Employment
The Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development approved over $1 million in grants and tax credits for three organizations through the Workforce Training Initiative. “Workforce development has always been a focus…
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Jobless insurance claims continue to drop, but only slightly, recording between 800,000 and 900,000 for over a month. Advance figure claims totaled 840,000 last week, a 9,000 drop from the previous week, according to a Thursday news release from the…
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released an announcement that a recent report shows half of jobs lost due to COVID-19 have been restored. A Friday news release from the U.S. Department of Labor included a statement from U.S.…
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Two more Saint Luke’s Health System hospitals will be closing this year, Saint Luke’s Community Hospitals at 75th Street and Metcalf Avenue and 159th Street and 69 Highway in Overland Park to shut their doors by Dec. 30. These upcoming Saint…
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In the week ending September 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 837,000, a decrease of 36,000 from the previous week's revised level. Prior week's level was revised up by 3,000 from 870,000 to 873,000. The 4-week…
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General Motors has openings for 10 skilled trade workers and 60 part-time temporary workers at the Fairfax Assembly Plant. The plant produces the Chevrolet Malibu and the Cadillac XT4, making about 800 cars per day. The openings for skilled trades…
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A manufacturing facility located in northwest Missouri is creating jobs in the Maryville, Mo. area, according to a Wednesday news release from the Missouri Department of Economic Development Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A., plans to open around 110 positions at…
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An increase in fraudulent activity over the last several months influenced by national and international shutdowns has caused a crack in Kansas’ unemployment system Criminal organizations have formed a multibillion fraud scheme in the U.S. that has singled in on…
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National jobless claims for the week ending Sept. 19 revealed a different trend, seasonally adjusted initial claims bumping up from the previous week’s total claims. For the week ending Sept. 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was…
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Kansas City's Northland Park welcomes FedEx Ground to its industrial park, the company set to open operations at the location in October. The new FedEx center plans to open 300 jobs at its 548,500-square-foot distribution center to add to the…
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