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This week, Missouri lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted down funding for the expansion on Medicaid. The measure to expand Medicaid was approved by 53 percent of voters back in August 2020. The vote will allow an additional 275,000 Missourians…
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Amazon employees in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kan. and other areas across Missouri and Kansas can now participate in an on-site COVID-19 vaccination program put on by the company and local government. The multinational e-commerce giant started the program…
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A proposed new apartment complex from developer Milhaus hopes to gain city approval for a multifamily project in the Crossroads Arts District. Temporarily dubbed The Tracks, plans call for the construction of roughly 193 apartment units - mostly studio and…
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Overland Park, KS., March 30, 2021 – Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (OTC: FGPRQ) ("Ferrellgas" or the "Holdings") announced today the successful completion of its previously announced restructuring transactions that strengthen its balance sheet while allowing it to continue as an employee-owned…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order Friday extending the state of emergency through Aug. 31. The governor's office said the state of emergency extension will allow the state flexibility in providing resources and easing regulatory burdens to help…
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Ferrellgas Partners LP has successfully completed the terms of a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan that have allowed the company to remain an employee-owned enterprise. Ferrellgas Partners is a holding company for its propane businesses. Operating partnership Ferrellgas LP was…
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In a 40-0 vote today, the Kansas Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Amber Shultz as the Kansas Secretary of Labor. Shultz will oversee the state Unemployment Insurance, Workers Compensation, Labor Market Information Services, Labor Relations, Legal Services and Industrial…
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A Pittsburgh-based railroad industry supplier announced its plans to acquire Nordco in a $400 million deal. Nordco Inc., which owns both Kansas City manufacturer Shuttlewagon and Nordco Rail Services and Inspection Technologies, formerly Dapco Technologies of Lee's Summit, employs about…
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The search for a successor to Brent Stewart as CEO for the United Way of Greater Kansas City has produced a hometown selection: Chris Rosson will be the next president and CEO for one of the region's most influential non-profit…
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Since peaking at 308,000 new cases on January, and driving that week's rolling 7-day average for new COVID-19 cases to more than 256,000 a day, the nation has seen a sharp reduction in new infections. By early March, the rolling…
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