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Posted November 30, 2023 The Kansas City Current Stadium will be using AI technology to screen guests at the gates of the stadium when the 2024 season begins. The CPKC Stadium, which has a capacity of 11,500 patrons, will feature…
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Posted November 30, 2023 The minimum wage in Missouri is increasing to $12.30 per hour for the next calendar year. Missouri’s new minimum wage will increase by $0.30 from the previous minimum wage of just $12.00 starting Jan. 1, 2024,…
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Posted November 30, 2023 The Federal Reserve Board released its latest Beige Book report which shows Kansas City and the Tenth District’s economic activity declining slightly with loan demand remaining “tepid” across banks in the district. The Beige Book—a report…
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Posted November 30, 2023 Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.2 percent in the third quarter of 2023, according to a second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Initially estimates held the GDP at 4.9 percent. The Bureau…
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Posted November 30, 2023 Leawood-based accounting firm Status Group LLC has been acquired by NDH Advisors LLC, a Chicago-based accounting firm under a larger private equity company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Stratus Group employees will become part…
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Posted November 29, 2023 UMB Bank has announced Eric Kelley as UMB’s new chief investment officer. Since July, Kelley has been working as interim CIO. Now, Kelley will oversee the company’s private wealth management investment team which includes a new…
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Posted November 29, 2023 The KC Streetcar Berkley Riverfront extension is being impacted by the effects of higher construction costs, causing the estimated cost to surge by 75 percent. The original estimated price for the 0.7-mile extension was $34.9 million.…
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Posted November 29, 2023 North Kansas City-based Wagner Logistics has announced the appointment of Robert Fischer as senior vice president of business development in hopes of implementing a growth strategy. As part of his new role, Fischer will work to…
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Posted November 29, 2023 Wichita State University has been chosen to implement the state’s first Internet Exchange Point (IXP) providing fast and secure internet across the campus and greater Kansas. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly made the announcement as well as…
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Posted November 29, 2023 Saint Luke’s Health System and BJC Health System will officially combine on Jan. 1, the health systems announced Wednesday. The merger will create a 28-hospital system that spans across Missouri, Kansas and Illinois. Saint Luke’s will…
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