Ingram's Magazine: April 2013
Kate Allen In four seasons at the University of Nebraska, Kate Benson and her Cornhusker basketball teammates went 2-7 against the University of Kansas. Two decades later, she’s Kate Allen, and she’s got scoreboard where it matters most: She’s…
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For years, the health-care landscape in Kansas City has been marked by a period of relative stability in the ownership of the hospitals that define quality care for a region of 2 million people. That’s changing—and the change is picking…
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Two law firms—Shook, Hardy & Bacon and Husch Blackwell—are tied for the lead in organizations with the highest number of honorees: Each landed a partner on the list this year, and each has placed 10 overall. Perhaps not surprisingly, the…
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The evidence of leadership is all around us: A revitalized Downtown. A thriving life-sciences sector. National recognition for outsized philanthropy. A closer examination of those tangible products of leadership—whether it was driven by corporate executives, personal and family wealth or…
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To quickly recap, the large public companies of 2003 that are no longer around include: That year’s No. 2 company is gone: Interstate Bakeries filed for bankruptcy in 2004, and emerged from that in 2009 as Hostess Brands, with headquarters…
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Two bond market memes are currently permeating financial-market discussions: First, that U.S. interest rates are at historically low levels; and second, that bear markets in bonds are always fast and severe. The first is only partially true; the second is…
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Several economic indicators matter when gauging the health of an office market. However, the needle mover across the U.S. is, inarguably, the employment rate. When our employment base is strong, the occupancy rates, rental rates and property values rise in…
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If one thing is for sure, it is that health-care reform is not cost neutral—for anyone. As provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—shorthanded these days as just ACA—begin to take effect, employers and individuals alike need to…
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It’s the best strategy for engaging, establishing control, proving value, creating a buying atmosphere, and forging a relationship. I define assertiveness as a state of mind and a state of preparation before implementation in a sales call. This writing assumes…
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