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Kansas Nurses Plan One-Day Strike, Blames Unsafe Staffing Conditions

Posted November 29, 2023 Registered nurses at two Kansas Ascension hospitals will hold one-day strikes on Wednesday, December 6 to protest unsafe conditions. Nurses at Ascension via Christi St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita and Ascension via Christi St. Francis Hospital… more

A New Barn in Town, American Royal Celebrates Barn Raising

Posted November 28, 2023 Updated November 29, 2023 The American Royal celebrated a barn-raising ceremony for its new facility in Kansas City, KS that will act as a new beacon for education in food and agriculture. The new home of… more

Kansas Judicial Branch to Restore Online Filing Systems

Posted November 28, 2023 Following a cyber security attack on the Kansas Supreme Court in October, state officials say the court system will be back online in phases. The Kansas Supreme Court operated paper-only after the October 12 cyber attack,… more

KC Current and KU Health System Form Partnership

November 28, 2023 The Kansas City Current announced The University of Kansas Health System will be the club’s official healthcare provider. The partnership will also have the Kansas City Current training facility in Riverside, Missouri renamed to The University of… more

New Documents Show $1.2B Formula Error for Royals Stadium Cost

November 28, 2023 A document containing a “corrected number” shows how much the new Kansas City Royals stadium would cost, FOX4 reported Tuesday. The corrected number is $5.13 billion for Jackson County over a 40-year-period. In October, a document was… more

City Approves Changes, $11.3M Tax Incentives For Wichita Ballpark

November 28, 2023 Wichita City Council members voted to approve changes in a development plan for a $110 million mixed-use development in the Delano neighborhood. Council members passed an amendment to the Wichita Riverfront Stadium, allowing $11.3 million in tax… more

Olathe City Council Approves 30 Acre Rezoning For Apartments

November 28, 2023 The City of Olathe has approved a rezoning request from developers wanting to implement more apartment units in the area. Last week, the Olathe City Council approved the request from FSDA LLC to rezone approximately 30 acres… more

Has the Fed Orchestrated a Soft Landing?

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2023 The capital markets head into a post-FOMC meeting period with increasing confidence that the Fed has reached its terminal policy rate. Market developments painted a picture of a much cooler economy, slightly less-alarming Treasury borrowing needs, and… more

Take Control of Payments Processes and Curb Fraud Vulnerabilities

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2023 Despite growing attacks and attempts on digital payments —ACH debits and credits, wires, virtual cards, mobile wallets, and cryptocurrency—the payments most vulnerable to fraud continue to be a more traditional method of payment: checks.  The Association for… more

The Stars Align for Kansas City

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2023 The pressures on the middle-class American lifestyle—a long-term trend that has been building over the past few decades—accelerated dramatically since 2020 and escalated further in 2022 as inflation skyrocketed. Steep increases in residential real-estate prices, coupled with… more