Clay County
A proposed 700,000-square-foot expansion that would double the work force at the headquarters of Garmin is on the agenda tonight for the Olathe Planning Commission. If approved, the facility would be built on the northwest corner of 151st Street and…
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Financial Engines, a California-based independent investment advisory firm, has agreed to pay $560 million in cash and stock to acquire The Mutual Fund Store, the Overland Park firm founded in 1996 by Adam Bold. The Mutual Fund Store, which sold majority…
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Recent donations, including three totaling $3.5 million, have pushed the University of Missouri-Kansas City closer to its goal of raising $48 million in private funding for its planned Downtown Campus for the Arts, expected to be the future home of…
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Where do we begin? Six innings of gutsy pitching from a guy who buried his father just days before? An extra-inning rally keyed by a player without a plate appearance since October 4th? Two innings of hitless relief from a…
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KPIs aren't just for big businesses; using them can improve profitability anywhere. Key Performance Indicators are measurements that can help you monitor the financial health of your business. When tracked consistently, KPIs help you make important decisions that affect your…
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Dairy Farmers of America, the Kansas City region's largest private company as measured by annual revenues, marked the start of construction on its new Wyandotte County headquarters with a beam signing at Sporting Park. “As we experience continued growth, it’s more…
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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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Two more major projects coming on board to help fill the construction pipeline. The construction sector simply doesn’t get many months like this: Within a 10-day span in early May, more than $1.1 billion in new construction was announced—involving just…
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Construction Sector Firing on Nearly All Cylinders A generally upbeat tone marked Ingram’s 2015 Construction Trades Industry Outlook assembly on May 15 at the Builders’ Association’s Education and Training Center in North Kansas City. More than 25 executives from the…
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Eight years into the process of identifying the Best Companies to Work For, we’ve found the common threads to employment nirvana: Leadership with vision. Employees energized, motivated and liberated to act on that vision. Clear goals—specific, measurable and realistic. All…
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