Business and Government
Beginning Friday, Missouri will be imposing stricter laws for violent crime cases involving use of a deadly weapon. New law aimed at reducing violent crime in Missouri with mandatory prison sentences and increased penalties comes in under Senate Bill 600,…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will apply to participate in a federal program that provides additional benefits to workers who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday. Kelly’s announcement came less than two…
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On Wednesday, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System released a statement that the federal bank regulatory agencies finalized three rules. Each rule is said to be either identical or very similar to interim final rules currently in…
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On Thursday, the state of Kansas revealed that 7,000 applications have rolled in from businesses and nonprofits for the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Economic Development and Connectivity grant application. Of the 7,000 applications, more than 5,000 were for…
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Following two decades at Cerner Corporation, John Gresham has taken a new role as COO at ValueHealth. The announcement was made by ValueHealth President Don Bisbee Thursday, who said Gresham will focus on the expansion of ValueHealth's consumer strategies along…
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As of Wednesday, Kansas shows to be inching toward the top when it comes to states with high COVID-19 numbers and positivity rates. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman said Wednesday that currently the state ranks…
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Terry Bassham, president, CEO and a director at Evergy, has decided to retire his positions at the company. Bassham’s decision shortly proceeds the creation and launch of a five-year Sustainability Transformation Plan released this summer. Bassham informed the Board of…
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Unemployment has continued to show a decrease week-over-week, the number of people seeking unemployment insurance making a notable drop last week. In the week ending Aug. 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims made a 98,000 drop from…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Washington University saliva test for the coronavirus has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday. The St. Louis-area university worked with biotechnology company Fluidigm to develop the…
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New numbers coming in Wednesday afternoon show that the state of Kansas now has 39,937 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 437 deaths since the start of the outbreak, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The Missouri Department…
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