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Originally scheduled to resume full production on Feb. 15, Ford Motor Co. announced it will continued reduced production at its Kansas City Assembly Plant, this time due to severe winter weather. The announcement from Ford confirmed that it had canceled…
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Enrollment for 2021 health insurance has re-opened for Kansans this week. Residents have access to a Special Enrollment Period to sign up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance plans between Feb. 15, 2021 and May 15, 2021, along with Medicare…
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A State of Disaster Emergency has been issued in Kansas due to wind chill warnings and stress on utility and natural gas providers in the region. Kansas residents have been asked to conserve energy as utility companies began imposing rolling…
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Missouri’s COVID-19 mass vaccination events scheduled for this week have been canceled due to severe winter conditions. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s office late Monday afternoon said that all mass vaccination events through Feb. 19 have been canceled if they involved…
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A large area across western Missouri spreading across state lines is experiencing power interruption - much of it intentional - from electric utility companies. Electric energy providers such as Evergy, Independence Power & Light and more have began rolling power…
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The Kansas Business Conditions Index for January rose to 62.0 from 55.3 in December. Components of the leading economic indicator from the monthly survey of supply managers were new orders at 72.8, production or sales at 81.3, delivery lead time…
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The top three workforce accomplishments noted in an annual Kansas report listed expanding virtual services at the top, followed by the launch of a new mobile workforce center and the launch of new registered apprenticeships. Expanding Virtual Services: The pandemic…
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The Kansas State Board of Education members approved a new guidance document to help support schools successfully complete the 2020-2021 school year while simultaneously preparing for the 2022-2022 school year. This 28-page document, “Navigating Next,” also helps districts determine options…
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A new study from CareerCloud shows that “retail salesperson” is the most common and competitive job in Missouri, at 1,359 jobs per 100,000 people. Neighboring Kansas also shows retail as the most competitive job. The study uses recent data from the…
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A Missouri-based health insurance giant, Centene Corp., will soon be cutting thousands of jobs. According to Centene CEO Michael Neidorff, around 3,000 positions will be eliminated as well as another 1,500 open positions, representing about 6 percent of its workforce.…
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