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SelectQuote to begin hiring boost in region, nationwide

SelectQuote Inc. plans to hire thousands of associates to help its customers enroll in Medicare over the coming weeks and months. The Overland Park-based insurance company SelectQuote helps consumers compare and select insurance plans from a variety of insurers. The… more

Three Light to break ground in May

Long-time talk on the addition of another downtown luxury apartment from The Cordish Companies will come to fruition, the company announcing plans to begin construction of Three Light next month in May.  To the tune of $140 million, Three Light… more

Coping with COVID: 8,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments open up through KU Health

The University of Kansas Health System says that they have 8,000 vaccine appointments available.  Appointments are open to "anyone who lives in Kansas or works in Johnson County," the health system said in a Wednesday media briefing. "The bottom line… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri marks one-quarter million COVID vaccines administered to residents

Mass vaccination events in Missouri have now administered more than one-quarter million vaccines to residents, according to a news release from Gov. Mike Parson's office on Wednesday. This total is in addition to vaccines administered by high throughput health centers, local… more

Carnahan to receive Biden nomination to lead GSA

President Biden said he'll nominate former Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan to lead his General Services Administration, the agency that manages the government's property and office space. A White House release touted Carnahan's credentials, including her founding and leading… more

$73M bond approved for Platte County schools 

A Platte County bond initiative pushing to approve $73 million in funding for the Platte County School District passed Tuesday. Around 62 percent of voters approved the bond, a measure which proposed a no-tax-increase bond to generate about $73 million… more

Earnings tax renewed by Kansas City voters

On Tuesday, Kansas City, Mo. voters that showed up to the polls - just under 11 percent - approved the extension of the one-percent earnings tax (e-tax).  Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and other city officials expressed their content with… more

CertTech acquisitions merge to one company

After acquiring two peer engineering firms in the past year, Lenexa-based CertTech has rolled itself and the two others into a single entity called Genuen. The acquisitions of Michigan-based WTI in March 2020 and Ohio-based Butterfield Engineering in November 2020… more

Former Isle of Capri property to see start of $40M redevelopment project by this summer

Isle Capri's new owners hope to deliver amenities competitive in both the Kansas City metro area and nationwide casino markets with redevelopment of the property. Rhode Island-based Bally's Corp., formerly known as Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc., anticipates breaking ground… more

Hunt Midwest to expand SubTropolis industrial park

Hunt Midwest announced on Tuesday that it will build out 700,000 square feet of Class A speculative space within SubTropolis, the world's largest subterranean industrial park. A first phase of 200,000 square feet is scheduled for delivery in August, while… more