Business and Government
Overland Park-based Compass Minerals International Inc. has sold a portion of its North American Micronutrient assets to Wichita-based Koch Industries subsidiary, Koch Agronomic Services LLC. "Compass Minerals has been proud to grow the Wolf Trax product line and introduce both…
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Mass vaccination events in Missouri have now administered more than one-quarter million vaccines to residents, according to a news release from Gov. Mike Parson's office on Wednesday. This total is in addition to vaccines administered by high throughput health centers, local…
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President Biden said he'll nominate former Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan to lead his General Services Administration, the agency that manages the government's property and office space. A White House release touted Carnahan's credentials, including her founding and leading…
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A Platte County bond initiative pushing to approve $73 million in funding for the Platte County School District passed Tuesday. Around 62 percent of voters approved the bond, a measure which proposed a no-tax-increase bond to generate about $73 million…
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On Tuesday, Kansas City, Mo. voters that showed up to the polls - just under 11 percent - approved the extension of the one-percent earnings tax (e-tax). Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and other city officials expressed their content with…
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After acquiring two peer engineering firms in the past year, Lenexa-based CertTech has rolled itself and the two others into a single entity called Genuen. The acquisitions of Michigan-based WTI in March 2020 and Ohio-based Butterfield Engineering in November 2020…
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of $10,536,095 million to the State of Missouri through the nation’s Housing Trust Fund (HTF) for affordable housing. In total, HUD awarded nearly $700 million nationwide.…
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Terracon Consultants Inc. announced its acquisition of a Midland, Tex. company, Sport Environmental Services LLC. Sport Environmental is Terracon’s second acquisition this year, joining GET Solutions Inc. of Virginia, and is its 14th acquisition since 2017. Terracon has offices in…
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Today, Kansas City, Mo. voters will determine the fate of the one percent city earnings tax. Also referred to as the e-tax, the tax is paid by city residents as well as non-residents who work in the city. According to…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill this week requiring all unified school districts to provide the option for full-time in-person learning. According to Kelly's office, every school in the state has already returned to offering an in-person option due…
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