. In a mixed review of the economy, the study shows that 55 percent…
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02/28/2018 In a building filled with masterpieces, hundreds of business leaders gathered to brainstorm on their own work in progress: Kansas City. Packed inside the Atkins Auditorium inside the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, leaders from across the city and across…
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