Kansas

The Season of Giving—and of Opportunity

As need proliferates, we should recognize that business can help address it. The good news, in terms of U.S. philanthropy, is that Americans gave an estimated $358.38 billion to charities last year, surpassing the peak last seen before the Great… more

Depth Of Brand = Depth of Success. How Deep Is Yours?

If you’re trying to connect with customers in the deepest, most meaningful way, focusing on what sets you apart is a good start. How deep is your brand? You can say anything you want about Amazon.com, but you cannot doubt… more

When Philanthropy, Entrepreneurship Meet

By identifying an unmet need, founders of Nativity House KC embrace best of both. In recent years, “entrepreneurship” has become something of a buzzword in philanthropic circles. Almost inevitably, the people who employ it are the paid administrators of established… more

The Foundations of a Successful Wellness Program

Wellness plans that work are comprehensive. More than five years after passage of the Affordable Care Act, employers are under just as much pressure to address health-care insurance costs as they were when ACA became law of the land. Many… more

Bank of Kanas City Parent Buying Missouri Bank & Trust Co.

In a union of Top 25 banks in the Kansas City market, MBT Bancshares, parent company of Kansas City's Missouri Bank & Trust Co., is being acquired by BOK Financial for $102.5 million in cash, the Tulsa-based bank announced today. Grant Burcham, CEO of Missouri… more

JCCC Turns to Employers for Thoughts on Modifying Curriculum

Johnson County Community College, which has an enrollment of nearly 20,000 students, announced today that it was preparing to launch a major upgrade of its career and technical education programs and facilities, and it's turning to the region's business leadership for… more

Two Area Accounting Firms Unite With Merger

Two area accounting firms--St. Joseph-based CliftonLarsonAllen and Gottlieb, Flekier & Co. of Overland Park--announced today that they had joined forces, effective Dec. 1. The deal gives CliftonLarsonAllen an office in Kansas, where Jerry Gottlieb, Steve Flekier, and Danielle Bordman will… more

Right Makes Might

By assembling exactly the type of talent needed, the Kansas City Royals reached baseball’s pinnacle— and provided lessons in management that any business can embrace. There is a memorable line early in the movie Miracle, the 2004 film that chronicles… more

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

Plugged In

The marketing challenges facing graduate program administrators at regional universities are multiplying as change sweeps through higher education. Penn State. Florida. North Carolina. Indiana. It reads like the line-up of schools you’d see while perusing Saturday’s college football scores. It’s… more