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LENEXA, Kan. /PRNewswire/ - Today, Clinical Reference Laboratory (CRL), one of the largest privately held clinical testing laboratories in the U.S., announced that it received FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and is scaling up capacity for CRL Rapid Response, a saliva-based…
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Missouri added around 1,500 cases over the weekend, according to reporting by KMBC 9 News. Over the weekend Missouri saw the addition of 1,517 cases after a week full of large case number gains, which officials attributed to a backlog…
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OMAHA, Neb. – The July Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, advanced above growth neutral and to its best level since March 2019. Overall index: After…
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 1,489 cases of COVID-19 on Friday reports KMBC 9 News, bringing the statewide total to 50,323 since the start of the outbreak. There have now been 1,243 deaths across Missouri from…
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AXIOS - The economic decline between April and June caused by the coronavirus pandemic brought the U.S. GDP back to levels last seen in 2015, according to data released Thursday. Why it matters: While we fell into the hole swiftly,…
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Herman Cain, former CEO of major pizza chain Godfather’s Pizza (owned by Pillsbury) as well as former Chair for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, died Thursday at the age of 74. Cain’s death was reported to be caused…
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The Associated Press - The Southeastern Conference will play only league games in 2020, a decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular season in which none of the power conferences cross paths. The plan was confirmed…
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A deeper look into the economic performance of the bi-state region of Kansas City shows that currently, the strength of the city is largely due to the Kansas portion of the metro. The heart of Kansas City sits on the…
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Q: We've seen the downturn's impact on hospitality (hotels, airlines, car rentals, restaurants, retail, etc.), but from what you've seen, which other sectors have sustained long-term damage? A: We would expect those industries with a combination of lower demand offerings,…
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Knowing it was coming did little to prevent raised eyebrows down today, as the Commerce Department released its preliminary report showing real gross domestic product decreased at a record annual rate of 32.9 percent in the second quarter of 2020. That…
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