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Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased again in December 2020, but a large increase in the civilian labor force sent unemployment higher. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 10,400 jobs over the month, and over-the year job losses from COVID-19 shutdowns fell…
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The last year presented many challenges, most centered around COVID-19. However the Kansas City region also had its bright spots. Similar to the rest of the country, the industrial real estate and supply chain sectors in Kansas City saw significant…
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Approaching his departure from the company, a replacement has been announced for 30-year Cerner veteran and current CFO, Marc Naughton. Succeeding Naughton is Mark Erceg, who will join Cerner as Executive Vice President and CFO beginning Feb. 22, 2021. Naughton…
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Area residents eager to receive a COVID-19 vaccination will have to wait a bit longer, according to regional health directors. In a joint statement issued Thursday, directors said high demand, low supply and continued priority for health workers means vaccine…
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Resurrecting a part of Kansas City’s rich history, a new partnership is bringing back the name of the Kansas City Monarchs. Formed between the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and minor league team T-Bones Baseball Club, the partnership has resulted in…
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Kansas City is pushing hard to land an NBA league expansion, hoping it will return after the Kansas City Kings were relocated to Sacramento, Calif. in 1985. A grassroots committee has formed in Kansas City, the group pitching T-Mobile Center…
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A three-year, multi-million-dollar agreement has been signed between Alphapointe and Tactical Medical Solutions. The contract will allow Alphapointe to manufacture more than 150,000 ground-breaking splints to be distributed around the world. South Caroline-based Tactical Medical Solutions will serve as a…
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Plans are in motion to start vaccinating Missouri teachers. One hospital is ready to go once the state gives the OK. "What we're excited about is the ability to immunize large groups of people very quickly," said Charlie Shields, president…
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Many local school districts have ways to work around snow days now with remote learning. In Missouri, a law that went into effect at the start of the 2020-2021 school year allows schools to have students work remotely rather than…
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HUD Great Plains Regional Administrator Jason Mohr joined Steve Simon, Ph.D., Biomedical & Health Informatics, UMKC School of Medicine and other UMKC officials for a virtual ceremony last week presenting $699,997 the UMKC School of Medicine. The grant was gifted…
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