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When I speak at conferences or organized events about workplace diversity, no one gives a second thought to why I speak on that topic. But when a business or organization asks me to come in to speak, it's amazing how many people worry ahead of time.
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AMC Entertainment of Kansas City and the Cordish Co. of Baltimore are getting a divorce. Gerry Lopez, CEO and president of AMC, says the joint venture established in 2005 to redevelop the historic Mainstreet and Midland theaters is to end soon.
A party Thursday night in the Kansas City Power & Light District ended the SIFE National Exposition for about 4,000 college and university students who attended the annual convention.
U.S. Engineering Co. has acquired a former warehouse in the East Bottoms as part of an expansion that is expected to create 80 jobs.
Kansas City-based NovaStar Finanical Inc. has taken a new name, Novation Companies Inc.
Manufacturing activity in a seven-state region that includes Kansas and part of Missouri, strengthened in May, while the employment outlook brightened for later this year, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City survey released Thursday.
Patients wanting to tap the expertise of Mayo Clinic physicians will no longer have to travel 400 miles to Minnesota to do so.
Tuesday's news was that the Federal Reserve wasn't raising interest rates. Somebody needs to tell the market, because rates have gone up anyway. And it's a good thing, for two reasons.
"You didn't tell me how MUCH they would take out in taxes." Expect to hear those words from exasperated teenagers or college students over the next few weeks as they set aside their calculators and toss their textbooks to start summer jobs.
Even if you're desperate for employment -- and definitely if you're on a more measured job search -- you should watch for red flags.
Tulsa, Okla., hotel developer Paul Coury credits Kansas City's Power & Light District as the reason behind his renovation of the historic Gate City National Bank. The boutique hotel under construction at 1111 Grand Blvd. is expected to open in time for baseball's All-Star Game in July at Kauffman Stadium.
Let's just junk the Dodd-Frank bank regulation act and its unruly child, the Volcker rule. Though the $2 billion-and-counting trading loss by JPMorgan has spurred on those who want tough implementation of the two measures, other voices are saying the debacle should bring focus on better ways to carefully watch our banks.
When a job interviewer asks about your weaknesses, don't say you don't have any. There's a better formula for success.
Much has been written about our protracted high unemployment. It's a problem for a lot of reasons.
Ruth Dusterhoft, JoAnn Fowler and Sharon Schurer opened Couches to Curios in April. The store in Glenwood Plaza in Overland Park sells furniture and home furnishings on consignment.
Fifteen students at the University of Missouri ran a venture capital fund to identify and invest in potential high-growth startup companies.
Select Brands Inc. of Lenexa has recalled about 4,000 of its Kitchen Selectives 6-speed blenders, sold at Sutherlands and Pamida stores from June 2009 to April 2012. The blenders were manufactured in China. While in operation, the plastic pitcher can separate from the blade assembly, leaving the blade assembly in the base and exposing the rotating blades. No incidents have been reported. More information: Select Brands Customer Service at 866-663-4500 or www.selectbrands.com .
MONDAY: U.S. financial markets closed for Memorial Day holiday.
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market. Data from the Associated Press:
Apple says CEO Tim Cook is giving up $75 million in dividends on restricted stock.
Facebook's rocky initial public offering hasn't stopped life at the world's biggest online social network. On Thursday, the company unveiled a camera app for the iPhone.
Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock in Friday's IPO, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The board of Bankia, the large Spanish bank that was taken over by the government, met Friday to discuss a restructuring plan that will include a request for more state aid, bolstering calls for a coordinated relief blueprint for Europe's fragile financial sector.
The U.S. government said Friday that China has made progress in allowing its currency to rise against the dollar and declined to accuse the nation of manipulating its currency to gain a trade advantage.
The 50 highest-paid CEOs for 2011, according to an Associated Press analysis of Standard & Poor's 500 companies. The analysis includes companies that had the same CEO for all of 2010 and 2011 and that filed proxy statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission between Jan. 1 and April 30.
The West Bottom's Telegram building once grandly looked out over herds of cattle in the Kansas City Stockyards.
These food service operations recently inspected by the Environmental Health Division of the Jackson County Public Works Department had three or more critical violations.
Apple said CEO Tim Cook is giving up $75 million in dividends on restricted stock.
Proctor & Gamble says it will change the design of packaging for its miniature laundry detergent product to deter children from eating the brightly colored packets that look like candy.
The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology.
Deutsche Telekom Chief Executive Officer Rene Obermann said Thursday a merger of the T-Mobile USA division is an option, while ruling out revisiting a complete sale after its fallout with AT&T last year.
Rebecca Youngers, 32, is an audience development analyst for Penton Media Inc., a business-to-business publishing company with an office in Overland Park. She oversees email marketing campaigns for Penton's engineering design and electronics divisions.
The European Union on Friday started legal proceedings at the World Trade Organization against Argentina, claiming the South American country stifles imports to protect its own industry.
The European Union is challenging Argentina before the World Trade Organization with claims the South American nations stifles imports to protect its own industry.
