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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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Enterprise data platform startup Replica saw a boom in revenue growth last year. In 2020, the Overland Park-based company brought in around 400 percent in revenue growth. Replica is a next-generation urban planning tool that can help cities answer key…
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Local power and gas utilities are urging customers to turn the thermostat down despite the extreme cold. And after issuing that request over the weekend, the Southwest Power Pool has directed utility companies to begin rolling power outages. Customers have…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's office released a list of mass vaccination sites for the upcoming week, Feb. 16-20. The list includes a vaccination clinic for those receiving their initial dose at the Cerner World Headquarters Campus in North Kansas City…
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending the Department of Veterans Affairs pause the implementation of its $16 billion Cerner EHR system to perform "critical" tests before deploying the system at any additional facilities. The VA went live with the new…
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This week, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced 32 rural Kansas communities will receive a share of approximately $13.8 million in federal grants to assist with community development projects. The money is available through the Community Development Block Grant program facilitated…
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The Kansas City Monarchs will hit the baseball diamond for the first time in 56 years beginning on Tuesday, May 18. The Monarchs will begin a 100-game season on Opening Day against the Lincoln Saltdogs at the Field of Legends in Kansas…
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Kansas City-based Lockton Companies affiliate, Lockton Affinity, is bringing on an insurance platform company thanks to a recent acquisition. Lockton acquired San Diego, Calif.-based The BluePrint Insurance Services. The company provides technology, training and customer services to help registered investment…
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The COVID-19 case count is holding steady on a downward trend in Missouri. A number of spikes over the holidays have slowed, the state’s seven-day moving average displaying a decline on Jan. 10. Most recently, Missouri’s seven-day moving average bumped…
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