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A proposal introduced by Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson (R.) was passed by the state Senate on Wednesday 26-12, sending it to the House of Representatives. The measure pushes for the state to require all Kansas public school districts to…
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F&M MAFCO, a leading international supplier of tools and equipment company, announced the opening of an expansive facility in Kansas City, Mo. The recent opening comes three months after the opening of a new Indiana facility. Located in North Kansas…
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On the same day Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to hold COVID-19 mass vaccination events in the city, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson again named Arrowhead Stadium as a possible site for such…
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One of the Kansas City area’s top public companies experienced a record boost in annual earnings during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. Garmin Ltd. total revenue climbed to an impressive high near $4.2 billion by the end of 2020, an 11…
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The acquisition of Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. in late 2020 is beginning to have a clearer impact after a Tuesday announcement confirmed the company will not be moving into a downtown Kansas City building intended to serve as Waddell’s…
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Mortgage rose over the month of February, climbing notable in the last week of the month. By some measures, rates rose in the final week at their fastest pace in years and while they are still very low in historic…
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The Lenexa Planning Commission on Monday reviewed the latest project plans for Watercrest South and the Copper Creek Apartments, advancing the proposal. The location for different housing types also has been reshuffled across the master-planned community, proposed for 188 acres…
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U.S. construction spending for commercial and residential projects rose to a record in January, according to the Census Bureau. Construction outlays totaled $1.369 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, 1.8% higher than an upwardly revised $1.346 trillion in December. January’s…
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The third and latest COVID-19 vaccine to gain FDA approval is rolling out across the U.S. this week, the first doses expected to arrive in Kansas City tomorrow on Wednesday, March 2. Kansas City will receive 10,000 doses of the…
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