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The Kansas City Area’s Top 100 Privately-Held Companies for 2014

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… more

Populous Announces Merger with London-Based Designer Jump Studios

Kansas City-based Populous announced this morning that it would bolster its foreign operations by merging with Jump Studios, a architecture and interior design practice based in London. Both organizations will continue to operate as separate practices, Populous said in a news release announcing the strategic… more

BOOM!

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… more

Construction Trades Industry Outlook

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… more

Better Than the Rest

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… more

‘How Do I …’

Straight from the experts’ mouths, guidance on getting things done. Running a successful business in many cases comes down to applying the correct dosages of common sense at precisely the right time. There are occasions, though, when workplace situations call… more

A Night to Celebrate Achievement in Action

They made it into 40 Under Forty this year based on what they’ve done with their careers and their efforts to support the region’s non-profit and civic sectors. This year’s class, the 17th installment, convened in the Sprint Plaza at… more

‘We Signed a Lease. Now We Have to Sign WHAT!?’

Tenant responsibilities—and obligations—can go well beyond the terms of a lease. After a commercial tenant signs a lease, he may think the paperwork is over and can get back to business. This article describes two other common documents that tenants… more

The ‘Sell in May, Walk Away’ Strategy—Does It Work?

Critics may liken it to market timing, but history suggests there’s more at work here. Every year about this time, people are looking towards summer break. However, the summer break I’m writing about here is a break from the stock… more

‘I Can’t Find the Buyer Any More!’ Well, Here’s Why …

Take some responsibility and change the outcome by taking action. Jeffrey, I have some sales situations I can’t get past, and maybe you can help. I’m an insurance agent. I read your stuff—OK, I’m a fan. I’ve been getting blown… more