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The recognized Ridenour-Baker Grocery Co. Building in the West Bottoms has been approved for demolition, triggering the first of a five-phase plan by its owner. The 933 Mulberry St. building’s demolition is part of the reconstruction project by New York-based…
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March proved to be the busiest month for KCI since December 2019, as reported by the Kansas City Missouri Aviation Department. According to the department, 944,234 passengers arrived and departed in March. The same month as the opening of the…
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The TeamKC Training Camp was held Thursday, May 4 where more than 300 metro area professionals gathered to learn trends based in the HR and talent acquisition fields. “As companies continue to expand and compete in a rapidly changing business…
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[caption id="attachment_39243" align="alignnone" width="605"] Photo provided by UMKC[/caption] The winners are in from UMKC’s 2023 Regnier Venture Creation Challenge, taking home more than $90,000 in prize money. The challenge wrapped up on April 28 at Bloch Executive Hall located on…
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A surge of jobs rose in the U.S. as the economy continues to decelerate, the Labor Department reported on Friday. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the total of nonfarm payroll jobs rose by 253,000 in April. The number of…
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WE WANT YOUR VOTE! It’s time to place your votes for the Ingram’s Best of Business Kansas City Awards 2023 and the deadline draws near. This is your chance to recognize the hard work of your favorite business and crown…
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Burns & McDonnell announced this afternoon that Leslie Duke will succeed Ray Kowalik as chief executive of Kansas City 's biggest design/construction firm, effective Jan. 1. Kowalik, who also holds the title of chairman, announced last month that he would…
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Burns & McDonnell, the Kansas City region's biggest engineering/construction company, announced this morning that chairman and CEO Ray Kowalik would retire at the end of 2023. Kowalik succeeded Greg Graves in that role in 2017, becoming just the seventh CEO…
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Kansas City marketing consultancy Global Prairie announced today that it was merging with Cleveland-based Hileman Group, a fast-growing marketing technology firm, a move that executives say will better serve clients by adding data-driven strategies and cutting-edge marketing technology. The merged entity…
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Gov. Laura Kelly and Lt. Gov. David Toland flanked Kazuo Tadanobu, president and CEO of Panasonic Energy of North America, and other dignitaries as the dirt began to fly on the battery-plant construction site. Public officials, local dignitaries, economic-development…
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