Business and Government
Local community leaders in Kansas City, Mo. have expressed concern over recent reports of a low Census response in the Kansas City area. Leaders are have said that if residents do not complete the 2020 U.S. Census, the region could…
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MANHATTAN (K Kansas State University) — The Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute (PPI) has been awarded $550,000 over the next five years to provide communication and collaboration tools, including a website, in support of the National Small Business Environmental…
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On Saturday, President Trump signed four executive orders for economic relief for many Americans. The orders were created and signed to provide relief for a handful of different groups including extending the unemployment insurance supplement, extending the eviction moratorium for renters, deferring…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State senators on Friday passed a bill proposed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson to address a surge in violent crime in Missouri’s cities. The bill would temporarily lift a requirement that St. Louis police live…
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KSN 3 News) – In an anniversary statement, the popular Southern fast-food burger chain announced that it will be expanding into three new states in 2021, including Kansas and Missouri. The company had already confirmed they were…
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The onset of COVID-19 did little to help the struggling Bread & Butter Concepts LLC, the company now hoping to sell the majority of its assets. In Nov. 2019, the restaurant group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after reporting it…
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It's just two sentences in length, but the implications will be significant for employees of Kansas City, Mo.: The City Council has directed acting city manager Earnest Rouse to draw up plans for idling certain city staff for a minimum…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated two Kansas City-area representatives to its 33-member Environmental Financial Advisory Board, which provides policy guidance and cost-management recommendations for agency administrator Andrew Wheeler. Dennis Randolph, public works director for the city of Grandview, and William…
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Soon to transition ownership from Miami-based World Fuel Services Corp., MSTS Inc. in Overland Park will trade off for Corsair Capital LLC in a sale worth $350 million. MSTS Inc. is a financial services company that operates with more than…
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U.S. Department of Commerce (WASHINGTON) – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $7.8 million in EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to universities across the nation to boost their capacity to support regional economic development…
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