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Farewell to the Kansas City Board of Trade
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Missouri Valley Sundays
As the Kansas City Board of Trade prepares to move to Chicago, its CEO Michael Braude traces the history, development, and economic impact of the 157-year-old futures exchange specializing in hard red winter wheat. It was said that more money changed hands at the Board of Trade than anywhere else in the Missouri Valley region.
Braude joined the Board of Trade in the 1980s. He is a longtime civic leader and columnist for the Kansas City Business Journal.
The Missouri Valley Sundays series offers presentations on the history of Kansas City and the Midwest. Supported by the National Endowment from the Humanities.
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This event is co-sponsored by: National Endowment from the Humanities
Upcoming in this series:
Emiel Cleaver
The Legacy of Bruce R. Watkins
Sunday, February 15, 2026
2:00pm
Entrepreneur, social activist, and political leader Bruce R. Watkins left an indelible mark on Kansas City, advancing civil rights and fighting against discriminatio...
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Michaeline Chance-Reay
The Harvey Girls' Multicultura...
Sunday, July 29, 2018
2:00pm
When restaurateur Fred Harvey established his popular Harvey House restaurants along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway in the late 1800s, thousands of young...