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Freightquote CEO Barton makes move to executive chairman 27 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
Freightquote.com founder and CEO Tim Barton is stepping down as CEO in November and becoming executive chairman. Tyler Ellison, a 16-year transportation industry veteran, will take over CEO duties in...
Jackson County medical research tax will go to voters 27 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
A proposal to fund translational medical research in Jackson County has gained approval from the legislature and will go to the voters. The Jackson County Legislature voted 7-2 in favor of placing th...
Animal Health Corridor lands two new tenants 27 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
Two animal health companies have announced plans to open new locations in the Animal Health Corridor. The corridor, which stretches from Manhattan to Columbia, is the world’s largest concentration of...
Chartwell plans to construct 257-room Crossroads hotel 27 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
A developer is planning a 190,000-square-foot, 257-room hotel in the heart of the Crossroads Arts District, the first ground-up construction of a downtown hotel since 1985, The Kansas City Star report...
Baby boomers face age barriers after recession 27 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
Baby boomers are still reeling from the effects of the recession as those who lost jobs are having a difficult time finding work again, The New York Times reports. Although people age 55 to 64 have a...
Prosecutors seek substantial sentences in Hereford House case 27 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to sentence defendants in the Hereford House arson case to a "substantial" time in prison because of the danger the 2008 fire presented to firefighters and passe...
Nasdaq, NYSE dispute glitch details with SEC 27 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
The two largest stock markets in the U.S. are having a hard time spelling out to authorities exactly what happened in Thursday's three-hour trading disruption, Reuters reports. Asked to explain the d...
KU researchers get $1.7M grant for communications assessment 27 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
A group led by researchers at the University of Kansas are receiving help in creating a new kind of assessment of people with communications disorders, The Lawrence Journal-World reports. The Eunice ...
July brings KCI modest traffic growth 27 Aug 2013 | 03:14 am
More travelers took to the skies at Kansas City International Airport (Code: MCI) this July, according to the latest report from the Kansas City Aviation Department. A total of 927,719 passengers arr...
BATS-Direct Edge merger creates endless opportunities 27 Aug 2013 | 01:04 am
The combination of BATS Global Markets and Direct Edge Holdings LLC creates the scale necessary to vault one of the final hurdles both companies faced in competing with the New York Stock Exchange and...
