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When it comes to research, the University of Kansas is top notch according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. In a press release sent out by the university today, KU's 6 Fulbright Scholars put the Lawrence school in a tie…
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2/15/18 After the one-two punch of Harley Davidson and Procter & Gamble announcing they are leaving Kansas City, a new company has stepped in saying they're building a new plant in Blue Springs and bringing 300 jobs with them. Faurecia,…
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2/13/2018 Just one week ago it appeared as if the United States was headed toward another recession. That is, if you read just the headlines. On February 5th of this year the headlines were all about the worst one-day point…
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2/12/2018 President Trump's infrastructure plan and his budget for the next fiscal year certainly put the onus on states and cities for funding transportation projects. Among a series of proposals ranging from rural infrastructure to the buying and selling of…
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2/12/2018 President Trump released his infrastructure budget plan today and it looks to significantly reduce federal funding for state and local government infrastructure projects. The proposal states that new projects would only be eligible to receive incentives up to 20% of…
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Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer says that February 8th will be the day that the Kansas Legislature opens up. In a joint address to the legislature on Wednesday, Colyer said he will sign 4 executive orders on Thursday "that take important…
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If you take them at face value, the closures of the P&G and Harley Davidson plants in 2020 and 2019 seem like a big hit to the industry in Kansas City as a whole. But when you look closer you…
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Procter and Gamble will close its Kansas City, Kansas plant by 2020 the company announced Wednesday. The Our Dish Care business will be moved to Tabler Station, West Virginia by mid-2020 with the full closure of the KCK site by…
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The Kansas Securities Commission issued a cease and desist order for a Jesse W. Harris of Sedgwick, Kan., and Harris Custom Projects of Wichita, alleging that they violated the Kansas Uniform Securities Act. Read the full cease and desist letter here. …
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The University of Missouri System has named C. Mauli Agrawal the new chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City effective June 20th of this year. Agrawal comes to UMKC from the University of Texas San Antonio where he served as…
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