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A Chief's win on Sunday will send the team to Tampa, Fla. on Feb. 7, 2021 to play against the Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. While COVID-19 has put a damper on celebrations and a potential big boost in spending,…
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Not for the first time, Missouri had one of the lowest cost-of-living ratings in the U.S. for the third quarter of 2020. The Show-Me State had the fifth-lowest rating, according to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center’s cost-of-living index, at…
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Bankruptcy appears to be out of the question for AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., according to CEO Adam Aron in a Monday news release. The release said the theater chain has raised more than $900 million in new capital since mid-December…
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According to the data, 4.4 percent of people in Illinois have received the first shot, which ranked 44th of the 50 states. Both Missouri and Illinois are below the percent for the entire country. As of Sunday, 5.6 percent of…
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A lesser impact overall reflected in data on the Kansas City office market show the minimal impact will lead the region toward quicker healing. According to a Q4 report by JLL, although negative absorption and increasing vacancy and availability was seen…
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Approximately 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications submitted by nearly 3,000 lenders was approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration in the first week of the program's reopening. Loan approval totaled over $5 billion for the 60,000 approved submissions.…
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finalized a controversial rule within days of a change in leadership. Originally proposed in November, the rule prohibits the nation's largest banks from denying services to gun manufacturers, energy firms, operators…
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The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) climbed above growth neutral across the 10-state region. The overall index for January rose to 52.0 from December’s 51.6 (the index ranges between 0 and 100 with a reading of 50.0 representing growth…
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Joe Biden has referred to the latest coronavirus aid package as a "down payment" for dealing with the pandemic. Another stimulus bill providing more funding for tests, vaccinations, aid to cities and states, plus a third round of direct payments…
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Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased again in December 2020, but a large increase in the civilian labor force sent unemployment higher. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 10,400 jobs over the month, and over-the year job losses from COVID-19 shutdowns fell…
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