INGRAM'S • March 2010 • Volume 36, No. 3
Black Book Profile
Meet Bill Thornton, settling into his new role as Kansas Secretary of Commerce.
At Stake in the Schools
Business interests have a big stake in the success of the Kansas City school district.
by Dennis Boone
front cover photography by Austin Walsh
March Madness
A most welcome bounce: The big dance can mean big returns for Big 12 schools.
Destination: Innovation
Across the region, research organizations are recording impressive achievements.
by Dennis Boone
Destination Kansas City
Ingram's is soon to publish the 2010–2011 edition of Destination Kansas City—the ED attraction tool distributed nationally and beyond.
Growing the Sciences
A progress report on efforts to build a vibrant regional life-sciences sector.
Bio-Workforce Training
Higher education adapts to the needs of comanies in biotech and related fields.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
Sales Moves
If you're having an annual sales meeting, do it right
by Jeffrey Gitomer
Small Business Adviser
Publicly funded projects are the new norm in construction activity
by Samuel Logan and Wyatt Hoch
Of Counsel
Think carefully before making a social-media leap
by Ed Marquette
Wealth Management
Estate planning: What Michael Jackson got right
by Michael Sears
PERSPECTIVES
Editor’s Note
John Covington Puts it All on the Line
by Joe Sweeney
Between the Lines
What really is the matter with Kansas?
by Jack Cashill
