Missouri
The stories of 50 Missourians You Should Know are the stuff of inspiration, no matter what their vocation. Some find fulfillment at the molecular level, advancing the cause of science in the University of Missouri system. Some find it on…
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The recent buzz that the region's largest private company, Dairy Farmers of America, would river-hop to new offices in Wyandotte County was spot-on: The milk cooperative confirmed today that it would build its new global headquarters in Kansas City, Kansas. With…
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Just days after a state-ordered review determined that UMKC's Bloch School of Management could justify its national rankings of graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship programs as among the Top 25 in the nation, the Princeton Review has withdrawn the designations it bestowed in…
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee announced on Jan. 31 that former Chiefs G Will Shields will be enshrined as part of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015. “Will’s achievements and contributions to our franchise and community over…
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Olathe Medical Center announced today it will be undergoing the largest expansion in its history. Four significant construction projects will be underway this year across OMC’s 250-acre campus: a new four-story obstetrics wing with a Level II neonatal intensive care…
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An independent review released this morning by the University of Missouri System Board of Curators concludes that UMKC's Bloch School of Management's 2012 ranking as the nation's top program for innovation management research met the standards for generally acceptable professional practices.…
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McCownGordon announced today that it had completed implementation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, making the Kansas City construction firm 100 percent employee-owned. The move was effective Jan. 1. In a news release, the company said the move was part of a succession…
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Officials with BATS Global Markets said this morning that the equities-trading firm would acquire Hotspot FX, an institutional spot foreign exchange market, from KCG Holdings for $365 million. The deal, which expected to close before summer, would give BATS greater capacity for non-equity trading businesses and a…
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Epiq Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of integrated technology solutions and services for the legal profession, today announced that the majority of its New York City operations will move to new centralized offices located at 777 Third Avenue by…
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BATS Global Markets, the Lenexa-based securities-trading platform, has announced that it has completed the technological integration of the Direct Edge stock exchanges. Not only was the project completed, BATS said, but it was done without loss of market share, leaving BATS with 20.97 percent of the equities-trading…
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