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Creative Planning, the Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) firm, announced its acquisition of BerganKDV on Monday. The acquisition will see BerganKDV become a new workforce designed around business-focused services called Creative Planning Business and will bring over 600 employees under the…
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The former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Esther George appeared on the American Century Investments webinar to address her thoughts on inflation trends plaguing the economy. On Wednesday, George made her first public speaking…
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BJC HealthCare, based in St. Louis, possesses a decent operating margin when compared to the rest of the nation. Becker’s Hospital Review put out a ranking of 30 healthcare systems ranked by their operating margins and BJC HealthCare edged right…
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A new annual report from the Missouri Hospital Association says data collected statewide remains significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels in addition to thousands of vacant nursing positions. The MHS 2023 Workforce Report found staff nurse vacancies statewide reached 17.4 percent…
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The development of the new stadium and the next home of the Buffalo Bills broke ground on Monday, marking yet another milestone for major stadium projects helmed by Kansas City, Missouri based architectural firm Populous. The official groundbreaking of the…
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Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced on Thursday there will not be a Workers Compensation Fund assessment this year. Carriers, pools, and self-insured businesses will not be required to pay into the fiscal year 2024 assessment fund, thus reducing the…
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The amount of nonfarm payroll experienced a dramatic swell over the month of May, the Labor Department reported Friday. Both the public and private sector payrolls increased by 339,000 for the month. The job growth continued for consecutive 29 months.…
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Saint Luke's Health System and St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare collaborate to form an integrated Missouri-based health system according to the hospitals on Wednesday. As part of a non-binding letter of intent, both health systems hope to bring healthcare to more…
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The Kaiser Family Foundation compiled data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information and the cause of death files in the year 2021, here is where Kansas and Missouri rank. Missouri just nudged its way into the top 16…
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Long COVID is a post-infection set of conditions an individual could feel after contracting COVID-19 and a new study could help identify symptoms past patients feel months or years later. The study published by JAMA and funded by the National…
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