Overland Park
If you’re trying to connect with customers in the deepest, most meaningful way, focusing on what sets you apart is a good start. How deep is your brand? You can say anything you want about Amazon.com, but you cannot doubt…
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By identifying an unmet need, founders of Nativity House KC embrace best of both. In recent years, “entrepreneurship” has become something of a buzzword in philanthropic circles. Almost inevitably, the people who employ it are the paid administrators of established…
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Wellness plans that work are comprehensive. More than five years after passage of the Affordable Care Act, employers are under just as much pressure to address health-care insurance costs as they were when ACA became law of the land. Many…
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Johnson County Community College, which has an enrollment of nearly 20,000 students, announced today that it was preparing to launch a major upgrade of its career and technical education programs and facilities, and it's turning to the region's business leadership for…
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Two area accounting firms--St. Joseph-based CliftonLarsonAllen and Gottlieb, Flekier & Co. of Overland Park--announced today that they had joined forces, effective Dec. 1. The deal gives CliftonLarsonAllen an office in Kansas, where Jerry Gottlieb, Steve Flekier, and Danielle Bordman will…
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The Unintended Consequences of Making a Difference in KC When companies do good things, the results speak for themselves. And it’s a remarkable thing to witness: Ask any number of executives from highly philanthropic companies why they do what they…
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Time to act on 2015 taxes is drawing short. As the year comes to a close, small business owners should keep a close eye on several tax planning issues. With only a month remaining before year-end to make necessary changes,…
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The Kansas City region's largest medical center, The University of Kansas Hospital, announced today that it was launching a partnership with Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park to provide services for patients throughout the Midwest. In a news release announcing the move, the…
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One of the biggest accounting and consulting firms headquartered in the Kansas City area is getting bigger: MarksNelson this morning announced its second acquisition of 2015, with Overland Park-based Marsh & Co. being absorbed effective Jan. 1. "This acquisition is right…
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An iconic company on the Kansas City restaurant scene is about to be under new management: HRI, the parent of Houlihan's Restaurants and other fine and casual-dining concepts, announced today that it would be acquired by York Capital Management, a global private investment…
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