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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of $10,536,095 million to the State of Missouri through the nation’s Housing Trust Fund (HTF) for affordable housing. In total, HUD awarded nearly $700 million nationwide.…
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A daily media briefing with health officials from The University of Kansas Health System reports the number of COVID-19 patients at the health system is holding steady Tuesday. Seven people with the active virus are being treated, the same as…
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Terracon Consultants Inc. announced its acquisition of a Midland, Tex. company, Sport Environmental Services LLC. Sport Environmental is Terracon’s second acquisition this year, joining GET Solutions Inc. of Virginia, and is its 14th acquisition since 2017. Terracon has offices in…
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Today, Kansas City, Mo. voters will determine the fate of the one percent city earnings tax. Also referred to as the e-tax, the tax is paid by city residents as well as non-residents who work in the city. According to…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill this week requiring all unified school districts to provide the option for full-time in-person learning. According to Kelly's office, every school in the state has already returned to offering an in-person option due…
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Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based full-service global insurance broker, has acquired the assets of KC Insurance Group LLP. The Overland Park-based independent insurance agency specializes in personal lines of insurance, including auto, home, renters, boat, motorcycle and umbrella insurance. According…
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Full Amtrak services in the region will soon resume after an interruption that began in October 2020. Daily service across Kansas will resume May 31 through the assistance of renewed federal funding. In October, service on the Southwest Chief route…
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Legacy Restaurant Group in Overland Park has acquired 35 Kansas City-area Wendy’s restaurants from Leawood-based NPC International Inc. The acquisition more than triples Legacy Restaurant Group’s (LRG) location count, bringing the total to 51 restaurants in Kansas and Missouri. Financial…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he won’t require vaccine passports for travelers in the state, but is comfortable with private companies adopting them. Vaccine passports, also known as health certificates or travel passes, are documents that show a traveler has…
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AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. is exploring using a possible equity issuance to pare debt obligations or overdue rent. If shareholders authorize the issuance of up to 500 million additional shares, as AMC has proposed, the company would consider using proceeds…
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