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A partnership between Children's Mercy, the YMCA of Greater Kansas City and Block & Company, Inc. has resulted in the opening of a new proctored learning site for children of Children's Mercy employees. The facility is open to students of…
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Governor Laura Kelly has announced that over $5 million has been given to communities chosen to get Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program grants. Governor Laura Kelly says she and Kansas Department of Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz have announced the recipients…
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Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on a nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Lawmakers announced the agreement Sunday after days of negotiations. The agreement would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600…
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Headquartered in St. Louis, Post Holdings Inc. has announced plans to expand its egg business with the purchase of another egg products producer out of Georgia. The Missouri-based consumer packaged goods company has agreed to acquire Gainesville, Georgia-based Almark Foods,…
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More veterans will have access to a COVID-19 vaccine after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday it's sending shipments of the Pfizer and newly-approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to 128 more locations nationwide. That includes locations in Kansas and…
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A deal that will see the transfer of Black & Veatch’s Water Europe and Water Asia businesses is expected to close over the next several weeks. Overland Park-based Black & Veatch announced it is in the process of finalizing a…
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There has been a drop in the number of active COVID-19 patients at The University of Kansas Health System, according to a Friday morning media briefing held by the hospital’s medical officials. Seventy-eight people with the active virus are hospitalized,…
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Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services (LMIS) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.6 percent in November. This was an increase…
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Construction work has begun on a new warehouse for the first announced tenant to land operations within the Turner Logistics Center in Kansas City, Kan. NorthPoint Development broke ground earlier this month on a facility for Kansas City, Kan.-based Plastic…
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A U.S Food and Drug Administration-approved rapid COVID-19 home test can send results back within 20 minutes. Australia-based company Ellume developed the test, which may hit store shelves soon. Consumers will be able to buy the take-home test over the…
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