Missouri
In recent years, we’ve bought several homes and developed building lots at the Lake of the Ozarks and have established a pretty popular destination for a number of repeat guests as well as a host of new ones. The pandemic…
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Posted October 6, 2025 Kansas City-based ECCO Select announced it has closed its acquisition of Miro Consulting, Inc. Miro Consulting has ceased operations as a standalone entity, and its expertise is now fully part of ECCO Select, according to a…
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Everyone who has ever met the aptly named Loy Edge—and that is just about everyone in Kansas City—will agree on one word to describe him: Edge is a character. For all its virtues, our beloved town is rather short on…
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I make my living with words, so full disclosure: I’m not a salesman. And neither, it seems, are the legions of people, purportedly in sales roles, who interrupt my day with phone calls asking if I’m the IT guy at…
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Posted October 2, 2025 Omaha-based FNBO announced today that it has closed its acquisition of Country Club Bank and has appointed its previous president, Joe Close, as regional leader. FNBO announced it would be acquiring Country Club Bank in May,…
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Traditions are a terrific thing, and you’re holding perhaps Ingram’s most valued annual recognition program. It’s hard to believe this is the 23rd year of 40 Under Forty and The Leadership Edition. I vividly remember in 1998 when we selected…
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Posted October 1, 2025 St. Louis-based BJC Health System has appointed Nick Barto as its new president and chief executive officer. Barto brings more than 30 years of health care and operations experience to his role. Barto will now lead…
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Last year on Friday, March 13 Ingram’s team sat down to what clearly was one of the oddest meetings of my career. I felt at that time like a military leader addressing troops going into battle and sensing the probability…
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We love history, and Michelle and I greatly enjoy exploring regions during those rare opportunities for leisurely travel. Operating a small hands-on business with always-ambitious plans and live-or-die deadlines makes it difficult to get away. Ingram’s readers can certainly relate…
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Posted September 30, 2025 Master's Transportation Inc. recently opened the doors to its new $72 million headquarters in Kansas City. Thanks to the new campus, the company has been able to consolidate its offices in the metro into one location.…
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