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As employees at Barkley Evergreen & Partners were finalizing plans to purchase the remaining 55 percent of the agency from Bill Fromm, a suggestion was made that something be done to show their appreciation to the shop’s founder and chairman.

But having just written Fromm a hefty check, what to do became a bit of a puzzle.

“What do you buy someone like Bill, who can pretty much buy anything he wants?” said agency representative and Employee Stock Ownership Plan trustee Mike Swenson.

The Kansas City, Mo.,





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