This week marks Van Osdol & Magruder, P.C.’s 75th anniversary as a member of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. We thought we’d look back at what was happening 75 years ago during our first year of membership: WWII was still localized in a small part of Europe. Thailand was still called Siam. The average price of a car was $700. Photo …
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Should Charities Accept Bitcoins?
Bitcoins are in the news. The magic of non-government currency, the risks of the new, the evolving and the unregulated. How exactly are Bitcoins, or any other virtual currency, created, validated, valued, stored and exchanged? What happens if an owner, exchange or storage system is hacked? Or if a Bitcoin creator (“miner” in Bitcoin parlance) or …
Biggest Little Law Firm Moves Up…A Bit
Van Osdol & Magruder is known as The Biggest Little Law Firm® in Kansas City for a reason. We’re smaller than the big guys, and that’s how we intend to stay. It helps us to better serve our clients and if we were too big, we wouldn’t be so little anymore. Have no doubt that when we move our office this month, we will continue to stay true to …
East Is East, or Maybe It is Right Here In Kansas City
The Asian-American Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City was formed in 1998 as a non-profit organization to enhance the economic opportunities for Asian-American businesses through education, networking and advocacy while promoting community engagement and visibility. The Asian-American Chamber is the largest Asian-American organization in the Greater …
Room 39 Becomes A Suite Of Rooms
Van Osdol & Magruder, P.C. strives to enable local entrepreneurs to realize their full potentials, and the recent closing of local chef Ted Habiger's buyout on his longtime partner Room 39 is another recent example of that commitment. Habiger said, "I thought the team at Van Osdol led by David Kim did a great job of handling the Room 39 …
Bicycle Traffic Laws In Kansas & Missouri: Rules of the Road
Photo: Surachai/FreeDigitalPhotos.net Both Kansas and Missouri have specific laws related to the operation of bicycles and cars on city streets. Although the laws are similar, they are not identical. For the most part, however, the following is generally true for both car and bike drivers. 1. Both must follow the general laws regarding traffic …
