Quarterly & Special Reports


A New Development Epicenter

Megatrends in commerce and demographics are putting a greater focus on infusing new life into Kansas City’s core. For more than half a century following World War II, real estate development was largely organized around the belief that expanding suburbs…more

The Benefits Challenge

Health-care costs and compliance are putting the squeeze on employers’ flexibility with benefits programs. For those pursuing innovation as they toil in the fields of employer benefits programming, the ground remains as fertile as ever. Studies by various interest groups…more

Veterans: The Next Battle

Military cuts are the stuff of challenge­—and opportunity. Earlier this month, the U.S. Army dropped the unemployment bomb, announcing that by the end of 2017, it would accelerate plans to reduce the ranks of soldiers and officers by 40,000 and…more

The Master of Master’s

The MBA is now the undisputed king of master’s programs nationwide, for some good reasons. But it’s also an educational specialty undergoing profound changes. This, according to the Census bureau, is what the value of education looks like. Over the…more