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This week, a vote from the Neighborhood, Planning and Development Committee advanced a proposal to limit tax incentives for new development in Kansas City, Mo. After a vote of approval from the committee, the policy now advances to the full…
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Recently Eurostat announced that eurozone GDP contracted at an annual pace of 2.8% during the fourth quarter and 6.8% for all of 2020. By comparison the U.S. economy grew at a preliminary annual pace of 4% during the fourth quarter, while declining…
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In the week ending February 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 730,000, a decrease of 111,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 20,000 from 861,000 to 841,000. The…
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Metro North Crossing continues to pick up interest as a hotspot for developers. Within the last year, the location opened entertainment venue T-Shotz, and saw construction begin on Metro North Crossing Apartments. An amended master plan would bring an $187.5…
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Missouri and Kansas communities have received a boost in funding to assist with housing and other related needs to communities state-wide. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $100,489,419 has been granted to local programs in Missouri…
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For hospitals slammed through the fall as COVID-19 admissions skyrockets, the news continues to suggest relief—conditioned, for the moment, on whether relaxed restrictions on business operations and public gatherings leads to additional outbreaks. According to the Mid-America Regional Council ‘s…
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A group of Kansas City organizations have formed a new program to provide local small businesses guidance with the PPP loan application process. Called Payroll Protection Program PREP (PPP PREP), the program is a collaboration among local chambers of commerce,…
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The Vaccination Credential Initiative, a collective of organizations including Cerner, Epic and Microsoft, hopes to begin testing its co-developed COVID-19 vaccine digital passport technology this spring. The Vaccine Credential Initiative announced its project Jan. 14 and is building a digital tool…
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A movement to vaccinate more vulnerable populations of the city will take its next step beginning this weekend through a COVID-19 vaccine partnership between the City of Kansas City, Mo., YMCA of Greater Kansas City and Walmart. Beginning this weekend,…
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The University of Kansas Health System has displayed a healthy down-tick in the number of hospitalized patients with active COVID-19. In a daily media briefing on Wednesday, Feb. 24, the count in active patients dropped into the 20-range at KU…
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