Ingram's Magazine: November 2018
Not only is this the Ingram's Magazine Logistics and Warehousing edition, but it also includes our 2018 WeKC feature, spotlighting ten incredible female leaders who are values-driven and success-oriented. Check it out here: http://www.omagdigital.com/publication/?i=543282#{%22issue_id%22:543282,%22page%22:0}.
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A great many analyses of business success focus on vision, and how this executive or that one draws on it to chart a course for both personal and organizational success. Perhaps it’s worth spending more time considering not just the…
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The business infrastructure of Kansas City has changed in important ways over the past decade, but few sectors rival the kind of growth we’ve experienced as a national center for logistics, warehousing and distribution. Redefined as a marketplace for bulk…
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When the last lines of Kansas City’s logistics history are written, it’s likely that a pivotal chapter will focus on the year 2013. In March of that year, an upstart commercial realty firm founded just months earlier, NorthPoint Development, secured…
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Q: So let’s just start with the basics, what exactly does Spring Venture Group do? A: Spring Venture Group is a holding company. Spring owns three different insurance agencies, and the insurance agencies are focused on senior health. We have…
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As power-player gatherings go, you won’t find many that will be packed with more influence than the crowd that gathered Nov. 1 at Creative Planning’s sparkling new headquarters complex in Overland Park. There, members of the 2018 Ingram’s 250 convened…
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I will never forget the day my father died. It was Dec. 30, 2002 at 8:30 a.m. An undetected condition resulting in aortic dissection claimed his life at age 66. He was less than two years into retirement. It was…
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So you think this is a tough climate for finding the right talent at your business, do you? Well, you’re not alone: The National Federation of Small Business tell us that in September, a record 38 percent of business owners…
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in October, for instance, that a record number of Americans were employed: 165 million of us. That agency’s data tracking shows that nearly 2.8 million jobs had been added to the work force in…
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Most companies at some point in their development will face a legal challenge that will likely shape the future of their business. High-stakes, “bet-the-company” cases threaten the existence of a business; these conflicts can jeopardize core products, core relationships or…
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Late last month, the Federal Reserve increased the Fed Funds rate for the third time this year, another reminder that the era of near-zero percent interest rates is history. While higher interest rates can lead to bigger bills for those…
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To the extent the wave showed up in the two-state area, it made landfallin the 3rd congressional district, wherevoters ousted four-term incumbentRepublican Kevin Yoder in favor ofnewcomer Sharice Davids. And on a statewide basis, it swept Democrat Laura Kelly into…
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