Regional News
Posted December 27, 2023 The Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors (KCRAR) is merging with the Southeast Kansas Association of Realtors (SEKAR), bringing KCRAR jurisdiction to a total of 46 counties across Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri. The KCRAR Board…
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Posted December 27, 2023 New single-family home sales experienced a decline for the month of November but are up compared to this time last year. The seasonally adjusted annual rate for new single-family home sales nationwide was 590,000 in November,…
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Posted December 26, 2023 Missouri experienced growth in workforce development during the month of November while Kansas continues to remain unchanged month-over-month, according to Kansas And Missouri monthly jobs reports. Kansas Kansas has remained stagnant with a seasonally adjusted unemployment…
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Posted December 26, 2023 Mission-based Lettermen's Energy Holdings LLC announced a series of asset acquisitions equating to five additions across the country. Lettermen's Energy, a propane company that serves residential, industrial, agricultural and autogas customers recently bought five retail propane…
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Posted December 26, 2023 The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released its tenth district services survey, showing a moderate decline for December while the forecast for the next six months remains still. According to the survey, the month-over-month services…
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Posted December 19, 2023 Chipotle, and its $50 million venture fund Cultivate Next, have invested in a Wichita-area agricultural startup that specializes in autonomous weeding robots. Cultivate Next announced its investment in the agricultural tech company Greenfield Robotics last week,…
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Posted December 13, 2023 A study from Forbes Health ranked 49 states and the District of Columbia by their emergency healthcare services with Kansas and Missouri in the top 15. Forbes Health collected data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Centers…
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Posted December 12, 2023 The Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors released its November local market update for Heartland Multiple Listing Service, showing a decline in year-over-year sales but an increase in sales prices that continues to favor home sellers.…
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Posted December 6, 2023 Wichita-based Equity Bank announced it will merge with Bank of Kirksville adding eight locations to Equity Bank’s network and raising its total assets to $5.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Equity Bank—operated by Equity…
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Posted December 5, 2023 The United Health Foundation released its 2023 America's Health Rankings, analyzing the overall health of each state, with Kansas and Missouri showing signs of growth in mental health providers. America's Health Rankings measure five categories of…
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