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VML today, Dec. 11, announced the appointment of Eric Campbell as the agency’s new president. Jon Cook has served as the global CEO since 2011 and president since 2007. With the promotion of Campbell to president, Cook will continue as the…
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Christopher Chung, President of Missouri Partnership is moving to North Carolina to take over the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. Chung was hired to spearhead Missouri Partnership seven years ago. He will take over the position on January 12,…
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David Smith will be promoted January 4, 2015 to Executive Vice President of Division Operations, reporting to Jerry Garland, President and Chief Executive Officer for Associated Wholesale Grocers. In his new role David will have responsibility for AWG Operations, Corporate…
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UMKC's Bloch School of Management is preparing to roll out the first class of its Entrepreneur Hall of Fame with a private induction ceremony Friday at 4 p.m. The invitation-only ceremony will recognize 20 Kansas Citians for their entrepreneurial spirit and business success.…
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Loan delinquencies on commercial real estate in the Kansas City area in November were down nearly a full percentage point from November 2013, the New York-based realty analytics firm Trepp said today. That's the good news. The less-than-good? For a fifth…
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Freightquote, one of the Kansas City region's entrepreneurial shining stars for the past 15 years, is about to get a new owner: C.H. Robinson, based in Eden Prairie, Minn., has announced that it will acquire Freightquote for $365 million. Pending approval from regulators,…
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It’s Thanksgiving! It’s the coolest holiday of the year to me. I love Thanksgiving. Food, family, you name it. It’s a time to be thankful. But I want to challenge you on the way that you’re thankful, and I want…
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OVERLAND PARK – Kansas City’s Jewish community has once again been touched by tragedy – this time in the heart of Israel. Rabbis Kalman Levine and Mosheh Twersky were among four religious men brutally gunned down in a Jerusalem synagogue…
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Dairy Farmers of America has issued a statement confirming that it will partner with one of China's largest dairy companies to build a milk-powder plant in Kansas. Various media reports put the value of the plant at $100 million, but…
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Hopefully you were busy watching the Royals play in the post-season and not focusing on the stock market. But if you were switching the channel over to CNBC (shame on you) or surveying the market, you would have seen a…
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