Bloch in the News:
UMKC’s Bloch School names Blank as International Entrepreneur of the Year – The Kansas City Business Journal
Education in the Workforce Quarterly Report, Ingram’s Magazine (Michael Song quoted, not yet available online)
Facilitator Helps City Council with Budget, (Gary Baker featured) - KMBC Channel 9 News
Ward Parkway Shopping Center Faces Foreclosure (Walt Clements quoted) – Fox-4 News
In a down economy, students design their own jobs (Michael Song quoted) – The Kansas City Star
Three candidates take lead for Bloch School dean job – The Kansas City Business Journal
KCRIDELINK Offers Alternative Transportation Options – (UMKC SIFE Team featured) dBusiness News
Kansas City-area coalition aims at innovation – The Kansas City Business Journal
After Hours, Kansas City Business Journal, (featuring three photos from Bloch Executive MBA sponsor reception; not available electronically)
Higher Education 2009 Special Report, Ingram’s Magazine (Stephen DiLurgio and Fred Hays quoted, not available electronically)
UMKC interviews third candidate to be dean of Bloch business school – The Kansas City Business Journal
Planned Condo Opens Garage to Public to Make Money (Walt Clements quoted) – NBC Action News.com
KC looms larger in Washington’s eyes– The Kansas City Star
Census Bureau bumps Kansas City’s population by 25,455 – Kansas City Business Journal
Prospering through a downturn: Even tough economic times offer opportunities for sponsors, properties (Stephen Pruitt quoted, begins on page 7 of PDF) – The Sponsorship Report
Philanthropy Industry Outlook Report, Ingram’s, December 2008 (David Renz quoted - currently unavailable online)
Recession hits immigrants’ businesses especially hard, Kansas City Star(Maria Meyers quoted)
Tough economy adds up to greater demands for accountants, Kansas City Business Journal (Dave Donnelly quoted)
Economics professor defies his own teachings to pour money into his indie film, ‘Works in Progress’– The Kansas City Star (story about Stephen Pruitt)
Homeowners Can Trade Houses Online (Walt Clements interviewed) – KMBC TV-9
St. Louis, Mississippi adopt KCSourceLink model– Kansas City Business Journal
StLSourceLink Launched in St. Louis – St. Louis Commerce Magazine
Mybiz Upgrade Unveiled– Wired Nation
Two UMKC Professors Receive Fulbright Scholarships– WDAF-4
Comment: Bolman has right qualities to lead Bloch School– The Kansas City Business Journal
Light Rail, Sewer Panel (PASA event in Kansas City Star)
Arif Ahmed quoted on KCUR in Gubernatorial Candidates Propose Health Plans
Q&A: Walt Clements – Kansas City Business Journal
Am I an Entrepreneur? (UMKC Small Business and Technology Development Center mentioned) – KC Small Business Monthly
The Lewis White Real Estate Center at UMKC Bloch Business School - Door 2 Door with David Van Noy Jr.
Career Ladder: (Bloch Alumna) Tammy Edwards, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – The Kansas City Star
Career ladder: Walter S. Clements of the Lewis White Real Estate Center The Kansas City Star
Missouri offers information resource to small businesses Kansas City Business Journal
Uncovering shortcomings in Hulshof's health-care plan (Arif Ahmed quoted) – The Kansas City Star
Hulshof’s health-care plan scrutinized (Arif Ahmed quoted) – The Kansas City Star
Getting creative can halt decay of urban core (Maria Meyers quoted) – The Kansas City Star
Career Ladder: Kimberly Young of the Bloch School – The Kansas City Star
Mayor vows to ignore ordinance that forbids his wife from volunteering in his office - The Kansas City Star
Bloch School names real estate center director – The Kansas City Star
UMKC’s Bloch School names real estate center director – The Kansas City Business Journal
UMKC’s Bloch School hires director for education center – The Kansas City Business Journal
More People and Money in Kansas City – KCUR News
MBA programs adjust locations and availability to help students- The Kansas City Star
UMKC Professor Robyne Turner talks about new DrillDown study– KCUR 89.3 FM
Analysis documents higher city population, household income than census data – The Kansas City Star
New study: KC's population jumps by 71,000 (!) – The Kansas City Star
New report paints brighter future for KC– The Kansas City Star
Congratulations to Mary Morgan, UMKC Dining Services and Sodexo for making UMKC a CAGE FREE campus. Read the story in Humane Society of the United States publication.
Asian American chamber presents awards – The Kansas City Star (Bloch’s Michael Song honored)
Ferrellgas names new CFO– The Kansas City Star (Bloch alumnus Ryan VanWinkle)
Retirement saving is all about spending, experts say – Kansas City Star (Bloch’s Randy Gardner quoted)
Learn how to pinch your pennies during startup and build a successful business- Entrepreneur Magazine (Bloch’s Michael Song quoted)
Highlighting risk: Audit reports that question a company's ability to continue as a going concern can light a fire under investors (David Donnelly, UMKC Bloch School, quoted) - Kansas City Business Journal
Bloch School of Business Chooses Interim Dean - Kansas City Star
UMKC names interim dean of Bloch School – Kansas City Business Journal
Garmin to receive award from Bloch School at UMKC – Kansas City Star
Tips for small businesses in crafting a time-off policy for employees (UMKC Small Business and Technology Development Center mentioned) - The Kansas City Star
Pondering Appraisal, Credit Union News (article features quotes and material from David Renz)
Setting Strategy: MBA students offer free advice to area businesses - The Kansas City Star
Carmen DeHart, Small Business Technology and Development Center, quoted in article “Examining expenses: Businesses look for cost-saving measures in daily operations,” Kansas City Business Journal
Bloch School faces a big test - Kansas City Business Journal
101 Tax Saving Ideas (co-authored by Randy Gardner, Julie Welch) featured on KCUR’s Walt Bodine Show, March 26. Click here to listen (mp3 format).
Riots of 1968 were a watershed moment for KC (Beth Smith and Bloch school, 4th page) Kansas City Star
Bloch School dean named new business dean at Texas Christian University - Dallas Morning News
Homer Erekson/Bloch School and KCSourceLink featured in “Meet Kansas City” special section of Southwest Airlines’ Spirit magazine (p. 180 and 182, respectively) Not yet available online.
Infinium’s Sue Mosby Offers Advice for Startups, Kansas City Star
Bloch School Dean Will Leave for TCU, Kansas City Business Journal, North Carolina Business Journal
TCU names new business school dean - Dallas Business Journal
TCU grad set to lead university’s business school - Ft. Worth Business Press
KCSourceLink: Integrating Local Service Providers to Connect Entrepreneurs with the Right Resource at the Right Time, IEDC Economic Development Journal, Volume 7 / Number 1 / Winter 2008
"As I see it" by Bill Eddy - The Kansas City Star
UMKC's little-known partnership with Africa – UNews (Dr. Nick Peroff quoted)
Bloch School’s Dean Erekson quoted on economy, Kansas City Star
Article on inner city - Bloch School's Robyne Turner and Bill Eddy - The Pitch
Networking to battle effects of climate change, Indian Country Today
article featuring Bloch Public Affairs alumnus and instructor Dan Wildcat (IPhD ’06)
Click on the categories to the left under "Bloch News" to see more news items by category. Suggestions or submissions should be directed to Victoria Prater, praterv@umkc.edu.
