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The KC Streetcar Authority has officially begun constructing the $61 million riverfront extension project to connect the streetcar line to the Berkley Riverfront Park. The Streetcar Authority along with its project partners at the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, the…
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Updated 11:53 p.m., March 5, 2024 A new fire station is being built in De Soto, just north of the Panasonic electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant, as part of a $15 million support infrastructure improvement plan and will be the…
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The Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri, or MOHELA, has denied allegations made against it by a teachers union and an advocacy group claiming the student loan company took part in a “call deflection scheme.” On Wednesday,…
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Updated 12:53 p.m., March 4, 2024 A Kansas Department of Commerce official believes the state is poised to take on more electric vehicle manufacturing investments a year after a bill passed to establish the Transformation of Passenger and Freight Vehicle…
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Creighton University released its Mid-America Business Conditions Index which shows the region dropped back below growth neutral and a decrease in job openings and layoffs over the past 12 months for all states in the region. The Business Conditions Index,…
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Posted February 29, 2024 Inc. Magazine published its 2024 Inc. 5000 Regionals: Midwest list which features nine companies from the Kansas City area. Companies on the Inc. Regionals are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2020 to 2022. To…
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Posted February 29, 2024 Parkville-based transportation logistics company eShipping LLC announced it has acquired two logistics companies from Wisconsin and New York. EShipping acquired Wisconsin-based Superior Transport & Logistics and New York-based Synapsum to provide more custom data, insights and…
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Posted February 29, 2024 In his debut public speech, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Schmid said he would remain patient before deciding to cut interest rates and is committed to returning the inflation rate to the Fed’s target…
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Posted February 29, 2024 Leawood-based The Retirement Planning Group has made its first RIA acquisition since being purchased by Los Angeles-based Cetera Holdings last year. The transaction further expands Cetera’s presence in the Kansas City market. Cetera Holdings is the…
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Posted February 28, 2024 A study from WalletHub.com shows Overland Park as the second happiest city in America. In the 2024 Happiest Cities in America, the personal finance website compared 182 of the largest cities, including the 150 most populated…
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