Kansas City Star: Business Columnists http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2012Kansas City Star Business Columnists 60 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:39:01 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) Panel Discussion by Bob Unell http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/09/2938409/panel-discussion-by-bob-unell.html http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/09/2938409/panel-discussion-by-bob-unell.html#storylink=rss Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:03 CDT Check out this week's cartoon plus past cartoons in the Panel Discussion archive. 1452893 Revive the West Bottoms as KC's recreation hub http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3413817/lets-turn-the-west-bottoms-into.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3413817/lets-turn-the-west-bottoms-into.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Despite downtown Kansas City's dynamic mix of amenities, its residents don't have much to do outside. A possible solution is just a hop, skip and a jump away in Kansas City's West Bottoms. 1452888 Florida lawmaker seeks to keep FAA facility out of KC http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3413712/kevin-collison-lawmaker-seeks.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3413712/kevin-collison-lawmaker-seeks.html#storylink=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Pity Flagler County, Fla. The county bordering the Atlantic about 75 miles south of Jacksonville has Florida's highest unemployment rate at 13.9 percent, vs. 7.3 percent in the Kansas City area. Now Kansas City wants to grab one of its prime economic assets, the Federal Aviation Administration's Management Training and Conference Center. 1452887 When office jokes stop being funny http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3417888/when-jokes-at-work-stop-being.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3417888/when-jokes-at-work-stop-being.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Research indicates that humor at work is a good thing. It builds morale and relationships. But it also hurts if it veers from being a bonding agent to an alienator. 1452891 Parents, teach your kids the value of differences http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3413671/parents-teach-your-kids-the-value.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3413671/parents-teach-your-kids-the-value.html#storylink=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00 CST I've recently found myself speaking at educational institutions about diversity as much as I talk to corporations and organizations. Speaking at schools reminds me that how people view and respond to the differences of others starts long before they enter the workforce. 1452892