Ingram's Magazine: June 2014
Whoever said “it’s lonely at the top” evidently never ran a large private company. Not only is it NOT lonely there, you’ll find plenty of competition for a seat when the music stops on annual revenue calculations for the largest…
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Earlier this spring, Kansas City’s TIF Commission signed off on a plan by Burns & McDonnell to spend $130 million for an expansion of its headquarters in south Kansas City. The goal, say company officials, will be accommodating 2,100 new…
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As demand for rental and multifamily real estate continues to climb in the Kansas City market, beginning investors should not feel resigned to standing on the sidelines for fear their pockets are not deep enough to enter the game. …
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If you want to understand the history of real-estate development in the Kansas City region over the past 160 years—a history back-loaded with activity since the end of World War II—you can dig through the archives in libraries or historical…
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What Sets Missouri Apart Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about Missouri and the people who live here: • In a looming era of unprecedented need, Missouri researchers are going to help feed the world.• Scientists in the…
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The only people who don’t know that are other sales trainers, recently released old-world sales tactics books that are still trying to convey old messages, and several million salespeople still trying to cold call, pitch the product, overcome objections, and…
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City of the Big Blunders, they tell me you are witless, and I believe them, for I have seen your pained officials sell streetcars to contented drivers—or try to. And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: no,…
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I’ve tried to meet many of the 50 Missourians we’ve featured, and in doing so, I’ve traveled to many cities, towns and interesting destinations throughout the Show-Me state. A couple years ago—perhaps in the 2011 or 2012 issue including the…
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“I share the optimism around the room,” said Pat McCown, CEO at McCownGordon Construction. He was speaking to the two dozen of his colleagues in attendance on a brisk February morning at McCownGordon’s headquarters on Kansas City’s Admiral Boulevard. The…
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