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On Wednesday, the finance committee for Kansas City, Mo. passed a proposal involving furloughing of city staff on to the Kansas City, Mo. City Council. By the end of Thursday’s city council meeting, the proposal had been approved. The furloughs…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Missouri businesses and residents affected by severe storms, flooding and flash flooding that occurred July 19-20, 2020, announced Administrator Jovita Carranza of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its own…
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This afternoon the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council met to discuss and decide whether city staff members will be asked to take furloughs. The proposal came about due to financial strain on the city budget caused by COVID-19. Proposed cuts…
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OMAHA, Neb. (Aug. 20, 2020) – The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) increased slightly to a weak level from July’s frail reading. According to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on…
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A Thursday news release from Airbnb announced a global ban on all parties and events at Airbnb listings, including a cap on occupancy at 16 people. The ban is set to start Friday, Aug. 21, and will apply to all…
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Missouri Economic and Research Information Center – The Missouri labor market continued to recover in July 2020, following major job losses due to COVID-19 shutdowns earlier in the year. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 52,200 jobs over the month. Over-the…
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A relaunch of Payless includes the drop of ShoeSource from its name – as well as a move from its Topeka, Kan. headquarters to Miami, Fla. Payless’ new home in Florida will also be where the company intendeds to open…
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Olathe, Kan. (City of Olathe, Kansas) — It is with a heavy heart the City of Olathe announces that Mayor Michael Copeland passed away last night, August 19, at the age of 58. Mike first joined the Olathe City Council…
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As of Wednesday, the state of Kansas has 35,890 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 411 deaths since the outbreak started, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Kansas is only updating COVID-19 data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays…
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After months of theater closures across the U.S. and a pushed-back reopening date, Leawood-based AMC is finally opening its doors to the public Thursday. To celebrate its 100-year anniversary and to attract more movie-goers, AMC is offering “Movies in 2020…
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