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Garmin Ltd. acquired a Houston-area company that provides emergency monitoring and incident response services, including to its inReach personal satellite communicators. Garmin said Tuesday that it had purchased substantially all the assets of GEOS Worldwide Ltd. and its subsidiaries for…
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Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools will begin allowing student athletes to practice for indoor sports on Monday. It includes basketball, swimming and bowling. Last year, the school board voted to postpone fall sports due to increasing reports of covid cases…
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On both sides of the state line, online ranking and review website Niche noted the top school districts in the Kansas City area and in Kansas and Missouri. The Blue Valley and Blue Springs school districts were the area’s highest-rated…
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Beginning New Year's Day, Missouri's minimum wage increased to $10.30 per hour, a rise of 85 cents. According to the Missouri Department of Labor, the 85 cent raise only applies to employees working for a private business and there's an additional…
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Leawood-based AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. plans to sell up to 50 million more shares as it tries to prevent a bankruptcy filing. The movie theater chain said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to offer…
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The state of Kansas plans to increase genetic testing of COVID-19 positive patients to identify strains of the virus. Kansas currently tests around 1 percent of COVID-19 patients with genetic testing, according to Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health…
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Nearly a year after announcing their partnership, Blue KC has taken a minority stake in Connecticut health care performance management company, Cedar Gate Technologies. The partnership announcement revealed in January 2020 was made to increase the insurer’s analytical capabilities and its…
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Don’t leave money on the table – Conduct End of Year Financial Review Q: What should people be thinking about with their financial picture at this point tin the year? A: Performing an end of year financial review is…
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A new energy assistance program in Kansas aimed at keeping low-income households heated this winter will open applications starting next week. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the new program from the Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) will help…
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Child care facilities will be able to get more help from the state as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect Missouri families. On Wednesday, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced $46 million in childcare funding that’ll help providers support the needs of…
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