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Business > Columnists > Mark Davis

Mark Davis

Mark Davis's Road to Riches columns appear on Saturday. To reach him, write in care of the business desk at 1729 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108, call (816) 234-4372 or send e-mail to mdavis@kcstar.com.

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RECENT DAVIS COLUMNS

Advance premiums for FDIC are worth banking on

11:04 PM CDT

Times are tough. Brethren are falling all around. Then the insurance company demands three years’ worth of premiums — in advance. So why aren’t banks up in arms now that just such a call has come from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.?

Job creation tax credit is unnecessary

11:38 PM CDT

Employment is too low. I don’t mean nationally, though that certainly is true. Employment is too low where you work, or maybe used to work. Business owners and managers need more workers, experts claim.