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Hunt Midwest Finds Partner to Drive Expansion of Business Park

Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development announced today that it had formed a strategic partnership with Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate to bring new industrial tenants to Hunt Midwest Business Center's newly expanded 126-acre surface business park. Ora Reynolds, president and… more

When Assessing Air Travel, Don’t Overlook Charter

When face-to-face contact is a must, air charter presents certain advantages. Communications technology has come a long way. While e-mail and video conferencing provide additional ways to connect with prospects, clients and colleagues, I argue nothing beats a face-to-face interaction.… more

Kessinger Hunter Ends Cushman Affiliation

Kessinger Hunter & Co., a commercial realty firm that is one of the oldest companies in Kansas City, announced today that it was ending its  affiliation with the national firm Cushman & Wakefield, effective immediately. Privately held KH, which started in 1879,… more

Best Of Business Kansas City 2015 Awards

From Golden Spoon to Silver Ladle to Best of Business Kansas City, the name of the game may have changed over the years, but the underlying concept never has: The most discriminating audience in the Kansas City region weighs in… more

Best of Business Kansas City 2015 • All That Glitters…

...can indeed be Gold. But what does it take to be a repeat winner, year after year, in Ingram’s Best of Business Kansas City awards? For starters, excellence. Approximately 1,000 companies have been recognized with a Best of Business Kansas… more

Best Of Business Kansas City 2015 • Winners List

BEST BARBECUE1.    Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que2.    Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue3.    Q39 BEST BURGER1.    BRGR Kitchen + Bar2.    Five Guys Burgers and Fries3.    Blanc Burgers + Bottles BEST BUSINESS BREAKFAST1.    First Watch2.    The Classic Cup (tie) 2.    Eggtc. (tie)3.    Harvey’s at Union Station… more

The Logical Logistical Choice

Explosive growth in the region’s transportation, distribution and warehousing is just a start, executives say. Let’s start with a history lesson: For someone living in Kansas City today, what’s the historical significance of the week of July 3-10, 1890? Take… more

Convergence and Conflict

Health and wealth can be at odds in retirement planning, but advisers say investors have options to align those factors. For years, wealth managers have been advising younger clients to build a retirement plan that didn’t make Social Security a… more

Gray Matter

An aging nation is about to witness huge growth to meet the residential needs of never-before-seen numbers of seniors. The implications of immigration and the browning of America command the attention of polit-ical candidates and policymakers, but the biggest change… more

The Benefits Challenge

Health-care costs and compliance are putting the squeeze on employers’ flexibility with benefits programs. For those pursuing innovation as they toil in the fields of employer benefits programming, the ground remains as fertile as ever. Studies by various interest groups… more