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The Department of Transportation is making a big investment nationwide, an investment that will impact two local Kansas City area airports. On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao revealed a list of airports in the U.S. that are to…
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two former soccer club executives are hoping to help fund a planned $330 million redevelopment of the closed Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kan., with sales tax funds. Robb Heineman, Sporting KC’s former CEO,…
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Urban Outfitters is seeking industrial revenue bonds – about $403 million – to build a new distribution center on the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan. met on Monday to further…
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In a Monday announcement, KU said it will not be allowing fans into fall sports games, at least for the start of the season. Along with the note on fans, the university announced that it will also be prohibiting tailgating,…
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One Kansas City metro facility has been hard at work processing COVID-19 samples, working with a different kind of sampling process that collects saliva rather than swabs. Lenexa-based Clinical Reference Laboratory has been testing around 6,000 saliva samples every day,…
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Originally scheduled for Jan. 29 and 30, 2021, the annual Royals FanFest presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has been canceled, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Kansas City Royals. The decision comes nearly five…
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On Monday, Lockton announced that Troy Cook will soon take over as the company’s chief financial officer. Cook will start in his new role on Sept. 24, 2020, the company said, where he will, “...lead Lockton's strategic finance function in…
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On Friday, The Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC) announced today that it is now accepting electronic filings through the use of Box Account, a virtual mailbox. Usage of the electronic system is being done in an attempt to…
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An adjustment in classrooms nationwide due to the coronavirus has led to deeper look into teachers’ salaries, data on K-12 showing where teacher pay falls in each state. A report by business.org shows that both Missouri and Kansas rank toward…
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Mike Klamm, mangaging director at CBRE for the Kansas City area since July 2010, will end his current role by the end of 2020 and take over a new position. In 2021, Klamm will begin serving as senior vice president…
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