Regional News
Plans filed in bankruptcy court last week by NPC International reveal that the company is asking for $725 million in a sale of its Wendy’s and Pizza Hut locations. There remains some flexibility in NPC’s sale plans, according to Restaurant…
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By Monday, the state of Kansas reported 53,959 confirmed cases since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. In Missouri, cases since the beginning of the outbreak show to be…
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With the holiday season fast approaching, Memphis-based FedEx Corporation is planning to open around 1,300 seasonal jobs to those living in the Kansas City area. The metro houses a few different FedEx facilities including locations in Lenexa, Olathe and Shawnee,…
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The city of Kansas City and Clay County are in an ongoing dispute over a $20 million annex building for the county, according to reports. The seven-acre property for the annex building located at Missouri Highway 152 and North Brighton…
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Kansas Office of the Governor – Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Commerce announced this week the opening of a new Modern Manufacturing facility in Eudora, Kan. Modern Manufacturing is purchasing a building in Eudora’s Intech Business…
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The August labor market report released today by the Kansas Department of Labor brings good news for the state, showing that Kansas is looking at an additional 3 percent jobless rate above where it stood at a historic low pre-Covid,…
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The state’s mask mandate was put to a vote in Johnson County on Thursday, county commissioners voting 4-3 to extend Kansas Gov. Kelly’s mask order. Passing by a narrow margin, residents in the county will now be expected to continue…
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A new round of bank stress tests was announced Thursday by the Federal Reserve, the board releasing its set of hypothetical scenarios to be used to measure the resiliency of big banks. This is the second round of bank stress…
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Following a merger with T-Mobile, Sprint’s once-thriving Sprint World Headquarters Campus located in Overland Park is set for a major makeover by current property owner Occidental Management. Wichita-based commercial real estate developer Occidental Management has plans to renovate every building…
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A new nine-story, 375,000-square foot headquarters for Children’s Mercy Research Institute is slated to finish construction this month. The new building’s design is said to be more energy efficient and support a more collaborative approach to research between physicians, scientists, academic…
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