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Title
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The KCB Rich 50
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Description
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KC Business magazine profiles the 50 wealthiest businesspeople in Kansas City. Unlike the Forbes' annual list of wealthiest Americans, these fifty were not chosen based on their net worth. Instead, the article examines "the business generated, the deals made and the benefits gained--the cushy compensation packages, fat portfolios and luxury real estate holdings that are the spoils of business."
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Date
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2007-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Business With the Big Guys
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Description
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Article profiles several minority business owners who have grown their companies by partnering with large national corporations such as McDonald's and Wal-Mart. Some of the businesses featured include Best Harvest Bakeries, ECCO Select, Li'L Guy Foods, and Custom Engineering. The article also includes a discussion about 'Women and Minority Business Issues" with three local businesswomen: Nancy Zurbuchen, director of the Kansas City Council of Business Owners; Lonnie C. Scott, president and CEO of MidAmerica Minority Business Development Council; and Sherrie Turner, executive director of Kansas Women's Business Center.
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Date
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2007-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A Woman on a Mission
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Description
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Short article discusses the entrepreneurship of Geri Higgins, founder of Kansas City's Portfolio Kitchen & Home and it's new flagship store in downtown's historic Pershing building in July.
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Date
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2011-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
