Regional
Failure to set priorities—and ensure ways to review and update them—can do far more harm than you see on the bottom line. When Ingram’s invited me to write this article, I had to smile. Not only is this topic—the hidden…
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Missouri isn’t a tale of two cities with St. Louis and Kansas City, it’s a tale of two paths to prosperity. As we near the rollout for the Destination Missouri digital and publication project, I’ve been on the road lately.…
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It’s not just about your investments; it’s about the way every piece, from taxes to estate planning, comes together in the end. Effective wealth management is holistic. Holistic wealth management is comprehensive in scope, and all components are interdependent. Similar…
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Sure, we can spend more on early childhood programs. But to what end? If things go as planned, Kansas City voters will soon be asked to increase the Kansas City school district’s current levy of 21 percent, from $4.95 to…
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GBW Railcar Services, an Oregon based company that provides freight care repair and other services, announced today that it will open an office in Overland Park, tapping into the Kansas City region's growing logistics sector. A joint venture between Pittsburg-based Watco…
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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 at a meeting of the…
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Mercy Hospital Joplin has opened a multimillion-dollar cancer center that will allow residents of southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas to receive local treatment for their conditions. The new center will include a number of features not previously available at one…
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has approved a Springfield plan to upgrade its sanitary sewer system, a massive project that will cost the city $200 million of work through completion of that phase in 2025. Once complete, the work…
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Union nurses at Saint Louis University Hospital have forced an election that would strip the union-security clause from their current contract, which means employees would no longer be required to pay union dues. The nurses group has gathered more than…
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With an $18.3 million infusion from the state, the University of Missouri-Kansas City will spend $21.5 million to upgrade its primary biology and chemistry teaching labs, the first facelift for those facilities in nearly three decades. The state money is…
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