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On Friday, The Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC) announced today that it is now accepting electronic filings through the use of Box Account, a virtual mailbox. Usage of the electronic system is being done in an attempt to…
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri schools ranging from universities to a kindergarten continue to experience an increase in COVID-19 cases as classes resume. The University of Missouri reported Monday that it had 415 active cases of COVID-19 on campus, an…
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An adjustment in classrooms nationwide due to the coronavirus has led to deeper look into teachers’ salaries, data on K-12 showing where teacher pay falls in each state. A report by business.org shows that both Missouri and Kansas rank toward…
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Mike Klamm, mangaging director at CBRE for the Kansas City area since July 2010, will end his current role by the end of 2020 and take over a new position. In 2021, Klamm will begin serving as senior vice president…
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With help from federal funding, Missouri will be able to further help businesses and entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19. On Friday, U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $4.8 million in…
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In an announcement made by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday, the Thermo Fisher Scientific in Lenexa has opened a new site will help increase the amount of statewide testing. Named the Viral Transport Media manufacturing site, the additional facility…
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Missouri and Kansas are beginning to see a slowdown of COVID-19’s impact after new data over the weekend shows no new deaths in Missouri from Sunday to Monday and only one new death in Kansas over the same time period.…
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Original plans for the Grain Belt Express energy transmission line have changed following a battle to gain approval from Missouri and Illinois. As part of the original proposal, transmission line would run from Kansas to Indiana, however critics hoping to…
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New technology primarily used to detect the presence of COVID-19 has been introduced to the University of Kansas campus this month. The university has now set up four Rapid Modular Health System mobile testing units created by Black & Veatch,…
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A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing earlier this summer has led to a Tuesday filing for NPC International, which now seeks court approval to sell all of its Wendy’s and Pizza Hut assets. Between the two fast food chains, Leawood-based NPC…
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