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Thanks to those prominent signs fronting its vast real estate portfolio, many people know CB Richard Ellis sells and leases commercial property worldwide. That’s only a portion of the services it offers, but research shows many people aren’t familiar with ...

The second phase of a major historic preservation project will give the Jackson County Courthouse a new look. Crews began last week cutting down trees around the courthouse in preparation for a number of projects to be completed throughout the ...

Because of the Internet, courts are being confronted with the issue of whether they have personal jurisdiction over parties who reside outside the court’s jurisdiction but who have websites on the Internet. In Lenahan Law Offices, LLC v. Richard J. ...

Jay Palace’s health insurance premiums account for nearly a fifth of his total business costs. Linear Electronic Manufacturing Services has 45 employees and Palace said there is no incentive to hire additional personnel. “It’s tough when you start talking about ...

The legal community has changed its attitude towards self promotion, and while advertising is more accepted, a proposal before the Missouri Supreme Court might tighten the criteria legal marketing must comply to. “Advertising is something that lawyers did not do,” ...

Employees’ skeletons in the closet may be easier to spot these days, but some employers are choosing not to look. Employment experts note a sharp increase in businesses performing background checks on job applicants, but many employers say cost and ...

Sometimes the biggest financial danger to a company comes from within. While companies like Enron and WorldCom generated headlines for perpetrating fraud on a massive scale, construction companies are themselves vulnerable to different, smaller-scale version, said Rod Foster, managing director ...

Residency restrictions placed upon convicted sex offenders are constitutional, a divided panel on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said last week in reaching a consensus with a number of courts who have reviewed challenges to sex offender laws. ...

“Deregulation does not imply no regulation,” according to a study published by the National Regulatory Research Institute. Often the term “deregulation,” when applied to the telecommunications industry, refers to a phone utility’s ability to set pricing for itself. However, the ...

The market for lawyers seems to be looking up. But to say it is on account of the economy may be too simple an explanation. According to local law firms and employment agencies, other factors have contributed to a stabilization, ...

It seems the law in Missouri now is certain. Criminal cash bonds can be used to pay court costs and fees, not just assure the defendant shows up for his day in court. Two attorneys decided to challenge what has ...