Business and Government
Many of my Wall Street colleagues recently shared concerns about proposed board diversity plans. Differences of opinion between those advocating for greater corporate diversity and those seeing it as an industry quota system have created tensions. Other arguments played out…
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Renovations will soon begin on a vacant building in Leavenworth, Kan. once known as Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital. The health system announced in summer 2020 it would be closing the hospital, citing financial strain. Its doors officially closed in October…
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The Grain Belt Express is starting to acquire land along its route spanning across nearly the width of both states. Despite the start, landowners, local officials and some Missouri lawmakers continue to push back, arguing the project will be destructive…
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Global advertising and marketing firm, VMLY&R has scored a renewed contract with the U.S. Navy. Housing its headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., this is the company's second five-year contract in a row with the branch. The contract has an estimated…
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Overland Park-based Replica experienced explosive revenue growth last year, and now it’s generating another win: raising $41 million in Series B funding. San Francisco-based venture capital firm Founders Fund led the round and was joined by existing investors such as…
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Maxus Properties has filed a preliminary plan for multifamily project Defeo. Plans set projected costs at $56.8 million for the 11-story River Market high-rise Oak and Third streets. A preliminary plan filed Friday indicates that the development will house 226 apartments…
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[caption id="attachment_34218" align="alignleft" width="438"] Missouri Department of Transportation graphic[/caption] A broad coalition of transportation stakeholders, including the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Missouri AFL-CIO, have released a new study analyzing the economic impacts of a proposed transportation…
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A launch is set to take place in the near future of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund through the Small Business Administration (SBA). Its upcoming start follows closely behind the rollout of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program (SVOG), which has…
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