Ingram's October 2022

OCTOBER 2022 • VOLUME 48, NO. 10

Talk of the Town 7 In the News/Correspondent Business News and Legislative Updates Perspectives 4 Editor’s Note Leaders, Where Art Thou? by Joe Sweeney 11 Between the Lines

The Kansas City crime problem will persist until the real sources

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are addressed. by Jack Cashill 13 Reflections

What a long, strange Odyssey this pandemic has been. by Dennis Boone

Features 20 20 in Their Twenties What makes Kansas City the right

14 In a Nutshell

Special Reports 20 20 in Their Twenties The 2022 Class of 20 in Their

The Fed’s response to high inflation may stand in the way of a rally for oversold equities markets. by Ken Herman

career fit? Members of our 15th class of 20 in Their Twenties sound off in this special report, and we feature individu al profiles of these high achievers.

Twenties offers solid evidence that entrepreneurship and executive-level achievement are values dear to young members of the business community. Special Medical Edition Ingram’s 26th class of Top Doctors upholds a tradition of health-care excellence that elevates the overall quality of life in the Kansas City region. In a separate report, CEOs and other leadership figures from regional health-care systems and medical schools address a shortage of physicians and nurses that they say how now moved into the critical stage.

Business & Commerce 17 Small Business Adviser A few notes on ESOPs. by Ben Williams 18 Financial Adviser Is this the right time to buy? by Aaron Wiens 19 Wealth Management

39 Top Doctors of 2022 Meet 15 of the region’s most highly regarded physicians, as recommended by their peers. 56 Rising to the Challenge

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Executives from large medical centers to small community hospitals are in the fight of their lives to find physicians and nurses amid a historic labor shortage.

60 Q&A With ... Matt All

On transitions and family relationships. by Stephanie Siders and Christopher Wolff

The chief executive of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas goes one-on-one with Ingram’s to address rising costs, business needs, the impact of ACA after a decade, and more.

Leads & Lists 62 Top Area Health Insurers 63 Top Area Hospitals (Revenue) 70 Top Area Advertising Agencies

65 Campus Innovation

Faced with a nearly unprecedented decline in enrollment, the chancellors and presidents of regional universities and small colleges have begun to imple ment sweeping changes in higher edu cation programming and delivery. By Dennis Boone 69 Evolution of Marketing

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The transformation of digital marketing over the past decade has been startling in scope, but one surprising element of an integrated marketing plan is the enduring strength of print.

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