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Posted July 25, 2023 Panasonic and United Kingdom-based Nexeon entered into an agreement in that Nexeon will supply the De Soto battery plant with a special material used in developing electric vehicles (EV), the companies announced Monday The special material…
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Posted July 25, 2023 The energy needed for the Panasonic plant in De Soto, Kansas could lead to Evergy increasing its rates on Kansas residents. Evergy said Kansas customers could be the ones paying the price for infrastructure upgrades to…
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Posted July 25, 2023 The Kansas City Chiefs will have a lot on their plate in the coming years as the franchise organizers dance between Arrowhead renovations, the Royals vote on a new stadium and the World Cup. When asked…
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Posted July 24, 2023 In a recent study conducted by CNBC, Missouri was ranked the sixth-worst state to live and work in, with the leading factors attributed to the state’s voting rights, reproductive rights and crime. The rankings were gathered…
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Posted July 24, 2023 The engineering firm HNTB Corp. announced it will be expanding its growth in the Great Lakes area with the addition of a new office in Allen Park, Michigan. The 12,500 square-foot office, located at 2500 Enterprise…
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Posted July 21, 2023 Missouri The Missouri monthly jobs report, released Wednesday showed unemployment reaching 2.6 percent, a marginal change from last month's report. Total Missouri non-payroll jobs increased by 10,000 jobs in June 2023 while the seasonally adjusted unemployment…
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Posted July 21, 2023 Edged Energy is developing a new 18 megawatt data center in Kansas City’s Northland with Burns & McDonnell leading construction. The data center will be built at 3420 N. Arlington Ave. near Highway 210. Groundbreaking is…
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Posted July 20, 2023 Creighton University released its Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) report for July suggesting the two-state region experienced similar drops in the month. The Kansas RMI for July decreased to 55.2 from June’s 55.3. KS farmland-price index climbed…
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Posted July 20, 2023 Financial advising group V Wealth, based in Overland Park, merged with Wealth Consulting Group, a hybrid RIA firm headquartered in Las Vegas, raising the buyer's assets in the billions. The merger with V Wealth—advising more than…
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Posted July 20, 2023 UMB announced Tuesday the former director of Healthcare Services, Phil Mason, will be the new president of Institutional Banking for the financial corporation. Mason has 18 years of experience under UMB and has worked closely with…
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