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December is usually the slowest month for the housing market, but price gains didn’t slow down one bit in 2020. In fact, they rose at the fastest pace in seven years. Home prices nationally increased 10.4% compared with December 2019,…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the state is beginning the process of looking for a new unemployment system followed continued issues with the site. Since the start of COVID-19, the Kansas Department of Labor has had issues with the system,…
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Kansas and Missouri continue to lag among other states in the share of the population that has received the first does of the COVID-19 vaccine. Washington Post data shows that vaccine distribution across the country has ramped up significantly over…
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A national shortage in trucking drivers has prompted Overland Park-based Yellow Corp. to launch a widespread recruiting effort to fill 1,500 commercial driver positions. Yellow (formerly YRC Worldwide Inc.) is looking for direct hires, accepting applicants who have not yet…
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Former CEO of Ferrellgas LP and CEO of Team Drive-Away, Steve Wambold, is leaving to become CEO at Platform Fuels. Wambold served as CEO at Ferrellgas from 2009 to 2016, putting in a total of 20 years with the Overland…
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A big step toward employer protection during the era of COVID-19 has made progress with the advancement of a COVID-19 lawsuit bill in Missouri. In a 20-13 vote, the Missouri Senate passed Senate Bill 51, designed to stop lawsuits targeting…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced on Monday the launch of a newly redesigned website, KANSASWORKS.com. The website is designed and open to residents to provide a more user-friendly experience for the Kansas job seekers and employers. Featured on the website…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the U.S. female workforce, with 2.5 million women leaving the job market since the beginning of the public health crisis, compared to 1.8 million men, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The…
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