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Back to the Old Normal?

At the dawn of a new year, “oil,” “output” and “optimism” have a lot more going for them than their alliterative possibilities: The six-month reversal in oil prices—plunging by more than half, from $115 to $47 per barrel of Brent… more

In the News: Jan 2015

Missouri Cass County New ED DirectionFor the first time in more than a year, Cass County has an economic-development director. The county has contracted with Spectrum Strategies and its owner, Bill Brown, to oversee its development initiatives. That fills a… more

The Boys Book Club

I am privileged to belong to what is rare now and what may one day soon be extinct, and that is a book club for men. Why such clubs may become extinct is no mystery. For the past few decades,… more

The risk of 9 to 5. And the reality of BEFORE and AFTER

If you’re working in a world that pre-dates the 24/7/365 business cycle, you’re out of time. The vast majority of sales professionals—I’m guessing 95 percent or more—try to fit their sales day into a normal workday. They want their day… more

Around the Region

January 20-25“Chicago – The Musical”A six time Tony Award winner, two time Olivier Award winner and Grammy winner with performances in the Muriel Kauffman Theatre at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. 816.994.7222 | kauffmancenter.org January 22-25“Kansas City Boat… more

Cathryn Pridal is new VP for Academic Affairs for Avila University

Cathryn Pridal, who has 32 years of experience as a faculty member, administrator and executive in higher education is Avila University’s new Vice President for Academic Affairs. Her first day on campus is scheduled to be June 15. She assumes… more

UMKC Provost Hackett to Virginia Commonwealth

Gail Hackett, Ph.D., executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of Missouri-Kansas City since 2008, has accepted an appointment as provost of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Hackett will begin her duties at VCU on March 1. VCU has… more

Businesses, Northwest, MCC, Northland CAPS, Northland schools celebrate innovation partnership designation, receipt of grant

Representatives of the Northland Center for Advanced Professional Studies (Northland CAPS), which includes Kansas City area businesses and six Northland school districts, as well as Metropolitan Community College (MCC) and Northwest Missouri State University gathered today at Cerner World Headquarters… more

Boulevard Distributor Celebrates Million-Case Milestone

In 1989, John McDonald set out to change the palate of beer-drinking in Kansas City. Since then, Boulevard Brewing grew, expanded, rinsed and repeated until it became an acquisition target for Belgian-based Duvel Mortgaat in 2013. But not until this… more

National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Receives Designation from Congress

Following legislation passed in the United States House of Representatives in May, the United States Senate passed a bill as part of the National Defense Authorization Act today providing the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial with its… more