INGRAM'S • June 2010 • Volume 36, No. 6
The Black Book
Spend a few minutes with Jim Heeter, the new CEO of the Greater Kansas City Area Chamber of Commerce.
Big XII: An Imperfect 10
From record revenues to the edge of extinction within a matter of weeks, the Big XII Conference survives one threat. But forces at work on college athletics suggest that this isn't over.
by Dennis Boone
20 in their Twenties
Meet a score of entrepreneurial go-getters who are bringing a new vitality to the Kansas City business scene.
Those devilish details
Two months after federal health-care reforms became law, business is finding more than a few unpleasant surprises in the sweeping changes.
by Julius Karash
Not business as usual
Insurers, too, are feeling the impact of federal health-care reforms.
How much is too much?
By almost any measure, public-sector employment is trumping the private side. But don't blame it all on Washington.
by Dennis Boone.
A social revolution
College campuses are under the gun to keep up with technical changes affecting both class instruction and student life.
by Dennis Boone
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
Sales Moves
If you really want to make the sale, keep this in mind: You need to sell the seller on buying.
by Jeffrey Gitomer
Financial Adviser
The quickening pace of bank failures means many business owners will be shopping for banking services.
by Stan Ricketts
Small Business Adviser
Good luck tapping into that health-care tax credit for small businesses.
by John Meara and Julie Welch
Of Counsel
Business owners would be well-advised to get a handle now on what health-care reform means to them.
by Alson Martin
PERSPECTIVES
Editor’s Note
The Big XII-minus-2 Debacle
by Joe Sweeney
Between the Lines
Behavioral experts often miss the finer points of what a free society really means—but that doesn't stop them.
by Jack Cashill
