Kansas
The Kansas City area has a lot to offer for both start-ups and small businesses, but that ecosystem could be better, leaders say. In early November, Ingram’s editors gathered several leading business minds in the region for an intimate think-tank…
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Millions of people are out of work, even as millions of jobs are opening up. What’s wrong with this picture? The way Clyde McQueen sees things, we’ve already figured out how to properly educate students who can take a high…
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The difference between companies that succeed and those that don’t is a simple matter of putting the focus right where it belongs—on the customer. Those who say service isn’t what it used to be are exactly right. It is much…
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The Unintended Consequences of Making a Difference in KC When companies do good things, the results speak for themselves. And it’s a remarkable thing to witness: Ask any number of executives from highly philanthropic companies why they do what they…
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Making the correct decision could be a key factor in setting a course for success. Low interest rates and changes in accounting standards are motivating business owners to rethink their leases. One of the more important decisions a business owner…
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Things not going well? It’s time to get real. When I was 19, my dad made me production manager of his 75-employee kitchen cabinet manufacturing factory. Before I took that role, I worked in the shop at each job, and…
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Residential, retail or office, the momentum is clearly behind rehabilitative efforts. Over the past 10-15 years, commercial real estate has seen a lot of changes. Rehabilitation, or repurposing, has been a buzzword for many multi-family, retail and office projects. With…
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Time to act on 2015 taxes is drawing short. As the year comes to a close, small business owners should keep a close eye on several tax planning issues. With only a month remaining before year-end to make necessary changes,…
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The Kansas City region's largest medical center, The University of Kansas Hospital, announced today that it was launching a partnership with Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park to provide services for patients throughout the Midwest. In a news release announcing the move, the…
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One of the biggest accounting and consulting firms headquartered in the Kansas City area is getting bigger: MarksNelson this morning announced its second acquisition of 2015, with Overland Park-based Marsh & Co. being absorbed effective Jan. 1. "This acquisition is right…
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