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HANNIBAL — The Missouri Public Service Commission has set a June 22 deadline for applications from parties who may want to intervene in Ameren Transmission Co. of Illinois’ plans for the so-called Mark Twain Transmission Project. If approved, the company…
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Not many cities in the U.S. can beat St. Joseph when it comes to economic strength as center for agribusiness might—in fact, only three meet that test, according to Forbes magazine, which ranks St. Joseph No. 4 among American cities…
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UMKC Chancellor Leo Morton announced today that Barbara Bichelmeyer had been appointed executive vice chancellor and provost, one of the top administrative functions on the campus serving more than 15,000 students. Bichelmeyer will be making a homecoming after a career that most…
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Whoever said “it’s lonely at the top” evidently never ran a large private company. Not only is it NOT lonely there, you’ll find plenty of competition for a seat when the music stops on annual revenue calculations for the largest…
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Kansas City-based Populous announced this morning that it would bolster its foreign operations by merging with Jump Studios, a architecture and interior design practice based in London. Both organizations will continue to operate as separate practices, Populous said in a news release announcing the strategic…
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Ferrellgas Partners announced this morning that it had reached an agreement to acquire a Texas-based provider of integrated crude oil midstream services for roughly $837.5 million. The Overland Park natural-gas company, in a news release, said the acquisition of Bridger Logistics would position Ferrellgas…
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An Italian company that makes vinyl windows, doors, panels and other construction products says it will open a manufacturing facility in Ste. Genevieve, bringing 122 jobs to the county. Gov. Jay Nixon made the announcement today at a meeting of the Hawthorn Foundation,…
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Two more major projects coming on board to help fill the construction pipeline. The construction sector simply doesn’t get many months like this: Within a 10-day span in early May, more than $1.1 billion in new construction was announced—involving just…
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Construction Sector Firing on Nearly All Cylinders A generally upbeat tone marked Ingram’s 2015 Construction Trades Industry Outlook assembly on May 15 at the Builders’ Association’s Education and Training Center in North Kansas City. More than 25 executives from the…
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Eight years into the process of identifying the Best Companies to Work For, we’ve found the common threads to employment nirvana: Leadership with vision. Employees energized, motivated and liberated to act on that vision. Clear goals—specific, measurable and realistic. All…
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