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The state’s mask mandate was put to a vote in Johnson County on Thursday, county commissioners voting 4-3 to extend Kansas Gov. Kelly’s mask order. Passing by a narrow margin, residents in the county will now be expected to continue…
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A new round of bank stress tests was announced Thursday by the Federal Reserve, the board releasing its set of hypothetical scenarios to be used to measure the resiliency of big banks. This is the second round of bank stress…
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Following a merger with T-Mobile, Sprint’s once-thriving Sprint World Headquarters Campus located in Overland Park is set for a major makeover by current property owner Occidental Management. Wichita-based commercial real estate developer Occidental Management has plans to renovate every building…
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A new nine-story, 375,000-square foot headquarters for Children’s Mercy Research Institute is slated to finish construction this month. The new building’s design is said to be more energy efficient and support a more collaborative approach to research between physicians, scientists, academic…
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A Wednesday statement from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has confirmed they are putting a pause on the release of COVID-19 cluster information. Last week, the department began releasing detailed cluster information for the state which included…
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Time for some Ingram’s 250 math: What’s i250 x 5? If you came up with 1,250, hats off to your grade-school math teachers—their lessons clearly took hold. But with this being the fifth year of our recognition of the 250…
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The Blackbaud security breach has touched yet more healthcare systems in the U.S., this week nine more health organizations added to the list of those reporting they have been affected. On the existing list of breach victims includes Kansas City-based…
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A new digital platform is in the works due to a recently announced partnership between Kansas City-based health-tech supplier Cerner and Finland officials. The partnership between the two was created to help build a new digital platform that will combine…
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On Wednesday, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order that will keep the Missouri National Guard mobile through the end of December. Executive Order 20-16 has extended the mobilization of the state’s National Guard through Dec. 30, 2020 and…
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For the first time in months, delay-corrected death data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows a drop below the baseline, according to a recent coronavirus report from Issues & Insights. According CDC data through Aug. 29, predicted excess…
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