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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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The Kansas House budget committee voted in support of an amendment in the state’s higher education budget to require colleges and universities to provide tuition rebates to students who switched to online courses during the pandemic. The amendment would require six…
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As the global COVID-19 virus nears a full year since it first began wreaking havoc in the U.S., active cases are beginning to show a decline. The virus’ spread made its impact in waves, the international COVID-19 tracking website, Worldometers,…
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Although redevelopment of the Aspiria campus in Overland Park is still in the works - and over a year’s time away from completion – the mixed-use campus has already locked in its first tenant. Leawood-based architecture firm Hoefer Welker (previously…
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Naples, Fla.-based Hoffmann Family of Companies has swooped in and purchased two more wineries in Augusta, Mo., adding to acreage which the company hopes to use to turn the area into the largest win destination in the Midwest and beyond.…
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An alteration to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by the Biden Administration will take effect this week. Biden is set to announce a change in PPP rules this afternoon, which will last for two weeks beginning Wednesday, Feb. 24. Starting…
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