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The unemployment picture in the United States has gotten a lot more grim, due to COVID-19 shock waves. For the week ended March 28, unemployment claims hit 6.448 million, a new record since the numbers have been tracked by the…
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Beyond the now-familiar concepts of stay-at-home directives, social distancing and more deliberate personal care, the war on COVID-19 continues to expand on another front: manufacturing. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has called on manufacturers to help produce personal protective equipment to…
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Holding company Stone Canyon Industries Holdings (SCIH), based in Los Angeles, has closed on the the $2 billion acquisition of Overland Park-based Kissner Group Holdings, a commercial evaporated-salt producer. "We look forward to applying our long-term growth-oriented business model to…
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It's no April Fool's joke: Sprint Corp., once the crown jewel of business and employment in the Kansas City region, is no more. T-Mobile US announced today that it has officially completed its merger with Sprint Corp. In its place…
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Robert Kenagy, CEO of Stormont Vail Health, has issued a note to employees regarding salary cuts at one of the region's largest medical centers while it copes with the costs of fighting the COVID-19 virus. In an email sent Tuesday…
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Local philanthropists, corporations and nonprofit organizations have joined forces to help the city’s most vulnerable population. “Our region is pulling together in an extraordinary way,” explained David Warm, executive director of Mid-America Regional Council, one of the organizations involved. “This fund…
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Mayor Lucas is getting more serious about social distancing in Kansas City, In an interview today with radio station KCUR, Lucas said that he has seen kids playing basketball games and heard of people having backyard house parties with more…
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The COVID-19 spread is growing in both Missouri and Kansas. As of yesterday, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services reported that there are 1,327 cases and 14 deaths, spread across counties around the state. In Kansas there are…
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As COVID-19 spreads across the nation, local healthcare organizations are talking about how to share resources and are hopeful that if residents heed their advice, the greater metro area will have the resources to help those needing hospitalization. “As we…
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Kansas City-based MRIGlobal has launched a new line of mobile laboratories that are designed "to address a myriad of biological and chemical threats," the company says. "MRIGlobal's mobile lab solutions have become essential infrastructure to many nations and customers in…
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