Technology
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday announced a strategic review of its electronic health records modernization, a $16 billion effort with North Kansas City-based Cerner Corp. VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced the review after his assessment of the program…
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A new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) project is putting forth roughly $9.2 billion in funding help bridge the rural digital divide in 49 states. Grants are being awarded to hundreds of companies, including a few dozen in Kansas and Missouri,…
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North Kansas City-based Cerner Corp. has made the decision to put up for sale its office location at 3315 N. Oak Trafficway. The property is now listed through Colliers. The decision to sell the location – located just blocks away…
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A state-wide broadband initiative in Missouri will pour $248 million to achieve broadband expansion to communities across the state, including counties that make up the Kansas City, Mo. region. The multiyear initiative to expand broadband availability aims to reach 61,000…
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One of the Kansas City area’s top public companies experienced a record boost in annual earnings during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. Garmin Ltd. total revenue climbed to an impressive high near $4.2 billion by the end of 2020, an 11…
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Just two short months after launching a retirement calculation tool on its site, Leawood-based Blooom reports it has gained $1 billion in new assets. Founded in 2013, Blooom is an online Registered Investment Adviser that manages individual participant accounts and…
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The Vaccination Credential Initiative, a collective of organizations including Cerner, Epic and Microsoft, hopes to begin testing its co-developed COVID-19 vaccine digital passport technology this spring. The Vaccine Credential Initiative announced its project Jan. 14 and is building a digital tool…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the state is beginning the process of looking for a new unemployment system followed continued issues with the site. Since the start of COVID-19, the Kansas Department of Labor has had issues with the system,…
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The Kansas House budget committee voted in support of an amendment in the state’s higher education budget to require colleges and universities to provide tuition rebates to students who switched to online courses during the pandemic. The amendment would require six…
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Kansas programs that aim to help school-aged kids while undergoing remote learning can now apply for extensions in the Remote Learning Grant program. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said programs that got funding for remote learning are now eligible to apply…
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