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Initiatives benefitting Missouri’s workforce and higher development received funding last week after Governor Mike Parson announced they are to receive $125 million from the CARES Act, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce…
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A postponement of the original date for the event has turned into a cancelation after a decision from the Friends of the Zoo Board of Directors announced it will be canceling Jazzoo 2020. Weeks prior, the organization announced it would…
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As the number of people being tested for the coronavirus has increased in Kansas City over recent weeks, the ability to make a quick return with test results has decreased. The slow-down in report results has posed a risk for…
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Leaders of Kansas City met virtually with officials at FIFA, the soccer’s world governing body, on Thursday. Kansas City gave a presentation to officials in the hopes of making Kansas City one of 10 U.S. host cities for the 2026…
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A look into U.S. state data shows that rising case numbers for COVID-19 come primarily from young adults. In Missouri, the age group reporting the highest number of cases is 20-24, closely followed by 25-29. In Kansas, the data provides…
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New case numbers creeping upward once again, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas made an official announcement Friday morning that the city’s standing mask policy, originally set to expire this weekend, has been extended. First issued by Lucas on June 27,…
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After the release of the Paycheck Protection Program from the Small Business Association (SBA), many questions are asked about the program regarding who was eligible for the forgivable loan and risk/ what kind of penalties might be included. Shortly after…
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Commercial chapter 11 filing totals during the first six months of the year (Jan. 1-June 30) increased by 26 percent to 3,604 from the 2,855 total filings during the same period in 2019 according to data provided by Epiq Global,…
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National Bank Holdings Corp. (NYSE: NBHC) plans to close a total of 12 branches across the U.S., part of those closures including three Bank Midwest locations in the Kansas City area. Bank Midwest is a division of NBH Bank, which…
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There is no doubt that rising coronavirus cases are starting to impede commerce again. Many states have mandated masks in public places in an attempt to avoid reversal of the gradual business and social reopening process. If there is any…
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