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Posted December 26, 2023 Kansas City-based TranSystems announced it is adding a full-service engineering and consulting firm to its roster of acquisitions, expanding its Washington footprint with a 75-person team. Washington-based BCE Engineers, Inc., established in 1986, provides design services…
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Posted December 26, 2023 The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released its tenth district services survey, showing a moderate decline for December while the forecast for the next six months remains still. According to the survey, the month-over-month services…
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Posted December 21, 2023 Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said up to 200,000 homeowners in Jackson County were victims of a flawed assessment process and urges homeowners to pay under protest. Fitzpatrick believes the failure of the Jackson County Assessment…
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Posted December 21, 2023 The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released its Third Quarter 2023 National Small Business Lending Survey, showing an increase in loan balances but new lending continues to decline. The survey found that outstanding small business…
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Posted December 20, 2023 The Kansas Chamber released the 19th edition of its Annual Business Leaders Poll on Tuesday, which analyzes important issues 300 Kansas businesses faced this year. “Kansas job creators are looking for leadership and solutions that will…
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Posted December 20, 2023 The median annual wage for registered nurses in Kansas and Missouri is nearing some of the lowest in the nation as of April 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor…
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Posted December 20, 2023 Liberty Hospital experienced an "information technology event" that caused Kansas City area emergency services to help the hospital transport patients to new healthcare facilities. Staff provided care for patients while following standard protocols amidst the event…
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Posted December 20, 2023 Northview Village, the largest nursing home in St. Louis, closed overnight leaving workers without paychecks and more than 170 residents shuttled to be relocated. More than 170 residents at Northview Village were forced to be bused…
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Posted December 19, 2023 Kansas City, Mo. has been placed among the 25 most affordable and fastest-growing cities, according to an analysis from GoBankingRates. Kansas City ranked in the No. 7 spot with leading factors attributed to the average typical…
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Posted December 19, 2023 Chipotle, and its $50 million venture fund Cultivate Next, have invested in a Wichita-area agricultural startup that specializes in autonomous weeding robots. Cultivate Next announced its investment in the agricultural tech company Greenfield Robotics last week,…
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