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Shook, Hardy & Bacon announced today that it would enter the Chicago market by bringing on board the lawyers and staff from Grippo & Elden LLC, a complex commercial litigation boutique firm there, effective March 1. That will bring to 11…
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Blessed with large organizations that employ thousands, Downtown looks to a new wave of growing companies that can add vibrancy to the central business district. Financial services, health care and government at all levels are sectors that drive employment in…
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Joe Ratterman, who built BATS Global Markets into the second-largest equities trading platform in the U.S., is turning the reins of chief executive officer over to Chris Concannon, who joined the company in December. The effective date for that transition…
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When Ingram’s launched its Corporate Champions recognition program in 2008, we noted that the environment for good corporate citizens had rarely been so challenging. Unemployment ran high, food costs were rising, the economy was shaky and social need seemed to…
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Advocates for a stronger Downtown Kansas City look to the final pieces that will create long-term sustainability. The next big step in that direction will be cracking the office-vacancy rate riddle, but hints of progress are emerging there. It’s a…
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Kansas City may want to think of itself as the Entrepreneurial Capital of America, but if it is, it's an oasis in a two-state desert of regulations that stifle entrepreneurship among the poor. That's according to a new report assessing conditions…
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Less than a week after the resignation of the top official embroiled in the controversy over the Bloch School of Management's rankings for entrepreneurial education, a second faculty member has resigned. UMKC announced this afternoon that John Norton had resigned as associate…
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Competition for Internet service at speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second in the Kansas City area has ratcheted up with today's launch of GigaPower by AT&T. The telecom giant announced this afternoon that service has begun in various…
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The Legal Perspective on Regional Job Growth Those who might want a panoramic view of the next Plaza lighting ceremony would do well to cozy up to the attorneys at Husch Blackwell, the hosts of this year’s Legal Industry Outlook…
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Most family owned businesses are successful because the owners are entrepreneurs who focus on their business with 110 percent of their efforts. Often that means that they do not effectively plan for business succession. Studies report that 80 percent of…
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