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Layoffs at Overland Park T-Mobile after merger in April

After a federally approved merger of T-Mobile and Sprint back in February, the former headquarters of Sprint has released more than 200 employees, just two short months after the merger was officially closed in April, according to the AP. A… more

Increase in U.S. job hiring still shows high unemployment rate

In May, employers in 46 states added jobs following a promising addition of 2.5 million jobs in April nationwide, according to the AP. The surprisingly gain gave hope that the job market bottomed out in April, however recent numbers show… more

Coping with COVID: Quarantine fatigue could be the cause in rise of new cases

In Missouri stay-at-home orders have been lifted, with local exceptions throughout the state including in the Kansas City metro. Over the last several days, the state and surrounding Kansas City region has seen a growing number of new cases. State… more

MU and KU enforce mask policy for returning students in the fall

After the decision to continue in-person classes for the fall semester, both the University of Missouri-Columbia and the University of Kansas has announced Thursday that they will be requiring students to wear face masks while indoors in class, according to… more

Amnesty granted to arrested protesters

Thursday’s debate on the proposal to drop municipal charges against nonviolent protesters became lengthy as the City Council of Kansas City continued discussion following a hearing in front of the city’s Special Committee for Legal Review last week. The approved… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri sees continued uptick in COVID-19 cases and deaths

The web site rt.live, which has tracked estimated rates of viral transmission by state since April, adjusted its model today, a change that currently ranks Missouri among the top 10 states for growth in the rate of COVID-19 spread. The… more

Softbank to sell most of its T-Mobile shares

Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is planning to sell as much as two-thirds of its stake in T-Mobile after pulling in record losses last year, according to CNBC. The potential sale of its stake in T-Mobile is part of SoftBank’s plan first… more

Banking and Finance eNews – Q&A with: Kristin Tyson

With the elevation of Mike Maddox to chairman, Kristin Tyson has been named president of the Kansas City market for CrossFirst Bank. Since its founding in 2007, CrossFirst has soared past the $5 billion asset level—the growth percentage among banks… more

In a Nutshell by Ken Herman

Would extensive COVID-19 contact tracing be worthwhile? A June 8th Wall Street Journal article titled “States Struggle to Staff Up to Trace Virus” discussed staffing challenges while also admitting limitations in stopping the spread of COVID-19.  While admitting that total… more

Kansas City council to meet today to discuss proposal on protester charges

Today the full Kansas City, Missouri city council will meet to further discuss a proposal to drop municipal charges against protesters the police arrested between May 29, 2020, and June 2, 2020, according to a news report from KSHB. The… more