Business and Government
Kantar Health, a life sciences company and division of Kantar Group, has been sold in a $375 million cash deal to North Kansas City-based Cerner Corp. Acquisition for the New York company was originally initiated in December 2020, and was…
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While both Kansas and Missouri have been making the COVID-19 vaccine available to more residents, the former this week has expanded eligibility to all residents 16 and older. The expanded rule began Monday as part of Kansas' start to its…
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This week, Missouri lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted down funding for the expansion on Medicaid. The measure to expand Medicaid was approved by 53 percent of voters back in August 2020. The vote will allow an additional 275,000 Missourians…
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Amazon employees in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kan. and other areas across Missouri and Kansas can now participate in an on-site COVID-19 vaccination program put on by the company and local government. The multinational e-commerce giant started the program…
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Overland Park, KS., March 30, 2021 – Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (OTC: FGPRQ) ("Ferrellgas" or the "Holdings") announced today the successful completion of its previously announced restructuring transactions that strengthen its balance sheet while allowing it to continue as an employee-owned…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order Friday extending the state of emergency through Aug. 31. The governor's office said the state of emergency extension will allow the state flexibility in providing resources and easing regulatory burdens to help…
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In a 40-0 vote today, the Kansas Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Amber Shultz as the Kansas Secretary of Labor. Shultz will oversee the state Unemployment Insurance, Workers Compensation, Labor Market Information Services, Labor Relations, Legal Services and Industrial…
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A Pittsburgh-based railroad industry supplier announced its plans to acquire Nordco in a $400 million deal. Nordco Inc., which owns both Kansas City manufacturer Shuttlewagon and Nordco Rail Services and Inspection Technologies, formerly Dapco Technologies of Lee's Summit, employs about…
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Residents across the Midwest are seeing some startling numbers with gas bills adjusted after the big freeze in February. The statement that arrived for Kansas City International Airport, however, took increases to a whole new level. Consider this, from the…
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Work-force development professionals say they have seen sharp increases in request for assistance from workers laid off in Kansas, but the state said today that its Department of Labor and the federal Bureau of Labor Services show the unemployment rate…
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