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Kansas City #28 Worst Traffic Bottleneck
Kansas City has distinguished itself again, this time for having 28th worst traffic bottleneck in the country!
I’m sure you have a spot picked out as the worst traffic bottleneck site in the Kansas City metro, but first let’s see where Forbes.com says it is and why it ranks so high. In order to impartially select the worst traffic bottlenecks in all the U.S., Forbes.com turned to the professionals. Commercial trucks rigged with GPS (global positioning system) collected the data. The GPS units installed on these big rigs fed data into the National Traffic Scorecard which is compiled by Inrix, a Microsoft spinoff that tracks traffic congestion nationwide. Read the full story »
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Have you ever been stuck with a counterfeit bill? If you have you most likely wish something more would be done about it. Now help is on the way.
The winner is… Not “Avatar”. It’s the controversial movie “Hurt Locker”. Now the courts may hand out the next big award. Now that will be really interesting, you think?
The 2010 Kansas City International Auto Show was a huge success. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray concept was a positive show stopper.
Good humor makes you think. Often it is funny because it is true or has some truth to it. But great humor points out the absurdity of the truth.
The idea of “no do overs” is simply practical, not just from the time lost in getting something done but think of the cost of starting over.
Tax credit advice video from the IRS.
Check these 5 IRS tax credits to see if you can get more money back. A tax credit is a dollar for dollar reduction on your tax bill.
Kansas City attorney and community leader James Heeter is the new President and CEO of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.
Ever wondered why what you say doesn’t bring the expected or desired results? Do you have to “explain” what you or your company does? Then consider this, it’s not what you say – it’s what they hear!
I came across this interesting bit of knowledge I want to pass along to those of you that may also share a passion for a great cigar. How to light a cigar using a 3 match method.