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He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice... Santa Claus? No, the person in the office stuck with the unenviable task of finding a holiday party venue that is fun, affordable and still available.
The latest gross domestic product numbers for the United States — showing 3.5 percent growth in the third quarter — are surely the light at the end of the recessionary tunnel. Feel better?
Previous ColumnsSprint shares lost 19 cents Tuesday and closed at $3.24. The Overland Park-based company confirmed plans for a major additional investment in its high-speed Internet venture with Clearwire.
The often-bloody battles that established the country’s union movement are usually associated with places such as New York and Michigan. But Bill Clause also wants you to think of Kansas City when considering the rise of organized labor during the Great Depression.
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A native son returned to Kansas City last week to tout the redevelopment that’s transformed downtown Omaha, Neb., giving much of the credit to an assertive philanthropic culture there. While metro Omaha has less than half the population of the Kansas City area, its private donor community is major league when it comes to money for big civic projects, said Mike Fahey, who recently completed two terms as mayor.
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After a decade on the Country Club Plaza, Bang & Olufsen plans to relocate in early 2010. The retailer of luxury televisions and music systems is moving to 1901 Main St., in the Crossroads Arts District.
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I have long had a thing for a perfectly sacked grocery bag. Four corners neat and square, cans on the bottom, bread on top. Light as a feather.
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Times are tough. Brethren are falling all around. Then the insurance company demands three years’ worth of premiums — in advance. So why aren’t banks up in arms now that just such a call has come from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.?
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Between the 1990 and the 2000 census, the number of people working at home grew by one-third, and it’s expected to be a lot higher in the next population count. While some tout the joys of toiling in one’s pajamas, there are problems with home-based work environments that are a bit too casual.
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