Business and Government
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s labor department will start handing out an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits provided by the federal government as soon as this week. People out of work were getting an extra federally funded…
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On Wednesday, the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension Project received big news that big funding is on the way. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration announced today that of $400 million being spread to different infrastructure projects…
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In an effort to increase operations in Kansas City, Amazon.com Inc. hopes to soon add a second facility to an existing one located in Lenexa Logistics Centre. Outside of the Lenexa industrial park, Amazon has fulfillment center operations in five…
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Last week federal officials announced plans for a new federal prison in Leavenworth which could replace the U.S. Penitentiary. The penitentiary has been in Leavenworth for over 100 years and is one of the oldest in the country, currently housing…
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The airline industry has been no exception to the list of industries impacted by COVID-19, a local survey of 1,006 Kansas City residents finding that most respondents believe personal air travel will experience a quicker return to normal than business…
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Kansas State University and the KSU Foundation announced on Monday the name of a new business and research hub for their partnership, the Edge Collaboration District at K-State. The hub was formerly known as the North Campus Corridor, the new…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With Missourians under a stay-at-home order this spring as a coronavirus precaution, the Associated Industries of Missouri began surveying businesses to gauge how they were affected and gather suggestions for reopening the economy. The results…
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On Monday new COVID-19 data was released from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Kansas reports 38,401 confirmed cases and 426 deaths since the outbreak started as of Monday afternoon,…
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Despite complaints to changes made to the USPS system, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress during Monday’s House Oversight Committee hearing that he will not restore mail-sorting machines or mailboxes removed from service as part of sweeping operational changes, reports…
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On Friday, North Kansas City announced it is extending its current mask order into January 2021. The decision followed a similar announcement made by Kansas City, Mo. the week prior on Aug. 13. The extended mask order for North Kansas…
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