Regional News
If we focus too much on the regional border dispute, we’re going to miss opportunities that will benefit the broader bistate area. Many articles have been written over the years about the availability of economic incentives in Missouri and Kansas…
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Hyatt Hotel Rendering Kansas City is getting its long-awaited Downtown convention hotel: Mayor Sly James and project developers announced this morning that an 800-room hotel, flying the Hyatt flag, would be built across the street from the Kansas City Convention…
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We’re pleased to introduce Ingram’s 2015 Class of 40 Under Forty There’s a reason why we chose Show-Me Publishing as the name for the corporate entity that publishes Ingram’s: I’m a Missouri guy, and when you tell me to take…
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Mary Barra, the CEO of General Motors, was in Kansas City this morning to announce the carmaker's plans for investing $174 million in its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kan. It was a 2-for-1 ceremony, as GM also popped the cork…
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40 Under Forty 2015: What's in a Number? There’s something about 40. It’s mentioned nearly 150 times in the Bible (from Noah’s 40 days and nights of rain to the Israelites’ 40 years of wandering to the 40 days Jesus…
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Construction of the 248-room Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway, which had been scheduled to begin this week, has been delayed indefinitely, Wyandotte County's Unified Government said in a news release issued this afternoon. The delay was attributed to proposals…
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The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences’ College of Osteopathic Medicine announced today that it had received approval from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation to develop an additional medical school campus in Joplin, Mo. KCU, the largest medical school in…
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As long as businesses are managed and owned by humans, business succession will happen. Will it happen in an orderly fashion, according to a thoughtful plan based on the owner’s wishes? Or will it be sorted out by those who…
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HNTB Corp. announced this morning that Wayne Feuerborn, an associate vice president, has been named Kansas City office leader for the firm, succeeding Mike Hess, who had been promoted to Central Division operations officer. In a release making the announcement, HNTB said that Feuerborn would…
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Shook, Hardy & Bacon announced today that it would enter the Chicago market by bringing on board the lawyers and staff from Grippo & Elden LLC, a complex commercial litigation boutique firm there, effective March 1. That will bring to 11…
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