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Posted April 3, 2024 An individual earning minimum wage in Kansas or Missouri would need to work around 1,000 hours to afford a hospital stay, according to a study from ValuePenguin. The ValuePenguin study compared the cost of an average…
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Posted April 2, 2024 The St. Louis-based accounting firm RubinBrown LLP has named a new managing partner for the Kansas City office. On Tuesday, the firm announced Megan Knoblauch as managing partner of its Kansas City office, effective June 1,…
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Posted April 2, 2024 A ranking of the healthiest places to live in the U.S. by WalletHub.com has placed several Kansas and Missouri cities in the running — with one city achieving the highest rank in healthcare for the entire…
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Posted April 2, 2024 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced manufacturing company KMW Ltd. will invest $105 million to construct a new North American headquarters in Sterling, Kansas. The new state-of-the-art production facility will create 251 new jobs, resulting in a…
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Posted April 2, 2024 Updated at 1:13 p.m., April 2, 2024 Jackson County officials have shut down computer systems for some offices due to increasing system disruptions and the potential threat of a ransomware attack. Early indications suggest operational inconsistencies…
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Posted April 2, 2024 Supply chain and hi-tech storage solutions company Smart Warehousing announced it will be expanding into the Kansas City market thanks to its latest acquisition. Overland Park-based Smart Warehousing purchased Beyond Warehousing, which operates two locations in…
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Posted April 1, 2024 Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, in collaboration with 10 other state attorneys general, announced he is suing President Joe Biden over student loan forgiveness, calling the administration’s program a “scheme.” On Thursday, The Kansas Attorney General’s…
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Posted April 1, 2024 The Kansas City Council approved the 2024-2025 fiscal budget of $2.3 billion which will see salary increases for law enforcement, city government and non-union employees. On Thursday, city officials announced the new fiscal year budget for…
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Posted April 1, 2024 Creighton University released its Mid-America Business Conditions Index for March and shows the region has not broken the growth threshold and the manufacturing sector is losing more workers. The Business Conditions Index, which uses the same…
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Posted March 28, 2024 The Kansas House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve a bill that would restructure state income, sales and property taxes for Kansans. On Tuesday, Kansas Democrats and Republicans voted 123-0 on Senate Bill 300. The bill…
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