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Community Colleges Answer Hiring Needs of Business

The successful 21st-century workplace is highly dependent on individuals who have strong skills in reading, writing, math, verbal communication and digital literacy. Attaining these skills is most meaningful when they are developed through a relevant workplace context, aligned with specific… more

Downtown KC: Big Growth, Bigger Opportunity

Downtown Kansas City has seen a lot of changes in the past decade and a half. It has traded in a drab facade, empty parking lots and the occasional rolling tumbleweed for a colorful and vibrant place where the community… more

A Celebration of Business Success

Each autumn, the Crossroads district of Downtown comes alive with the sights and sounds of successful businesses, and this year was no different. Hundreds of guests gathered on a blustery afternoon and evening Nov. 7 at Ingram’s offices to celebrate… more

Why My Power Company Gave Me Two Smiley Faces

When your otherwise credible electric company rewards you for not using its services and does so by posting smiley faces on your “Home Energy Report,” you get the unsettling sense that something is amiss in the world of power. As… more

Around the Region

November13 | THURSDAY“Attitude of Gratitude”HappyBottoms, which bills itself as Kansas City’s Diaper Bank, will hold its third annual Attitude of Gratitude: A Thanks Giving Event, at the Roasterie’s Bean Hangar event space from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. It starts with… more

A History We Can Still Bank On

If you were to ponder the history of banking in the Kansas City area, and think of one historical figure who cast a shadow that’s still visible 50 . . . 100 . . . even 150 years after the… more

Thank You Royals for an Incredible Season

The magic carpet ride on which the Royals carried our community for the last 30 days came to a quiet end last night as the Giants won the seventh and deciding game of the 2014 World Series by a 3-2… more

Royals fall short from claiming its second world championship

The San Francisco Giants hold on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series. Giants ace pitcher and World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner came in to preserve the one run lead and compile… more

Thankful for the All-Star Game

I have always thought that Major League Baseball's use of the All-Star game to determine home field advantage for the World Series was one of the dumbest ideas ever. Today I've determined it's pure genius. So thank you All-Star MVP… more

Federal Health Insurance Exchange for Small Businesses Launches in Missouri

The Department of Health and Human Services launched a series of on-line insurance exchanges Monday in five states, including Missouri. Known as SHOP exchanges, the Small Business Health Options Program is being put in place after a one-year delay as part… more