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Our goal is to win the attention, and the hearts, of Kansas City sports fans ... Kansas City is the best college basketball town in the country, and UMKC is Kansas City's university. We believe Kareem Richardson can lead a program that will connect with the sports fans of Kansas City.
Matt ran our men's basketball program with dignity ... He put student-athlete welfare and academics in the forefront. The coaches and student-athletes have represented UMKC and Kansas City in a first-class manner under his watch and I personally wish him nothing but the best.More quotes »
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UMKC senior killed during home invasion, receives posthumous degree
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Actor and singer Aaron Markarian, a University of Missouri at Kansas City senior who shot and killed at his off campus home this spring, would have graduated from the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance on Saturday. The stage is where 5/18/13 from FOX 4 WDAF Kansas City Read more »
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Derrick Thomas Academy closing in June
Low test scores and poorly-managed finances have created an uncertain future at Derrick Thomas Academy. The charter school's sponsor, UMKC, will need to decide whether to renew a contract or close the school at the end of the 2013 school … Copyright 2012 from NBC Action News Kansas City Read more »
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Presenting the college graduates of 2013: Generation R
May 19, 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Five years ago, Nick Moeder and his friends counted themselves lucky. In the dark heart of the Great Recession, they were starting college rather than trying to start a career. "All the reports were that there were no jobs from Cape Cod Online Read more »
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LCRA seeks law firm to replace King Hershey
A digest of important news from sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings. Paul writes about legal affairs and advertising and marketing. That’s a result of the breakup of King Hershey PC, the law firm that handled LCRA’s legal wo from Kansas City Business Journal Read more »
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Newsmakers: Shook, Hardy & Bacon adds partner with energy, pipeline expertise
Charlene B. Wright has joined Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Houston as a partner in the firm’s national environmental and toxic tort practice. Wright, who joins Shook, Hardy from Kansas City, Mo.-based Lathrop & Gage, says, “This move to Houston is a tremendou from Texas Lawyer Read more »
